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Breaking it down: Athletes, teams give to Hurricane Harvey funds


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Athletes and teams have been making major contributions for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Here is a breakdown of those efforts.

NFL

Houston Texans' J.J. Watt: More than $20 million through his foundation

Texans owner Bob McNair: $1 million, United Way

NFL Foundation: Matched McNair

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: More than $3 million

Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott: $21,000 

Cowboys' Dez Bryant: $50,000

New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft: Up to $1 million in matching funds to Red Cross 

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady: $100,000

Patriots coach Bill Belichick: $50,000

Texans' Brian Cushing: $50,000

Tennessee Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk: $1 million, Watt foundation

Titans foundation: $25,000

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank: Matching $1 million through foundation

Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford: $1 million, Red Cross

New York Jets chairman Christopher Johnson: $1 million, Red Cross

Baltimore Ravens: $1 million, United Way of Greater Houston, Salvation Army of Houston, Red Cross

Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf: $300,000, Red Cross, Jewish Federation of North America Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

Green Bay Packers: $100,000

Jacksonville Jaguars' Leonard Fournette: $50,000

New Orleans Saints' Craig Robertson: Goal of $100,000, fundly.com page

Pittsburgh Steelers' Vance McDonald: Matching up to $50,000, Convoy of Hope

Los Angeles Rams' Michael Brockers: $90,000 goal, YouCaring.com page 

Denver Broncos' Emmanuel Sanders, teammates: $70,000

Broncos: Matching Sanders

Former Bronco Louis Vasquez: $20,000, gofundme.com page 

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NBA

Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander: $10 million 

NBA and players' association: $1 million

Rockets' James Harden: $1 million

Rockets' Chris Paul: $75,000

Miami Heat owner Mickey Arison: Match $1 million from his company, Carnival Cruise Line

Washington Wizards' John Wall, Bradley Beal: More than $250,000 with teammates

Former Rockets' Hakeem Olajuwan: $150,000 to Houston maylor Sylvester Turner's Relief Fund

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry: $118,000

Sacramento Kings: $100,000

Los Angeles Lakers: $100,000, Red Cross

Former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo: $50,000 

Indiana Pacers' Joe Young: $20,000

Oklahoma City Thunder's Enes Kanter: $25,000, Embrace Relief

WNBA

Indiana Fever: $1 from every ticket issued for Fever vs. Minnesota Lynx on Aug. 30

Dallas Wings: $1 million of the profit from Wings vs. New York Liberty ticket sales to the Dallas Women's Foundation Foundation’s Relief Fund

Nneka Ogwumike: $1,000 to J.J. Watt's fund

Candace Parker: $1,000 to J.J. Watt's fund

MLB

Houston Astros owner Jim Crane: $4 million 

MLB and players' association: $1 million 

Los Angeles Dodgers' Scott Kazmir: $110,000

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout: $27,000

Cleveland Indians' Jay Bruce: Matching $100,000 to non-profits in SE Texas

St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: $10,000 for every home run 

Cardinals' Adam Wainwright: Matching Carpenter

Cardinals: Matching Carpenter

Washington Nationals' Matt Albers, Anthony Rendon: $90,000 goal, YouCaring.com 

New York Yankees: $100,000, $50,000 to Red Cross, $50,000 to Salvation Army

Yankees roster: $9,000 per win from Sept. 4 until the end of the regular season

Atlanta Braves: $25,000, Red Cross

Alex Rodriguez: $25,000 

PGA

Sergio Garcia: $2,000 per birdie, $5,000 per eagle, FedEx Cup matches

KJ Choi: $100,000

Patrick Reed: $50,000

Mark O'Meara: $10,000, 10% of winnings rest of year

John Peterson: $50 per birdie, $100 per eagle, $100,000 if he wins tournament 

J.T. Poston: Match Peterson's donation

Chris Stroud: $10,000, 10% of his winnings at Dell Technologies Classic

Conrad Shindler: $100 per birdie, $200 per eagle at Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship

Jhonattan Vegas: $25,000 

PGA: $250,000

LPGA

Stacy Lewis: 100% of earnings from Portland Classic

Jackie Stoelting: $100 per birdie at Portland Classic

Shannon Fish: $100 per birdie, $500 per eagle at Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge

Samantha Richdale: $100 per birdie, $500 per eagle at Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge

Sophia Popov: $100 per birdie, $500 per eagle at Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge

Daniela Iacobelli: $100 per birdie, $500 per eagle at Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge

Katie Kempter: $100 per birdie, $500 per eagle at Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge

Julia Roth: $100 per birdie, $500 per eagle at Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge

Emma Talley: $100 per birdie and $500 per eagle at Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge

Symetra Tour: Match what Fish, Popov, Iacobelli, Kempter, Roth and Talley raise

NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri: Donations through his foundation

NHL and NHLPA: $200,000, Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity

Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik: $1 million

Buffalo Sabres' Zach Bogosian: $20,000 goal, gofundme.com

NASCAR

Hendrick Motorsports team of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Chase Elliot: $200,000, with a goal of $500,000.

Joey Logano: $25,000 to the Red Cross

IndyCar

A.J. Foyt Racing and Verizon IndyCar Series: all proceeds from sale of "Race4Houston" T-shirts will benefit the Greater Houston Community Foundation

COLLEGE

Southland Conference: $100,000, Red Cross