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October 1, 2009

Top Selling Sports Books Of 2009

There's usually plenty of buzz when a big sports book comes out, but it's rare that we ever follow up and find out how that book did.

Here's a list of the top sports books with year-to-date sales, according to Nielsen Bookscan. This data is through Sept. 27 and does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam's, BJ's or libraries.

Top 10 Sports Biographies

1. "The Yankee Years," by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci - 320,000 copies sold

via cnbc.com

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September 30, 2009

Tiger Woods: Sports' First Billion-Dollar Man

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Now Woods can add one more accolade to his trophy case: the first athlete to earn $1 billion. Our calculations show that the $10 million bonus Woods earned winning this year's FedEx Cup title nudged him over the $1 billion mark in career earnings.

via Forbes

 

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September 30, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles' Michael Vick signs new sponsorship contract with Nike

NEW YORK -- Michael Vick is back with Nike more than two years after the company severed ties over the quarterback's involvement in a dogfighting ring.

via sports.espn.go.com

 

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