Pro athletes make crazy amounts of money. Even the lowest of the low on an NFL roster (practice squad) make what the rest of us would consider an excellent salary (minimum of $4700/week, which adds up to $79,900 over the regular season). It wasn’t always this way though. Back in the 1980′s salaries were much more modest. Here is an inforgraphic from a 1987 issue of Fortune Magazine that shows just how much average salaries in the four major sports have increased over the years. When your done reading this check out How Much Money Do You Make Compared to the Athletes? and The 10 Best Sports Jobs for Non-Athletes.

We’ve teamed up with DraftStreet.com to provide you guys with a free NBA fantasy league or “freeroll”. To join, just click on the link below, fill out all the required fields on the registration form and follow the instructions. You have to hurry, though, you only have until the first NBA game on FRIDAY, MARCH 25th. Once you’ve completed the sign up process, you’ll enter into a “Salary Cap” style draft where you’ll select 8 players (2 Fs, 2 Gs, 2 Cs, and 2 utilities) with a salary cap of $100,000. After the games on Friday, winner gets $200! Check out our tentative starting lineups for Friday after the jump!

There have been reports Mark Wahlberg has stated he wants to turn “The Fighter” into a trilogy. Is this the next Rocky franchise? Most likely not, since this one’s based on actual events, but one wonders if Mickey Ward’s story warrants three feature length films? Prior to The Fighter’s release, his name rang few bells, but judging by its critical and box office success, one has to take a look around at other sports figures to see who’s ripe for the Hollywood treatment. In April 2009, Bleacher Report published their list of athletes who deserve celluloid dedications, now we have our list. See our selections after the jump!

With Melo making his way to the Knicks, it appears the Heat have some serious competition in the Eastern Conference. We’ve shown you how excited the Knicks dance team and the crowd at Madison Square Garden were. Apparently, that positive energy is working as the Knicks pulled off a nice upset win over the Heat over the weekend. We asked our followers on Facebook to vote on a series of Miami Heat and New York Knicks cheerleader photos. See who’s winning and vote for your favorite after the jump!

Carmelo Anthony made his debut for YOUR New York Knicks last night at Madison Square Garden and as you’ll see from this video shot by a loyal COED reader the arena was extremely receptive to their newest addition! Get ready to hear the Wiz Khalifa parody “Stat ‘n’ Melo” for the next 4 months. Former Celtics all-star Kevin McHale has reportedly said the Knickerbockers are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference while Charles Barkely states New York isn’t a contender. See the video after the jump!

After weeks of Melo-drama that included ridiculous rumors, speculation, and “confirmed” reports that Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony would land with the New Jersey Nets, we have absolute, 100% stone cold factual evidence the New York Knicks finally made a deal for the 4-time All-Star and Brooklyn native. E’erybody’s talkin’ about it, so the last thing you need from us is our 2 cents. That’s why we’re hitting the mute button and bounce passing pics of the knockouts known as the Knicks City dancers. See their pics after the jump!

Blake Griffin is having a ridiculous “rookie” season in the NBA (after missing last year with an injury) and he plans to showcase those talents on the national stage at this weekend’s All-Star game. The Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the past 3 months set a franchise record for most consecutive double-doubles, set a Clippers record for most points scored by a rookie, and is the first rookie to have two 40+ games in his rookie season since Allen Iverson. He can owe a great deal of his success to his pure, raw physical talents, namely his jumping abilities. Dude has ups. He’s got so much ups sometimes he misjudges how high he can get. See the video along with his best dunks after the jump!

With NBA All-Star Weekend taking place in LA over the next few days, we thought we’d showcase some of the NBA’s most valuable players: the Dancers. More specifically, we’d like to highlight their most valuable assets: their cleavage. Previously, we brought you Colossal Cleavage from the NFL, the NHL, Hooters restaurant, and the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas. Today, we present NBA Dancers who look like they’re smuggling basketballs in their shirts. Anyone up for a lil’ one on one? See the pics after the jump!

Throughout the history of the NBA, players who’ve been second fiddle to the team’s franchise star have been just as significant as the big name. Scottie Pippin would’ve been a superstar on any other team had he not played in the shadow of Jordan throughout his prime. The same can be said of Chris Mullin playing behind Reggie Miller and of Joe Dumars being overshadowed by Isaiah Thomas. Every guy has that friend who seems to get lucky more often than he, but we just strung along like great wingmen, don’t we? Your time will come, my friends – but this post is dedicated to the NBA’s most underrated and unsung heroes over the last decade. See our selections after the jump!

This morning, I asked BroBible via their Facebook wall, “What’s the best thing you’ve seen all week?” A dude named Jeremy Chaput from Toronto responded with a link to this “Like a Bosh” video by The Basketball Jones. You might recognize the beat and rhythm – that’s because it’s a parody Slim Thug’s “Like a Boss”, which was also spoofed in the Saturday Night Live Digital Short called, “Like a Boss” featuring Seth Rogen and Andy Samberg, which you can view below. Somehow this “Like a Bosh” clip slipped under our radar. We’re sure a few of you have seen this before but we definitely think it’s worth another view.

By now, you’ve probably heard Wiz Khalifa’s song “Black & Yellow” about 1 brahgrillion times. As with most anything that blows the eff up in pop culture, it usually gets the spoof or parody treatment. The deluge began with Tom Hanks’ son Chet Hanks aka Chet Haze with his Northwestern Remix “White and Purple”. Since then, many more have stepped up to the plate with the most notable remix coming from Lil Wayne with “Green and Yellow”. So, we scoured za YouTube to collect the very best remixes to ask you guys which one is most legit. You know a song’s blown up when UPS and Black & Decker throw their hat into the ring. Btw, be prepared to HATE this song once you’re done reviewing our entries. Vote for your favorite after the jump!

As we head into the second half of the NBA season, there are still a number of teams vying for a playoff spot. The biggest storylines of the past week include the surging New Orleans Hornets, the still-on-pace-for-70-wins Spurs, the vulnerable Heat dropping a handful of games, the Knicks falling back to Earth, Blake Griffin bringing the Clippers back to respectability and the pathetic Cavaliers losers of 28 of their last 29. Read more after the jump!

Back in December, we asked you, Joe G. User, who the worst sportsman of the year was. After a solid two months of voting, we have the answer. I’m kind of surprised at the results. I mean, not even close. Full results from the poll are after the jump along with a bunch of pics of our Worst Sportsman at his worst. Enjoy!

With video of Bart Scott’s emotional post-game interview spreading across the ‘net like whoa, we thought we’d take a look at some of the best postgame interviews ever uploaded. It’s important to note we didn’t include videos from press conferences. Players and coaches know what they’re stepping into when those happen. These post-game interviews feature players fresh off the court, the rink, or the field, often still in uniform, still out-of-breath, and still in the heat of the moment. That’s when you get the best emotion. We know you CAN’T WAIT! See the videos after the jump!

We hope you spent New Year’s Eve partying like Snooki. We’re nearly midway through the season and have seen a lot of action lately as the good teams are beginning to distinguish themselves from the terrible teams.
Nothing is as depressing as the Cleveland Cavaliers at this point. After watching LeBron take his talents to South Beach, the Cavs ha… Click to read more