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#4 Joe Smith

This past Saturday, the NY Jets released back-up punter Joe Smith, who wears jersey number 4.  Brett Favre also signed his papers to be reinstated into the NFL on Tuesday.  Could this be an omen for the emergence of Brett Favre to the city of bright lights and big buildings?  As if that is not enough fuel to fuel Jets […]

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Contract Negotiation International Basketball NBA Players NBA Teams

Agents Using Overseas Option As Leverage

Honestly, agents would be silly if they did not use this opportunity that has presented itself to inflate their clients’ salary figures.  When Josh Childress, a restricted free agent unhappy with his role with the Hawks receives an offer that is higher than what any NBA team was offering him and will additionally allow him […]

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Olympics Performance Analysis

$220,000 For A Gold Medal

According to an official, the government of the Philippines and some private donors are offering any Olympic athlete that wins a Gold medal for the Philippines in the upcoming Olympics $220,000 dollars.  The Philippines is seeking its first Gold Medal in over 80 years and has thus created this incentive for its Olympic athletes.  The […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

7/30/08 News & Notes

Gerard Haran Gerard Haran did not play in the Tuesday game against the York Revolution.  Without Gerard’s help, the Bears lost the game 12-8. Robert Lara The AZL Padres made a late 9th inning comeback, scoring 2 runs but still coming just short of getting the win.  Robert Lara finished the game at 1 for […]

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Sports Agents

Think You Are Not Disposable? Think Again

As an agent in a professional sport, you must count your blessings every night and hope that your current clients do not ditch you for the hundreds of hungry agents working while you sleep.  There are more agents out there than potential clients (at least ones that will make you any money), and most players […]