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      Report: Tiger richest athlete in history

      Oct 2, 2009
      • ESPN.com news services

      Tiger Woods hit another milestone over the weekend.

      But his most recent record wasn't set on the golf course but, rather, should have a positive effect on his bank account.

      The $10 million bonus Woods received by winning the FedEx Cup title makes him the first athlete to earn $1 billion,
      Forbes.com       reported.

      Woods had earned $895 million going into 2009, according to Forbes.com. Adding the $10.5 million in prize money from this season, the FedEx bonus and more than $100 million in annual off-the-course earnings, Woods has topped the 10-figure mark.

      Michael Jordan and Michael Schumacher are the only athletes, according to Forbes.com, who even come close to Woods. Jordan has earned $800 million since he entered the NBA in 1984 and Schumacher $700 million, by the Web site's count.

      Woods, who is 33, has 95 professional wins including 71 on the PGA Tour. He has also won 14 majors.

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      Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell facing 4-game ban for missed drug test

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      Graziano: Bell likely won't win appeal (1:14)

      Dan Graziano explains why Le'Veon Bell probably won't win an appeal of his four-game suspension for missing a drug test. (1:14)

      10:22 AM ET
      • ESPN.com news services

      Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell is facing a four-game suspension for a violation of the NFL's drug policy, sources told ESPN's Dan Graziano.

      The suspension is the result of a missed drug test, not a failed one, sources said. The reason it hasn't been announced is that the appeal process is ongoing.

      No date for Bell's appeal has been set, although it's expected that it will be heard before the regular season. If it isn't overturned, Bell would miss the first four games of the season.

      Bell was suspended for the first three games of 2015, which was later reduced to two games, for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy after he was arrested for marijuana possession and DUI in the summer of 2014.

      Despite Bell's potential absence, the Steelers remain second favorites to win Super Bowl, along with the Green Bay Packers, behind only the New England Patriots (13/2) at Westgate SuperBook. The Bell news did not cause any changes to Steelers' Super Bowl odds, per Jeff Sherman of the SuperBook.

      Information from ESPN's David Purdum was used in this report.