Big Spenders Looking to Cash in During Playoffs
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A season that began with the New York  Yankees and Boston Red Sox fighting over Alex Rodriguez and his  $250 million contract ended the same way with the Major  League's two richest teams leading a parade of big spenders  into the playoffs.
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If you're a Red Sox season ticket-holder hoping to witness the team's second World Series title in four years, brace yourself: It's going to cost you.
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Take a look at where some of the top pros are putting their money.
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At least the "Bad Boys" kept their shenanigans on the court when they were wreaking havoc in the NBA. Nowadays there are enough mug shots out there to spawn a new trading card industry. Players are doing and saying things that defy common sense, annoying fans with their high-priced whines. Wins seem to rank only slightly ahead of endorsement opportunities and monster contracts, and those "knuckleheads" Karl Malone once dissed haven't gotten a clue yet.
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Boston College football fans don't believe. TicketReserve.com, a futures market for big-game tickets of all types, says only a few BC fans have purchased options to buy tickets at face value if the Eagles make it to any of the Bowl Championship Series games, including the national title game.
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A season that began with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox fighting over Alex Rodriguez and his &#36;250 million contract ended the same way with the Major League's two richest teams leading a parade of big spenders into the playoffs.
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The NHL trading deadline is only 16 days away, and now the shopping for rentals begins in earnest. Trouble is, the sellers don't slap a formal "For Sale" sign over their rosters, soliciting offers from the many buyers across the Original 30.
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This season, you could be cheering for the Boston Celtics, brought to you by Dunkin' Donuts. Or Foxwoods. Or Mohegan Sun.
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Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference teams are attempting to redefine or rejuvenate themselves for late-season playoff runs.
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The holiday season has arrived and with it the ultimate in year-end giving, bonus season on Wall Street. Top executives of the leading financial firms are now spending
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FOXBOROUGH -- Another December, another push to the playoffs. Owner Robert Kraft will take it, considering the Patriots' position in the NFL when his family purchased the club.
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With the final sands of the National  Hockey League's season slipping through the hourglass due to a  labor dispute, many players are desperately turning to far  flung regions to salvage some playing time.
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League championship games can mean big bucks but may not always be risks worth taking as they can serve as landmines to dodge on the way to the BCS title game.
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In this era of wild-card entries and best-of-five-game playoff series, a talented team can stroll through the regular season, fire its manager, pick up its pace and find
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Pro sports team owners can also be big-time players - in politics. NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and NASCAR Nextel Cup team owners, commissioners and spouses contributed at least &#36;14.6 million to national political candidates, parties and other political advocacy groups in the two years leading into Tuesday's election.
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With poker's popularity growing because of televised tournaments, retailers are betting that playing cards and chips will be among the must-have items during the holiday shopping season.
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One professional hockey player says the NHL players&#39; association offer to end a lockout is ``a lot of money out of a guy&#39;s pocket to be giving up.