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Woods and Mickelson lead the way among top US sports earners

China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-03 08:10

LOS ANGELES: Average earnings for leading athletes in the United States have dropped for the first time in six years, according to Sports Illustrated magazine.

In a list of the 50 top-earning American athletes - based on salary, winnings, endorsements and appearance fees - the mean was down by $1.5 million to $23.6 million per athlete.

Woods and Mickelson lead the way among top US sports earners

However, the drop was primarily affected by the leading two names in the standings, golfers Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, Sports Illustrated reported on Wednesday.

Woods and Mickelson lead the way among top US sports earners

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