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The world of sports is one of the most lucrative, with mammoth contracts, prize purses and eye-watering endorsements. When it comes to the highest-paid athletes in the world, most people think of footballers, American basketball stars or heavyweight boxers. But golf? It’s becoming more now than ever, a serious moneymaker. Trophies are not the sole […]

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The world of sports is one of the most lucrative, with mammoth contracts, prize purses and eye-watering endorsements.

When it comes to the highest-paid athletes in the world, most people think of footballers, American basketball stars or heavyweight boxers.

But golf? It’s becoming more now than ever, a serious moneymaker.

Trophies are not the sole motivation for the modern golfer, with monster cheques, sponsorships, and global exposure current benefits of success in the sport.

The modern commercial value of the sport is jaw-dropping, with personality and charisma on the course now profitable in social media fame and appearances.

So, which golfers have made their way into the top 11 earners in sport?

Let’s dive in and take a closer look…

11. Phil Mickelson – £1.12B

One of golf’s most successful figures and the one iconic ‘lefty’. Phil Mickelson has earned £1.12B through tournament winnings courtesy of six Major titles and 45 PGA Tour wins, as well as a wide array of endorsements.

His jump to LIV Golf also significantly added to his wealth, and his brand has remained strong thanks to his appeal and media canniness.

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10. Roger Federer – £1.20B

One of tennis’s most recognised and graceful players, Federer’s endorsements with Uniqlo, Nike, Rolex and Wilson have far outstripped his tennis tournament earnings.

Quiet business moves and equity deals helped him become a billionaire and a model for post-career success.

9. Floyd Mayweather – £1.22B

Undefeated boxing champion, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, was famously in charge of his own promotions, allowing him to keep the bulk of his pay-per-view revenue.

His blockbuster fights and late career exhibitions were instrumental in earning his more than adequate post-boxing retirement fund.

8. David Beckham – £1.28B

David Beckham’s skills were strong, but his global appeal was the cash cow, his globetrotting career making him a hero around the world.

Beyond his huge Manchester United, Real Madrid and MLS salaries, he cultivated a brand built upon style and luxury. His earnings came through endorsements, business ventures and his ownership of Inter Miami CF.

7. Jack Nicklaus – £1.36B

Another golfing legend on the list, Jack Nicklaus, won a record 18 Major titles and a consequent business brand.

Since his retirement, golf course design has been at the centre of his business ventures, with licensing deals under his name.

He earned his fortune while maintaining a towering presence as one of the greats in golf.

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6= Arnold Palmer – £1.44B

Long before athlete endorsements were mainstream, golf legend Arnold Palmer was a pioneer in sports athlete branding.

Beyond his wins on the course, Palmer created a business empire with licensing deals, a successful drinks company and, like Nicklaus, course design.

The two stand out in the list as making large earnings in a time when sport was not as lucrative as today.

6= Lionel Messi – £1.44B

One of the greatest footballers ever, Lionel Messi, earned huge salaries at Barcelona and now at Inter Miami.

He has long been the face of Adidas Football and Pepsi, as well as countless global brands cashing in on his marketability.

6= LeBron James – £1.44B

LeBron James is not only a four-time NBA champion but also a proven businessman.

Endorsements from Nike and investments in companies like Blaze Pizza and a stake in Spring Hill Entertainment and Liverpool FC, his off-court moves have been as successful as his basketball career.

3. Cristiano Ronaldo – £1.76B

Ronaldo’s immense football talent, marketability and massive social media following turned him into a huge global brand.

Massive contracts from Real Madrid and Al-Nassr have made him a commercial powerhouse in sport.

2. Tiger Woods – £2.16B

Tiger Woods revolutionised golf with his utter dominance and charisma, earning millions in tournament wins and endorsements.

Major deals with Nike and global brands and the introduction of his new Sunday Red have contributed to his staggering wealth while remaining active on the PGA Tour.

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1. Michael Jordan – £3.28B

Often regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time, Jordan built his fortune not just through NBA contracts but mainly through endorsements.

His famous Nike Air Jordan brand and previous ownership stake in the Charlotte Hornets made him the first athlete to surpass £3 billion in career earnings.

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Johnson Qualifies for NCAAs in 400 Hurdles

Story Links VIDEO OF RACE EVENT RESULTS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Graduate student Marcus Johnson has qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 hurdles. The Bearcat standout punched his ticket by placing eighth overall at the NCAA East Region Meet […]

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Graduate student Marcus Johnson has qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400 hurdles. The Bearcat standout punched his ticket by placing eighth overall at the NCAA East Region Meet on Friday evening at the Jax Track at Hodges Stadium.

Running in the first of three heats, Johnson was fourth overall with a personal-best and school-record time of 49.93. The top three finishers in each of the heats – plus the next three fastest times – advanced to the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 11-14 at the University of Oregon. Johnson was the fastest time of the finishers outside of the top three in their heat and posted the eighth-fastest time overall.

Johnson is the first Binghamton men’s track & field athlete to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships since Dan Schaffer in the 5,000 in 2022. He is also the fifth male Bearcat ever to qualify for a NCAA Division I Track & Field Meet, joining Rory Quller, Cazal Arnett, Erik van Ingen, Jesse Garn and Schaffer. 

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St. Cloud State Volleyball Announces 2025 Schedule

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Volleyball has officially announced its 2025 schedule. The Huskies’ 29-match regular season slate features a nonconference trip to Canada and Washington for the Western Washington Invitational before returning to St. Cloud to host the 2025 UP North Tournament at Halenbeck Hall. Opening its season on Sept. 4 in British […]

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Volleyball has officially announced its 2025 schedule. The Huskies’ 29-match regular season slate features a nonconference trip to Canada and Washington for the Western Washington Invitational before returning to St. Cloud to host the 2025 UP North Tournament at Halenbeck Hall. Opening its season on Sept. 4 in British Columbia, SCSU will play eight nonconference matches before beginning Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play Sept. 19 at home.

 

The Huskies begin their 2025 season with a trip to Burnaby, British Columbia and Bellingham, Washington for the Western Washington Invitational, hosted by Western Washington and Simon Fraser (B.C.) from Sept. 4-6. SCSU will play at Simon Fraser (British Columbia) before traveling to Bellingham to play San Francisco State (Calif.), the host Western Washington and Central Washington to wrap up the four-match slate. The Huskies have played Simon Fraser three times (1-2, last in 2021), San Francisco State twice (2-0, last in 1990) and Central Washington twice (0-2, last in 2023). SCSU and Western Washington have never met on the volleyball court before. Three of the four teams, and SCSU, ended the 2024 season in the top-25 or were receiving votes.

 

St. Cloud State returns home the following weekend to host the 2025 UP North Tournament at Halenbeck Hall. The Huskies will play matches against Adelphi (N.Y.), Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Barry (Fla.). SCSU has played Adelphi once (1-0, last in 2017), Michigan Tech 22 times (16-6, last in 2024), Northern Michigan 28 times (10-18, last in 2024) and Barry once (0-1, last in 1995 NCAA Elite 8). The Huskies split against MTU and NMU in the 2024 UP North Tournament which was hosted by Michigan Tech in Houghton, Mich.

 

Northern Sun play starts Sept. 19-20 when Minot State and UMary come to St. Cloud for the Huskies 2025 conference home opener weekend. The following Tuesday, Sept. 23, SCSU makes its first conference road trip of the season when it travels to Mankato to play Minnesota State. St. Cloud State will play its first ever road Northern Sun match against league newcomer, Jamestown with a trip to Jamestown, N.D. on Sept. 26 and will welcome the Jimmies to St. Cloud on Oct. 25. SCSU is 4-0 all-time against Jamestown, but the teams last met in 1988. Towards the end of the NSIC slate, the Huskies will play rival Concordia-St. Paul in a nonconference matchup at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul on Nov. 4.

 

In total, the Huskies will play 14 home regular season matches (10 conference matches). The NSIC Tournament will run from Nov. 18-Nov. 21 and the NCAA Tournament will begin on Dec. 4 with regional play and conclude with the championship match on Dec. 13.

 

Eight teams on St. Cloud State’s 2025 schedule finished last season ranked in the Final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) DII national poll – San Francisco State (No. 2), Concordia-St. Paul (No. 13), Southwest Minnesota State (No. 16), Wayne State (No. 19), Barry (No. 20), Northern State (No. 22), Central Washington (RV), Simon Fraser (RV), while the Huskies finished ranked No. 5, which tied their best final ranking in program history.

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For all the latest on St. Cloud State Volleyball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on TwitterInstagram and Facebook.  





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‘Varsity Blues’ USC Coach Gets New Trial on Fraud Charge

The University of Southern California water polo coach tied to the “Varsity Blues” admissions scandal will get a new trial on a fraud charge but remains convicted on a bribery charge, a panel of First Circuit judges ruled. It’s impossible to tell if the jury reached its guilty verdict on Jovan Vavic’s honest services wire […]

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The University of Southern California water polo coach tied to the “Varsity Blues” admissions scandal will get a new trial on a fraud charge but remains convicted on a bribery charge, a panel of First Circuit judges ruled.

It’s impossible to tell if the jury reached its guilty verdict on Jovan Vavic’s honest services wire fraud charge using a recently invalidated legal theory, the judges said in a Friday opinion. The theory that was shot down in a separate “Varsity Blues” appeal argued that payments to USC could be considered “actionable bribes.”

USC was the victim of the bribery scheme and therefore cannot be considered to have received bribes under honest services fraud, the First Circuit found in US v Abdelaziz.

However, the panel in the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit found misstatements by prosecutors during closing arguments weren’t enough to prompt a new trial for a separate charge—Vavic’s federal programs bribery conspiracy charge.

Prosecutors didn’t contradict jury instructions, and their statements likely didn’t impact the trial’s outcome, the judges said.

As coach, Vavic was paid to help students pose as members of the water polo team and get admitted to USC, according to prosecutors. The scandal ensnared dozens of ultra-wealthy parents, Hollywood stars, and college coaches. Vavic was the only coach to go to trial.

He was convicted in 2022, but granted a new trial after a district court found some evidence from the government wasn’t reliable.

For example, some of the payments from private equity investor John B. Wilson allegedly to secure his son’s admission went to the school’s water polo program, not Vavic, said Judge Indira Talwani of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Separately, Wilson sued USC in Los Angeles state court in September after his fraud and bribery convictions were overturned, asking for his six-figure donation back.

Judge Julie Rikelman wrote the opinion, and Judges Gustavo A. Gelpí and O. Rogeriee Thompson joined.

The case is US v. Vavic, 1st Cir., No. 22-1787, 5/30/25.



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St. Cloud Tech loses in first boys volleyball tournament 2025

ELK RIVER — The first season of boys varsity volleyball in St. Cloud is over.  St. Cloud Tech lost to Elk River 3-0 in the Section 8-1A play-in game Tuesday, ending the team’s inaugural season.   The Tigers (1-17) were seeded No. 10 in the section and played No. 7 Elk River (13-16) for a […]

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ELK RIVER — The first season of boys varsity volleyball in St. Cloud is over. 

St. Cloud Tech lost to Elk River 3-0 in the Section 8-1A play-in game Tuesday, ending the team’s inaugural season.  

The Tigers (1-17) were seeded No. 10 in the section and played No. 7 Elk River (13-16) for a shot at the two-seed, St. Michael Albertville (22-7). The Elks won the first set handily — 25-12, but Tech kept the second and third sets in single digits. The Elk won 25-20 and 25-22.  

The Tigers beat Minneapolis Edison (8-15) on April 12. It was the first season of varsity designation for the sport by the MSHSL and most of the Tech players did not play volleyball competitively until the school added a club team in 2023-24.

There are few teams in Minnesota outside of the Twin Cities or Rochester areas, and the Tigers are the furthest north besides Bemidji (14-2). The Lumberjacks beat Tech in the Tigers’ home opener, and they are to play STMA for a chance to play Rogers (23-1) or Anoka (19-6) in the section final. 

Contact reporter Reid Glenn at rglenn@gannett.com. 



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Turner Resets School Record In 100m Hurdles To Move On

COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The Long Beach State women’s track and field team opened competition at the NCAA West First Round Thursday at E.B. Cushing Stadium.   ON THE TRACK Rahni Turner overcame a slow start in her 100m hurdles heat to win the race in a new school record time of 13.15. Turner previously held the […]

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The Long Beach State women’s track and field team opened competition at the NCAA West First Round Thursday at E.B. Cushing Stadium.
 
ON THE TRACK
Rahni Turner overcame a slow start in her 100m hurdles heat to win the race in a new school record time of 13.15. Turner previously held the school record with Hailey Fune’ at 13.21. Her victory automatically advanced her to Saturday’s quarterfinals in the event. The quarters begin Saturday at 4:15 p.m.
 
Claudine Raud-Gumiel missed moving on by one spot in the 100m hurdles. Her 13.44 resulted in 25th in the field of 48. The top 24 compete again on Saturday.
 
Battling a leg injury, Trinity Barnett competed in the 100m and 200m. She ran 11.66 in the 100m, coming in 44th. Returning a little over an hour later, she put up a time of 24.29 in the 200m, finishing 45th out of 48.
 
Sofia Lavreshina missed advancing to the quarterfinals in the 400m hurdles. Her 58.78 was the 26th fastest time in the field of 48.  
 
IN THE FIELD
Giszelle Hrehor fouled on her three attempts in the hammer throw and did not record a place in the event.
 
Jonelle Scott failed to clear the opening height in the pole vault, 13-2 1/4, resulting in a non-placing finish.
 
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Tristyn Flores has advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals in the men’s 100m and men’s 200m. The 100m is scheduled to begin at 4:35 p.m. PDT. The 200m begins at 5:50 p.m. PDT. Friday’s Long Beach State field entries are listed below.
 
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Eagles win 2 all-sports trophies and top women’s athlete in ASUN awards

Selfless service to community In service, Carpenter was a dedicated volunteer with numerous nonprofit organizations, consistently giving back to FGCU and the local community. After Hurricane Ian struck in 2022, she contributed and coordinated more than 30 hours of volunteer work to assist local students and residents. She also led the bone marrow registration initiative […]

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Selfless service to community

In service, Carpenter was a dedicated volunteer with numerous nonprofit organizations, consistently giving back to FGCU and the local community. After Hurricane Ian struck in 2022, she contributed and coordinated more than 30 hours of volunteer work to assist local students and residents. She also led the bone marrow registration initiative within athletics and across campus and co-founded the See Her Soar initiative, which promotes professional development, mentorship and networking for female student-athletes. In 2024, she received the FGCU Athletics Community Service Award.

 

Despite living with Type 1 diabetes, Carpenter consistently prioritized others, logging more than 120 service hours in her senior year and over 300 during her collegiate career.

“I’m so honored to have earned this award,” she said. “The ASUN Conference is so special, and everyone in it provides the opportunities, resources and support for us to be well-rounded athletes and to be high achievers in the classroom, on the court and in the community.”

Carpenter’s impact extended beyond the court and classroom. She served as president of the FGCU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and chaired the ASUN’s advisory committee. She was also a mentor through Adaptive Services and represented student-athletes on the university’s Hazing and Prevention Team. She will pursue a master’s degree in recreation and sports management at the University of Tennessee, with aspirations of becoming an athletics director.

“Despite Jaci’s many exceptional accomplishments, I am particularly impressed with her humility and genuine concern for others,” said Thomas Roberts, FGCU’s faculty athletics representative. “Her overall academic, service, leadership and athletic achievements are profound. She is an engaged and caring leader. Her teammates, fellow students, coaches, professors and administrators revere her.”





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