Another
year, another hefty tax bill for the New York Yankees, which will pay
MLB $28.1 million in luxury taxes on the team's payroll for the 2013
season.The Yankees were one of two teams to pay luxury tax bills for
2013, according to a person with knowledge of the calculations. The Los
Angeles Dodgers will pay an $11 million bill. Both teams had payrolls of
roughly $237 million, but because the Yankees are annual offenders,
they must pay at a higher rate. The Boston Red Sox sneaked in just under
the tax threshold, finishing the season with a payroll several hundred
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www.alipaytrade.com homepage.The $28 million hit will bring the total
Yankee luxury tax payments to over $250 million since the inception of
the luxury tax in 2003.The Yankees are trying to get under the $189
million luxury tax limit for the 2014 season—beyond avoiding the tax
itself, dipping under the threshold would allow them to take advantage
of a number of incentives built into baseball's latest labor deal. But
after several recent signings, the team is already drawing precariously
close to the ceiling with holes remaining all over their roster.
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the Sochi Olympics.Billie Jean King (below) will be one of two openly
gay athletes in the U.S. delegation for the opening and closing
ceremonies, Obama announced Tuesday. For the first time since 2000,Nike Air MaxSexy Lingerie Factory however,
the U.S. will not send a president, former president, first lady or
vice president to the Games.Russia has come under fierce criticism for
passing national laws banning "gay propaganda." Though the White House
did not specifically address the Russian laws in making its
announcement, spokesman Shin Inouye said the delegation "represents the
diversity that is the United States" and that Obama "knows they will
showcase to the world the best of America—diversity, determination and
teamwork."Hockey player Caitlin Cahow is the other openly gay
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