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Olatunde Breaks Records, Leads Harding’s Strong Showing at Mother’s Day Last Chance Meet
Story Links SEARCY — No. 10 Harding men’s track and field team saw several impressive performances at the Harding Mother’s Day Last Chance Meet on Saturday. Sophomore Olaolu Olatunde broke Harding records in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, clocking times of 10.14 seconds and 20.65 seconds, respectively. His […]

SEARCY — No. 10 Harding men’s track and field team saw several impressive performances at the Harding Mother’s Day Last Chance Meet on Saturday.
Sophomore Olaolu Olatunde broke Harding records in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, clocking times of 10.14 seconds and 20.65 seconds, respectively. His performances earned him NCAA Division II qualifying marks and moved him to No. 6 nationally in the 100 meters and No. 13 in the 200 meters.
In the pole vault, junior Kylor Aguilar cleared 5.06 meters (16′ 7.25″) to take first place and meet the NCAA Division II qualifying standard. His mark moved him to No. 21 nationally.
Daniel Osoba dominated the triple jump with a mark of 15.08 meters (49′ 5.75″), securing an NCAA Division II qualifying mark and moving to No. 26 nationally.
Other notable performances included freshman Dillon Williams’ win in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.11 and Christian Erkert’s first-place finish in the javelin throw with a mark of 57.92 meters (190′ 0″).
The Harding men’s team had multiple athletes meet NCAA Division II qualifying standards, solidifying their positions for nationals.
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How to watch Oregon track & field at NCAA Outdoor Championships
What’s on the track at Hayward Field in 2025? Hayward Field will play host to a wide variety of track and field events in 2025. Diana Cheritoch is Oregon’s best scoring chance Thursday when the women’s portion of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships begins at Hayward Field. The freshman is the Ducks’ record […]


What’s on the track at Hayward Field in 2025?
Hayward Field will play host to a wide variety of track and field events in 2025.
Diana Cheritoch is Oregon’s best scoring chance Thursday when the women’s portion of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships begins at Hayward Field.
The freshman is the Ducks’ record holder in the 10,000 meters and the Big Ten champion. She’ll be on the track for her final just before 7 p.m.
Also in a final for Oregon is pole vaulter Emily Fitzsimmons. She’ll be competing against collegiate record-holder Amanda Moll, one of the most accomplished athletes overall in the meet.
Who is competing for Oregon on Thursday
- Shaniya Hall, Lily Jones, Brazil Neal, Amirah Shaheed – 4×100 relay semifinal, 4:05 p.m.
- Silan Ayyildiz – 1,500 semifinal, 4:21 p.m.
- Mia Barnett – 1,500 semifinal, 4:21 p.m.
- Klaudia Kazimierska – 1,500 semifinal, 4:21 p.m.
- Emily Fitzsimmons – pole vault final, 4:35 p.m.
- Aaliyah McCormick – 100 hurdles semifinal, 5:08 p.m.
- Diana Cherotich – 10,000 final, 6:56 p.m.
NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships meet schedule
Where: Hayward Field
When: June 11-14
- Thursday, June 12 (women): First events
- Decathlon: 110 hurdle, 9:45 a.m.
- Field events: Hammer final, 1:30 p.m.
- Track events: 4×100 relay semifinals, 4:05 p.m.
- Friday, June 13 (men): First events
- Heptathlon: 110 hurdles, 11:45 a.m.
- Field events: Discus final, 2:15 p.m.
- Track events: 4×100 relay final, 5:02 p.m.
- Saturday, June 14 (women): First events
- Heptathlon: Long jump, 3:30 p.m.
- Field events: Discus final, 12:30 p.m.
- Track events: 4×100 relay final, 6:02 p.m.
Complete four-day schedule
How to watch Oregon at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet
- TV:
- Friday, June 13: 5 p.m., ESPN2
- Saturday, June 14: 6 p.m., ESPN2
- Stream: ESPN+
Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @chansen_RG
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Darty Dennis adds Raiola to volleyball coaching staff
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State volleyball head coach Julie Darty Dennis announced a new addition to her coaching staff this week, introducing TCU alum Taylor Raiola as the new director of volleyball operations. “Taylor is an exciting addition to our program,” Darty Dennis said of Raiola. “She has high-level experience as a player, organizational experience in […]

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State volleyball head coach Julie Darty Dennis announced a new addition to her coaching staff this week, introducing TCU alum Taylor Raiola as the new director of volleyball operations.
“Taylor is an exciting addition to our program,” Darty Dennis said of Raiola. “She has high-level experience as a player, organizational experience in volleyball along with football, and has infectious energy that is going to help us continue to elevate our operations. I’m so excited to have her join our family and bring new ideas to the staff.”
Raiola went to TCU after a standout high school career in Scottsdale, Ariz., graduating from Scottsdale Christian Academy. She comes from a sporting family, with her mother, Yvonne, a water polo player and her father, Dominic, an All-American offensive lineman at Nebraska. Her uncle, Donovan, is currently the offensive line coach for the Huskers.
In high school, Raiola earned four varsity letters and helped lead the team to three consecutive state championships from 2017-19. She received four All-Region honors and was named to the Region 9 All-High School team as a senior.
Raiola spent four seasons as an outside hitter with the Horned Frogs. She appeared in 80 games with 41 starts, collecting 373 kills and 410 digs. As a freshman, she became the first player in program history to record a double-double since 2005. She led the team in double-doubles as a sophomore.
Raiola and the Horned Frogs made two NCAA Tournament appearances during her time in Fort Worth.
Raiola begins her coaching career after spending a year as a graduate manager with Nebraska, working with recruiting for the football team, where her brother, Dylan, is currently the starting quarterback.
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Beach volleyball congrats tour continues
The Congratulations Tour for the two-time state and national champion Gulf Breeze High beach volleyball team continued on Thursday as they were recognized before the Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ game with the Columbus Clingstones. The team was introduced on the field before what was supposed to be the 6:05 p.m. start of the Wahoo game, but […]

The Congratulations Tour for the two-time state and national champion Gulf Breeze High beach volleyball team continued on Thursday as they were recognized before the Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ game with the Columbus Clingstones. The team was introduced on the field before what was supposed to be the 6:05 p.m. start of the Wahoo game, but rain pushed the start time […]
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AVP brings beach volleyball to Miami-area basketball arena
Some of the best beach volleyball players in the sport will descend upon South Florida to compete this weekend. But they won’t be playing anywhere near the beach. In fact, they will be playing inside a converted film studio. This one-of-a-kind setup will be the scene inside Medley’s Wayfair Arena this weekend as the Association […]

Some of the best beach volleyball players in the sport will descend upon South Florida to compete this weekend. But they won’t be playing anywhere near the beach.
In fact, they will be playing inside a converted film studio.
This one-of-a-kind setup will be the scene inside Medley’s Wayfair Arena this weekend as the Association of Volleyball Professionals returns to South Florida for Week 3 of the 2025 season. The two-day event near Miami begins Friday.
“An indoor stadium — under the lights and out of the sun — makes it feel more like you’re a professional athlete,” said Taylor Sander, a two-time Olympian with the US men’s indoor volleyball team, before he switched to beach volleyball. “Almost feels like you’re playing in the NBA.”
For years, the venue was used as a production house for movies and television. That was until December, when Unrivaled — the startup 3-on-3 women’s basketball league — acquired the property, sold the naming rights and transformed it into a state-of-the-art, 850-person capacity arena.
By the league’s inaugural tipoff in January, the arena was outfitted with massive video boards, a JumboTron hanging overhead, practice courts, recovery areas, a full content studio and lighting.
So how might this LED-lit, 850-person capacity basketball arena get turned into a site suitable for beach volleyball?
The answer is actually quite simple: hauling in over 300 tons of sand.
After trucking in enough sand to completely cover the hardwood basketball court at least 18 inches deep, the floor will be pounded down to create a safe playing surface, while a net and referee stands will be erected to create a regulation-size beach volleyball court.
Coupled with all of the bells and whistles already inside Wayfair, it makes for a unique, immersive setting that you won’t find anywhere else in the sport.
“The AVP has been doing this now for a while, so they’ve got it down to a science,” Sander said. “They do a great job of giving us a great place to put on a show and make it nice for the fans.”
Sander, who competes for the AVP’s Miami Mayhem, also said that an indoor venue creates a louder, more raucous environment than a traditional outdoor setting.
“It just feels more loud,” Sander added. “You can actually hear the fans.”
The AVP’s executive chairman is Heath Freeman, president of Alden Global Capital, an investment firm that owns the Sun Sentinel.
An indoor venue has other differences, too.
“The biggest difference is the weather,” said Taylor Crabb, a 14-time AVP winner. “Outdoors we have the wind, sun, rain, whatever the weather is. Indoors is very controlled.”
Moving indoors, as Crabb explained, takes the natural elements — which normally would have a considerable effect on a match’s outcome — completely out of the equation.
Sure, it is nice being able to escape the South Florida heat radiating off the sand. However, the most notable of changes, players said, is the elimination of a “good” and “bad” side of the court created by the wind.
“The good side is when the wind is in your face, coming at you, because you can hit the ball harder into the wind and it will drop faster,” Crabb explained. “The bad side is the wind at your back. The wind will take the ball further, and maybe out of bounds.”
The event begins at 6 p.m. Friday when the Palm Beach Passion take on the New York Nitro.
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229 Wolverines Earn Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honors, Six Notch Perfect GPAs
• Photo Roster of 2025 Spring All-Big Ten Honorees ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference announced its 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees on Wednesday (June 11), with 229 University of Michigan student-athletes garnering the recognition. Criteria for making the Academic All-Big Ten team include being in at least their second academic year at […]

• Photo Roster of 2025 Spring All-Big Ten Honorees
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference announced its 2025 Spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees on Wednesday (June 11), with 229 University of Michigan student-athletes garnering the recognition.
Criteria for making the Academic All-Big Ten team include being in at least their second academic year at their institution and maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
The breakdown of Michigan student-athletes on the list is 13 from baseball, six from men’s golf, four from women’s golf, 30 from men’s lacrosse, 29 from women’s lacrosse, 30 from rowing, 14 from softball, seven from men’s tennis, six from women’s tennis, 36 from men’s track and field, 39 from women’s track and field and 15 from water polo.
Michigan had six student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs in Aiden Felty (men’s track and field), Owen MacKenzie (men’s track and field), John McNeil (men’s track and field), Leah Hill (women’s track and field), Brooke Johnston (women’s track and field) and Aasia Laurencin (women’s track and field).
The conference office also awards Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the fall and winter seasons, and the Distinguished Scholar Award at the end of the academic year. Student-athletes eligible for the Distinguished Scholar Award must be letterwinners in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current academic year, excluding summer school.
Baseball (13)
Kurt Barr, Jr., Sport Management
AJ Garcia, So., Sport Management
Ricky Kidd, Sr., Sport Management
Jonathan Kim, Jr., Sport Management
Brock Leitgeb, So., Sport Management
Joe Longo, Sr., Communications & Media
Noah Miller, So., Sport Management
Cooper Mullens, So., Business Administration
Wyatt Novara, So., Sport Management
Keegan O’Hearn, So., Sport Management
Joonsung Park, So., Sport Management
Alfredo Velazquez, So., Movement Science
Mitch Voit, Jr., Economics
Men’s Golf (6)
Jason Gordon, So., Sport Management
Ben Hoagland, 5th/Sr., Political Science
Yuqi Liu, Sr., Economics
Jack O’Donnell, 5th/Sr., Business Administration
Caden Pinckes, So./Fr., Sport Management
Hunter Thomson, Sr., Sport Management
Women’s Golf (4)
Mara Janess, Jr./So., Sport Management
Lauren Sung, Jr., Business Administration
Sydney Sung, Jr., Business Administration
Grace Wang, So., Business Administration
Men’s Lacrosse (30)
Max Bonner, So., Business Administration
Rowan Clay, So., Sport Management
Ryan Cohen, Sr., Sport Management
Lucas Delgado, Sr., Communication & Media
Josh Ford, Jr., Business Administration
Michael Frechette, Sr., Sport Management
Chris Gaine, Jr., Economics
Alex Gatto, So., Business Administration
Cameron Goodloe, Sr., Business Administration
Matt Han, So., Business Administration
Emmett Houlihan, Jr., Business Administration
Jack Jenkins, So., Business Administration
Kevin Kearns, So., Sport Management
Nick Lauderback, Sr., Sport Management
Bo Lockwood, Jr., Sport Management
Thomas Lowman, Sr., Business Administration
Ryan Lyngklip, Jr., Business Administration
Jack Marlow, So., Communication & Media
John Morgan, Sr., Sport Management
Aidan Mulholland, Sr., Sport Management
Will O’Connor, Jr., Sociology
Jimmy Pisani, Jr., Business Administration
Brandon Plemmons, Sr., Communication & Media
Crandall Quinn, So., Business Administration
CJ Reilly, So., Political Science
Nick Roode, So., Sport Management
Hunter Taylor, Jr., Business Administration
Kees van Wees, Sr., Economics
Jack Welcsh, Sr., Sport Management
Mason Whitney, Jr., Business Administration
Women’s Lacrosse (29)
Emma Bradbury, So., Cognitive Science
Grace Callahan, Jr., Psychology
Rowan Clancy, So., Economics
Taylor Cullen, Jr., Business Administration
Lucy Davis, So., Business Administration
Isabel DiNanno, So., Communication and Media
Kaylee Dyer, Sr., Sport Management
Jane Fetterolf, Sr., Sport Management
Emileigh Goodloe, So., Biology, Health, & Society
Jordyn Harrison, Sr., Sport Management
Allie Hartman, So., Aerospace Engineering
Kassidy Isaacson, Jr., Sport Management
Laila Kostorowski, So., International Studies
Kennedy Meier, So., Business Administration
Katharine Merrifield, Sr., Business Administration
Megan Minturn, Jr., Psychology
Claire Nelson, Jr., Sport Management
Stella Nolan, So., International Studies
Calli Norris, Jr., General Studies
Erin O’Grady, Sr., Sport Management
Emerson Pattillo, So., Sport Management
Haley Polk, Sr., Communication and Media
Maya Rutherford, Sr., Computer Science
Maya Santa-Maria, Sr., Communication and Media
Julia Schwabe, Sr., Movement Science
Peyton Shreves, Jr., Psychology
Jill Smith, Sr., Sport Management
Ceci Stein, Jr., Business Administration
Rylee Tinney, Jr., Communication and Media
Rowing (30)
Ally Blomquist, Jr., Sport Management
Zara Bongiorno, So., Business Administration
Jenna Chaffin, Jr., Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity
Autumn Crowe, So., Movement Science
Abigail Dent, Sr., Economics
Katie Easton, Sr., Public Health
Gabrielle Graves, Sr., Economics
Lillie Gregory, Jr., Materials Science & Engineering
Gretel Ham, So., Political Science
Grace Hammis, Jr., English
Grace Harte, Jr., Business Administration
Megan Higley, So., Movement Science
Sara Houben, Jr., International Studies & Environment
Emma Kerkau, Jr., Movement Science
Gracie Landefeld, Sr., Industrial & Oper Engineering
Madeleine Lauriault, Jr., Political Science BA & Economics
Halle Loveday, Sr., Computer Science
Maddy Matos, Jr., Biology, Health, & Society
Leah Miller, Jr., Biology, Health, & Society
Anna Muench, Sr., Psychology
Amy Newton, So., LSA Undeclared
Jana Peachey, Jr., Psychology
Isabela Pimentel, Jr., Business Administration
Logan Roeder, Sr., Psychology
Carla Russell, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Madeson Scott, So., Biology, Health, & Society
Rumaysa Siddiqi, So., Business Administration
Sophie Snyder, So., Sport Management
Leia Till, Gr., Movement Science
Margaret Vander Woude, Gr., Biomedical Engineering
Softball (14)
Emerson Aiken, Sr., Biology, Health, & Society
Ryleigh Carricaburu, Gr., Master of Management
Ava Costales, So., Biology
Lexi Dellamonica, So., Communication & Media
Lauren Derkowski, Sr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Maddie Erickson, Jr., Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
Avery Fantucci, Jr., Business Administration
Indiana Langford, Jr., Biology, Health, & Society
Ella McVey, Sr., Communication & Media
Madi Ramey, Jr., General Studies
Kaylee America Rodriguez, Sr., Sport Management
Ellie Sieler, Sr., Communication & Media
Ella Stephenson, So., Movement Science
Lilly Vallimont, Jr., Applied Exercise Science
Men’s Tennis (7)
Alex Cairo, So., Business Administration
Will Cooksey, Sr., English
Patorn Hanchaikul, Sr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Mert Oral, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Nicholas Steiglehner, Jr., Business Administration
Bjorn Swenson, Jr., Sport Management
Gavin Young, Sr., Economics
Women’s Tennis (6)
Ava Bruno, So., LSA Undeclared
Piper Charney, So., Business Administration
Julia Fliegner, Sr., Business Administration
Lily Jones, Jr., Communication & Media
Reese Miller, So., Business Administration
Bayley Sheinin, Jr., Sport Management
Men’s Track & Field (36)
Peter Baracco, Jr., Economics
Will Barhite, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Xander Black, Sr., Business Administration
Miles Brown, Sr., Movement Science
Nolan Clark, So., LSA Undeclared
Aiden Felty, Sr., Sport Management
Lawrence Gilliam, Sr., Business Administration
Ian Hill, Jr., Biology, Health, & Society
Kepler Huntress, So., Mathematics
Caleb Jarema, Jr., Business Administration
Henry Johnson, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Jack Juds, Sr., Business Administration
Jack Kelke, Jr., General Studies
Liam Kinney, So., Data Science
Jacob Koerner, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Jakob Kunzer, Gr., Accounting
Camden Law, So., Business Administration
Nathan Lopez, So., Business Administration
Owen MacKenzie, Gr., Biomedical Engineering
Heath McAllister, So., Mechanical Engineering
Trent McFarland, So., LSA Undeclared
Kyler McNatt, Jr., Aerospace Engineering
John McNeil, Gr., International and Regional Studies
Jozef Meyers, Gr., Architecture
John O’Reilly, So., Business Administration
Akili Parekh, So., Mathematics
Corey Royster, So., LSA Undeclared
Amit Rutman, So., Business Administration
Cole Sheldon, Jr., Environment
Jaden Simmons, So., LSA Undeclared
Jack Spamer, Sr., Electrical Engineering
Jake Steslicki, Jr., Economics
Luke Stowasser, Jr., Sport Management
Aiden Sullivan, So., Business Administration
Jake Wall, Jr., Sport Management
Eli Winter, Gr., Economics
Women’s Track & Field (39)
Riley Ammenhauser, Sr., Sport Management
Maya Anderson, So., Sport Management
BreeAna Bates, Sr., Sport Management
Abby Bonnema, Jr., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Haley Deighan, Jr., Psychology
Natalie Desarbo, Sr., Environment
Trinity Franklin, Jr., Psychology
Sidney Green, So., Political Science
Amare Harlan, So., LSA Undeclared
Samantha Hastie, Sr., Data Science
Adele Havlick, So., Environment
Mary Caroline Heinen, Gr., Management
Trinity Henderson, Jr., Business Administration
Leah Hill, Jr., Organizational Studies
Kennedy Johnson, Sr., Sport Management
Brooke Johnston, So., LSA Undeclared
CC Jones, So., LSA Undeclared
Catrin Koselka, Sr., History and Political Science
Aasia Laurencin, Gr., Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse
Alyna Lewis, Jr., History
Mara Longenecker, Jr., Movement Science
Lisa Luecke, Jr., International Studies and Spanish
Yasmine Mansi, Sr., Business Administration
Mia Manson, Gr., Management
Clare McNamara, Gr., Business Analytics
Gabbie Michael, Sr., Molec, Cell & Dev Biology
Gabriella Newman, Jr., History BA and Political Science
Chiamaka Odenigbo, Gr., Mechanical Engineering
Lauren Pansegrau, Jr., Biology
Lucy Petee, Gr., Cognitive Science and Communication and Media
Noelani Phillips, Gr., Movement Science
Hannah Pricco, So., LSA Undeclared
Meredith Soule, Jr., Art and Design
Savannah Sutherland, Sr., Biology, Health, & Society
Elizabeth Tapper, So., Biomolecular Science
Rylee Tolson, Jr., Anthropology
Ainsley Workman, Jr., Neuroscience and History
Emma Yungeberg, Jr., Communication and Media
Jadyn Zdanavage, So., Economics
Water Polo (15)
Riley Chapple, Jr., Communication and Media
Katie Delaney, So., Biochemistry
Claire Eusey, Jr., Cognitive Science
Emma Gustafsson, So., Communication and Media
Brooke Ingram, Jr., Sport Management
Issy Jackson, Jr., Sport Management
Kaia Levenfeld, So., Movement Science
Emilia Mladjan, So., Electrical Engineering
Ashley O’Neill, Sr., Neuroscience
Sophia Panossian, So., Applied Exercise Science
Maiken Pardon, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Maddy Scarth, So., French; Political Science
Jillian Schlom, So., Economics
Jordan Schneider, So., Economics
Kasey Umlauf, Gr., Human Genetics
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Dak Prescott Ranks 4th on World's Highest Paid Athletes of 2025 List, 4 More Quarterbacks …
Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images For today’s top athletes, money is never a problem; it may be a concern depending on their lifestyle and the market, but it is never a worry keeping them awake at night. Nowadays, players are striking record-setting deals with teams and earning massive amounts of income. But, for a select […]


Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
For today’s top athletes, money is never a problem; it may be a concern depending on their lifestyle and the market, but it is never a worry keeping them awake at night. Nowadays, players are striking record-setting deals with teams and earning massive amounts of income.
But, for a select few who are marketable athletes as well, their income off the field also reaches mind-boggling figures that the common man can only dream of making. Anyway, Forbes recently released a list of the top 20 highest-paid athletes of 2025, and there are some truly remarkable figures – I mean, in terms of athletes and numbers both!
While Cristiano Ronaldo has bagged the top spot with $275 million before taxes for the third year running, and for the fifth time in his career, the NFL has its own share of players breaking into the top 20, with Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott leading the way at number 4 overall.
Highest Paid NFL Quarterbacks in the Top 20 in 2025
A starting caliber quarterback in the NFL is making tons of money these days with multi-year contracts raking in multi-million dollars, but even then, there are some signal callers earning much more than others.
Dak Prescott – $137 Million
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott leads all NFL players with a combined total of $137 million from his on-field and off-field contracts. Prescott set a new league record with his latest contract extension worth $240 million over 4 years in September 2024. His deal earns him $60 million on average annually and has a guarantee of $231 million.
However, after restructuring his contract with the team to free up some cash, Prescott converted $45.75 million of his base salary for 2025 into a signing bonus, which played a significant role in elevating his earnings for the year.
Prescott is a popular sporting icon in Texas and his superstar popularity in the game has earned him plenty of endorsement deals including big name brands such as Nike’s Jordan Brand, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Lowe’s. The 31-year-old is the only NFL player in the top 10.
Deshaun Watson – $91.8 Million
Cleveland Browns’ QB, Deshaun Watson, comes in second among NFL players, and 15th overall on this list with $91.8 million. Watson is still on his huge record-breaking fully guaranteed contract worth $230 million, which he signed with the Browns in 2022. After restructuring his deal, Watson will also earn close to $45 million in a restructuring bonus this year.
Patrick Mahomes – 86.8 Million
3-time Super Bowl Champion, Patrick Mahomes, makes his presence in the top 20, coming in at number 18 with $86.8 million. Mahomes signed one of sports’ biggest deals when he signed a ten-year, $450 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020. This year, the Chiefs’ QB is set to earn roughly $47.74 million through his restructured contract.
Jordan Love – $83 Million
Packers’ signal caller, Jordan Love, is next at number 19 with $83 million. Last year, Love signed a 4-year extension worth $220 million with an average annual salary of $55 million and a signing bonus of $75 million.
Jared Goff – 80.8 Million
The last NFL player on the list is Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, taking the final spot at number 20 with $80.8 million. Similar to Prescott and Love, Goff also signed an extension for 4 years worth $212 million, including a signing bonus of $73 million, and an average annual salary of $53 million.
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Highest Paid Athletes By Sport
As mentioned earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo leads all athletes as the highest-paid sports personality with $275 million in 2025. However, what is surprising is the huge gap between him and number two on the list, Steph Curry, whose total is $156 million, a record in itself for the NBA.
Professional boxer, Tyson Fury, is third overall, and the top earning boxer with $146 million, while Juan Soto’s $114 million places him 1st in the MLB, but 7th overall. John Rahm, with a $100 million, is the highest-paid golfer at number 12.
Here is a breakdown of the top 20 athletes and their total earnings as per Forbes.
Rank | Player | Sport | Total earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rory McIlroy | Soccer | $275M |
2 | Steph Curry | NBA | $176M |
3 | Tyson Fury | Boxing | $156M |
4 | Dak Prescott | NFL | $137M |
5 | Lionel Messi | Soccer | $135M |
6 | LeBron James | NBA | $133.8M |
7 | Juan Soto | MLB | $114M |
8 | Karim Benzema | Soccer | $104M |
9 | Shohei Ohtani | MLB | $102.5M |
10 | Kevin Durant | NBA | $101.4M |
11 | Oleksandr Usyk | Boxing | $101M |
12 | John Rahm | Golf | $100M |
13 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | NBA | $94.4M |
14 | Scottie Scheffler | Golf | $92.5M |
15 | Deshaun Watson | NFL | $91.8M |
16 | Kylian Mbappe | Soccer | $90M |
17 | Rory Mcllroy | Golf | $87.9M |
18 | Patrick Mahomes | NFL | $86.8M |
19 | Jordan Love | NFL | $83M |
20 | Jared Goff | NFL | $80.8M |
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As per the highest-paid players according to sports, the NFL has 5 players in the top 20, Soccer and the NBA have 4 players each, followed by 3 in Golf, 2 in Boxing, and 2 from the MLB. Looking at the table above, it is interesting to note how much money some of these sporting legends are making, and how they stack up to other athletes.
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