Big Bucks (Updated)
In 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a jaw-dropping 2-year deal worth over $710 million, making him the highest-paid athlete per year in sports history. In this updated activity, students will look at so...
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Justin Verlander's lunch bill
In the 2017 World Series, the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers and went on to play (and lose to) the Boston Red Sox in the finals. Evidently the population of Los Angeles held a grudge wi...
Jock tax 2023
Great professional athletes make a lot of money. Did you know that professional athletes have to pay an amazing amount of federal, state, and sometimes even city tax?
Grant Williams, a Boston Cel...
How hard it is to pick the perfect bracket? (Updated)
Updated (2026)! Games have begun and there have been several upsets but March Madness won't be over until the finals on April 3rd and 4th. March Madness bracket predictions can still be reworked....
March Madness - Does seeding really matter?
March Madness, the big 68 team college basketball tournament, will now take over our TV viewing during the weekends of March. School and office friends are filling out brackets....
Big bucks 2023
Updated!
When soccer great, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona, he had one of the highest paid contracts of any athlete in the world. He had a $674 million dollar 4-year contract. Canelo Álv...
Home team advantage?
Updated!
Even before your students check out the graphic below, ask them whether they think a game played at home gives their team an advantage. If so, how much of an advantage? Enjoy t...
2 Hiking Activities
How much food do you need to carry to hike the Appalacian Trail?
The AT is a hiking trail that begins in Georgia and ends on Mount Katadin, Maine. Fall is a beautiful time to be outdoors or on ...
NHL Playoff games can sure last a long time!
Revised!
We're watching another Stanley Cup playoff now. Will there be any really long games during the playoffs?
In 2013, a Stanley Cup playoff match between the Bruins and Blackhawks wen...
Fine
TJ Watt was fined for roughing the passer. Check out the tweet from Darren Rovell and engage your students in a familiar context for a classic percent problem - solving for the "whole....