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Are America's richest athletes growing poorer? For the third year in a row, Sports Illustrated and SI.com set out to discover who the 50 top-earning athletes in the U.S. are. And for the third year in a row, they came to the same conclusion: When it comes to the money game, no one even comes close to Tiger Woods, who has a jaw-dropping $97.6 million in earnings.

notstarring.com -- movie trivia

A movie trivia database focusing exclusively on movie stars and the roles they turned down, auditioned for, got fired from, or simply didn't get.

Spike the budgie is a clever little sew and sew -- she can do stitching.

And the three-year-old bird is so darn good she has been voted Young Cross-Stitcher of the Year.

Spike spent months watching her owner Sandra Battye creating patterns before picking up a needle in her beak herself.

They are now birds of a feather and work on tweed and other fabrics together.

Spike spent months watching her owner Sandra Battye creating patterns before picking up a needle in her beak herself.

They are now birds of a feather and work on tweed and other fabrics together."

Absentee pop star Michael Jackson's pet tigers just "Beat It" from Neverland Ranch to a new home.

"The Birds" star Tippi Hedren has adopted the orphaned Bengal pair, Sabu and Thriller, at her Acton, Calif., feline sanctuary.

Hedren, an animal activist who runs the Shambala Preserve, took in the 7-year-old males late last month.

The Celebrity 100

1. Tom Cruise
2. Rolling Stones
3. Oprah Winfrey
4. U2
5. Tiger Woods
6. Steven Spielberg
7. Howard Stern
8. 50 Cent
9. Cast of The Sopranos
10. Dan Brown

etc.

What Happened to the Fortune Michael Jackson Made?

Sales of his recordings through Sony's music unit have generated more than $300 million in royalties for Mr. Jackson since the early 1980's, according to three individuals with direct knowledge of the singer's business affairs. Revenues from concerts and music publishing -- including the creation of a venture with Sony that controls the Beatles catalog -- as well as from endorsements, merchandising and music videos added, perhaps, $400 million more to that amount, these people believe.

Top 10 Profitable Dead Celebrities

While most of us are banking on retirement funds and pensions to keep the money coming in during our golden years, there are certain lucky individuals -- in this case celebrities -- who continue to rack in millions even when they're six feet under.

"I don't want to support cruelty to animals, whether it's forcing horses to race for our amusement or scalding chickens alive for our plate," Anderson said in a statement released through People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Tuesday. "It makes me want to avoid Kentucky altogether, which is sad because there are so many great people there."