athlete

The get tackled, fouled, body-checked and more to make their money. And then, pro athletes get beat up again by the tax men.

There's a reason Olympic athletes mouth the words, "Thanks, Mom" into the cameras as they hold their medals aloft. Mothers spend countless hours waiting, watching, driving and cheering them on and they spend a small fortune on tournament fees, coaching, travel and sports equipment. Being the mom of...

In the months before Chris Smith graduated from Missouri State University in 2002, his classmates were doing the networking and other things that soon-to-be college graduates do in looking for a job. Smith, however, didn't have the time. While others were out job hunting, Smith was out working at...