Things I’m striving/wishing for in 2009: Continued health and happiness for my family and friends. Remaining in the top half of my class in law school. Continuing my excellent relationship with my beautiful girlfriend. Rulon Davis getting drafted by a team that not only appreciates his value, but takes advantage of his strengths. Our baseball […]
Year: 2008
No, I’m talking about Christmas and the associated holidays. I’m talking about the European Soccer Transfer Window! From January 1st to January 31st, Soccer Agents and Managers work ferociously around the clock to complete deals which may see players sign that lucrative multi-year contract with a massive club or go searching the lower leagues for […]
After the Boston Red Sox failed to sign Mark Teixeira, you could imagine that they had some money lying around. The Red Sox used some of that flow and agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Brad Penny. The contract is worth $5 million for 1 year with another $3 million available if Penny pitches 160 […]
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ARPA Group On LinkedIn
On October 9, I suggested that we bring back ARPA, an organization that once served some worthy purposes in strengthening the sports agent profession. ARPA stands for Association of Representatives of Professional Athletes, and was created in 1978 as a vehicle to introduce self-regulation into the profession. After publishing the post, I received tons of […]
Rulon Davis #94 California Bears DE Dynasty Football 2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rulon Davis, son of Sylvia and Lorenzo Davis, is a 6’5, 281-pound, senior defensive end for the California Golden Bears. Rulon has great size, football instincts, and intelligence and has matured well beyond his years. Growing up in San Diego, CA, Rulon attended […]
Since the beginning of this blog, we have looked at a couple of potential collusion claims against the MLB. First, Jason Wulterkens explored the possibility that owners were colluding to hold down A-Rod’s contract and share information about their general free agent plans. That was Winter of 2007. But most baseball fans are more aware […]
You are one of the best college football players at your position and practically guaranteed to be one of the top five overall picks in the upcoming NFL Draft (in fact, many have you slotted to be the first selection in the whole shebang). The last thing you want to do is take any action […]
The San Francisco Giants is the new home for Randy “Big Unit” Johnson. After coming back from numerous surgeries and limitations, Johnson is ready and more focused on doing what he does best: striking out batters with his lightning fast pitches. The 45-year old Johnson and the Giants have agreed to a 1-year, $8 million […]
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The NBA Coach Carousel
The New York Times is also taking note of Lonnie Cooper‘s unfortunate start to the 2008/09 NBA season. As I previously mentioned, all six NBA coaches fired so far this year are Career Sports & Entertainment clients. Not exactly something you want to deal with around the Holidays, but Lonnie knows that this business cares […]
Shawn Zobel is a young man who saw an opportunity and took advantage of it. There are 117 days left until the 2009 NFL Draft, and Zobel is already hard at work compiling information on all of the college seniors and eligible juniors that will be declaring early. He also has a nice interview up […]