Sports | Tiger Woods Sport's Top 100 Power Players Athletes, commissioners and entrepreneurs all make BusinessWeek's list of the best people in the game By Sophie Goldstein Posted Oct 1, 2007 8:53 AM CDT Copied Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning drops back to make a pass in the first half of a pre-season NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Associated Press) In sports you're really only a winner or a loser, so BusinessWeek compiled a list of the 100 most powerful people in sports—whether they're on the field or behind a desk: Roger Goodell, commissioner, NFL Tiger Woods, golfer David Stern, commissioner, NBA George Bodenheimer, president, ESPN, ABC Sports; co-chairman, Disney Media Networks Bud Selig, commissioner, MLB Brian France, chairman, CEO NASCAR Dick Ebersol, chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics Phil Knight, chairman, Nike Sean McManus, president, CBS News and Sports Rupert Murdoch, chairman, CEO, News Corp. Read These Next Death certificate reveals Brian Wilson's cause of death. Trump says he'll 'take a look' at deporting Elon Musk. Senate Democrats delete name of 'Big Beautiful Bill.' Senate passes massive spending package. Report an error