David Beckham has reason to smile, he is the highest paid soccer player in the world. His endorsement deal with Adidas is worth more than any other athlete coupled with his record breaking contract with the MLS, Becks narrowly tops Cristiano Ronaldo as the worlds highest paid soccer player.

For information on sport salaries, check out the highest paid athletes from 182 different countries.

Can you guess who is the highest paid athlete in America?

Members of the Clearwater Thrashers bullpen, a Philadelphia Phillies farm team, got creative during a game this week. Fans had the opportunity to toss a quarter into a paper cup to win a baseball bat. Can’t blame these Single A ball players – some making less than $30,000 a year.

Earlier this week, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Leake was caught shoplifting shirts from a department store. Why would a Major League pitcher who makes $425,000 a year would try to steal $60 worth of shirts? Leake picked up the win last night for the first place Reds going 7 innings, giving up just 3 earned runs, and striking out 6.

Bulls star Derrick Rose gets clocked by Pacers center Jeff Foster (who totally looks like Angelina Jolie’s Brother ) during last nights playoff game. The league is reviewing the hard hits by Foster and teammate Tyler Hansbrough.

Check out how the game ended on this D-Rose game wining layup!

Check out this fake player rating card of LeBron James. Find out who got a 0 in TASTE IN WOMEN. Find out who got a 0 in PERSONALITY. Check out who got a 100 in FUTURE CAREER AS A ZOMBIE IN ZOMBIE MOVIES.

Bruin Andrew Ference gave the Montreal Canadien crowd a little more than a celebration after he scored in the second period. “It looks awful…I can assure you that’s not part of my repertoire,” Ference said, “I think my glove got caught up. I was putting my fist in the air. I’m sorry. It does look awful. I don’t know what else to say.”

The Bruins beat the Canadiens in overtime to even up the series. Oh yea, and the NHL just fined Ference $2,500 for his obscene gesture.