21.  But on Wednesday they decided to make Steed their highest paid player.

22.  Running back Corey Dillon and the Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a five-year contract Friday that will make him highest paid player in team history.

23.  The deal made Prince the highest paid player in pop music, surpassing the megadeals cut by Michael Jackson and Madonna.

24.  The Mariners have made offers to both Griffey and Rodriguez that would make them the highest paid players in baseball, new team chairman Howard Lincoln said last month.

25.  This made him the second-highest paid Yugoslav player after star striker Predrag Mijatovic of Real Madrid.