1.  Athletes earn points as they compete in those events over two grueling days.

2.  -- Eliminating the $2,000 cap on the amount an athlete can earn during the school year.

3.  Elite athletes earn extravagant salaries and endorsement deals, but they do it largely by leaving the continent.

4.  First it's off to Atlanta and then to Europe, the only place where American track and field athletes can earn a living in their sport.

5.  In 1984, only a few top female athletes were earning between $5,000 and $10,000 per meet.

6.  In an age in which some athletes earn a salary equal to the worth of some sports franchises, Cienfuegos' asking price is hardly unreasonable.

7.  In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, an NCAA official said the organization was reviewing its policies about letting athletes earn money while in college.

8.  Some within the NCAA hierarchy shuddered at the thought of letting athletes earn spare money like normal students.

9.  That's more than double the average Cuban's monthly wage of US$10, but far short of the millions many professional American athletes earn.

10.  The amount the average athlete could earn is estimated between $1,500 to $5,000.