The 400 wealthiest Americans "are worth a combined $1.5 trillion ($3.8 billion each, on average), up 12% from a year ago, according to FORBES' annual survey of the richest people in America. An "alltime-high 70% are self-made, up from 55%" in '97. Among newcomers to the list this year were Clippers Owner Donald Sterling, who makes his debut "thanks to rising real estate prices" in L.A. and Orange County, "where he owns 10,000 apartment units." Fenway Sports Group Owner John Henry also joined the list for the first time. Angels Owner Arte Moreno, NASCAR/IndyCar team Owner Roger Penske and Bulls and Yankees stakeholder Lester Crown were among those dropping off the list from '10. Listed below are billionaires with interests in sports from the '11 Forbes 400 list (FORBES, 10/10 issue).

RK	NAME	WORTH (BILLIONS)	SPORTS INTEREST
2	Warren Buffett	$39.0	Triple-A PCL Omaha Storm Chasers stakeholder
3	Larry Ellison	$33.0	Oracle Racing Owner (America's Cup)
23	Paul Allen	$13.2	Seahawks, Trail Blazers Owner; MLS Sounders stakeholder
24	Phil Knight	$13.1	Nike Chair
37	Rupert Murdoch	$7.4	News Corp. Chair & CEO (Fox Sports)
39t	Phil Anschutz*	$7.0	AEG Chair
39t	Patrick Soon-Shiong	$7.0	Lakers stakeholder
60	Rich DeVos	$5.0	Magic Owner
60	David Tepper	$5.0	Steelers stakeholder
69	John Malone	$4.5	Liberty Media Chair; Braves Owner
72	Charles Johnson	$4.4	MLB Giants stakeholder
75	Micky Arison	$4.2	Heat Owner
80	Sumner Redstone	$4.1	Viacom Chair
103	Ted Lerner	$3.3	Nationals Owner
107t	Ron Burkle	$3.2	Penguins co-Owner
107t	Stan Kroenke**	$3.2	Kroenke Sports Enterprises Owner
114t	Stephen Ross	$3.1	Dolphins Owner
114t	Terry Pegula	$3.1	Sabres Owner
130	Joan Tisch	$2.8	NFL Giants stakeholder
139	Malcolm Glazer	$2.7	Buccaneers, EPL club Manchester United Owner
150	Charles Dolan***	$2.6	Cablevision Chair; MSG Inc. Owner
159t	Tom Gores	$2.5	Pistons Owner
159t	Don Schneider	$2.5	Packers Dir Emeritus
171t	Wayne Huizenga	$2.3	Dolphins stakeholder
171t	Mark Cuban	$2.3	Mavericks Owner
188	Phil Falcone	$2.2	Wild stakeholder
200t	Robert Rich^	$2.1	Rich Entertainment Group Owner (MiLB clubs)
200t	Ed Roski	$2.1	Lakers, NHL Kings stakeholder
212t	Michael Ilitch	$2.0	Tigers, Red Wings Owner
212t	Eddie DeBartolo	$2.0	DeBartolo Sports & Entertainment Chair
227t	Jerry Jones	$1.9	Cowboys Owner
227t	Jeremy Jacobs	$1.9	Bruins Owner; Delaware North Chair; NESN investor
242t	Glen Taylor	$1.8	T'Wolves Owner
242t	Jim Davis	$1.8	New Balance Chair & CEO
242t	Ted Forstmann	$1.8	IMG Chair & CEO
260t	Drayton McLane	$1.75	Astros Owner
260t	Walter Scott	$1.75B	Triple-A PCL Omaha Storm Chasers stakeholder
263t	Fred Smith	$1.7	Redskins stakeholder
263t	Henry Samueli	$1.7	Ducks Owner
263t	Bob Kraft	$1.7	Patriots, MLS Revolution Owner
273	Herb Simon	$1.6	Pacers co-Owner
293t	Donald Sterling	$1.5	Clippers Owner
293t	Michael Heisley	$1.5	Grizzlies Owner
293t	John Fisher	$1.5	A's, MLS Earthquakes, SPL club Celtic stakeholder
293t	Bob McNair	$1.5	Texans Owner
293t	Dan Gilbert	$1.5	Cavaliers Owner
293t	Jonathan Nelson	$1.5	Univision, YES Network BOD member
309	Josh Harris	$1.45	76ers Owner
312t	Ray Davis	$1.4	MLB Rangers co-Owner
312t	Red McCombs	$1.4	Austin F1 track investor
312t	Jim Irsay	$1.4	Colts Owner
331t	Steve Bisciotti	$1.3	Ravens Owner
331t	Arthur Blank	$1.3	Falcons Owner
355	Frank Fertitta	$1.25	UFC co-Owner
359t	Lorenzo Fertitta	$1.20	UFC co-Owner
359t	Todd Wagner	$1.2	Mavericks stakeholder
359t	Aubrey McClendon	$1.2	Thunder stakeholder
375t	Patrick Ryan	$1.1	Bears stakeholder
375t	Bud Adams	$1.1	Titans Owner
375t	Alex Spanos	$1.1	Chargers Owner
375t	Jeffrey Lurie	$1.1	Eagles Owner
375t	Tom Benson	$1.1	Saints Owner
375t	William Ford	$1.1	Lions Owner
375t	John Henry^^	$1.1	Fenway Sports Group Owner
397	Dan Snyder	$1.05	Redskins Owner

NOTES: * = Anschutz' properties under the AEG umbrella include ownership of the NHL Kings, MLS Galaxy, Dynamo, AHL Manchester Monarchs and ECHL Ontario Reign. AEG also owns stakes in the Lakers, WNBA Sparks and ECHL Reading Royals. AEG owns various arenas around the world, including Staples Center, the proposed Farmers Field, The Home Depot Center and Manchester Evening News Arena. ** = Kroenke Sports Enterprises owns the Rams, EPL club Arsenal, MLS Rapids and NLL Colorado Mammoth. Kroenke passed ownership of the Avalanche and Nuggets to his son Josh to satisfy terms of the Rams' purchase. *** = MSG Inc. properties include Madison Square Garden, TV channels (MSG, MSG+, MSG Varsity), the Knicks, NHL Rangers, WNBA Liberty and AHL Connecticut Whale. ^ = Rich Entertainment operates the Triple-A Int'l League Buffalo Bisons, Double-AA Texas League Arkansas Travelers and Single-A N.Y.-Penn League Jamestown Jammers. ^^ = FSG properties include the Red Sox, Fenway Park, EPL club Liverpool, Anfield stadium, the Single-A Carolina League Salem Red Sox, an 80% stake in NESN and a 50% stake in NASCAR's Roush Fenway Racing team.

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