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NBA Players NBA Teams Social Networking

Not a game…we’re talking about Twitter

“We’re talking about Twitter here.” That was Charlie Villanueva‘s comment regarding Bucks coach Scott Skiles‘ decision to ban the use of Twitter during games, after Villanueva’s half-time “tweet” during Sunday’s victory over the Boston Celtics.  Villanueva’s response sounds comically similar to Allen Iverson’s “practice” rant, and although the Milwaukee forward did not think there was […]

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NBA Players Sports Business

Doug Christie Dives Into the World of Sports Management

Former Sacramento Kings Star and NBA veteran, Doug Christie, recently decided to jump into the business of sports management with the initiation of Christie Sports Management/ Athletic Training Firm. The fourteen year NBA veteran is starting out big withhis firm headquarters based in Seattle, Washington and offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento, California. The main […]

Another Potential Professional Football League?

On October 19, 2007, I reported that a new football league under development, the United Football League (UFL), wanted to kick-off its inaugural season in August 2008.  A year and a half later, I am sitting in Gainesville writing this post and still waiting for the UFL to show up on my HDTV.  But wait, […]

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College Football Players Dynasty Athlete Representation

Andrew Johnson Interviews with NFL Draft Bible

Andrew Johnson and Kevin Grant had been preparing for months in anticipation of their March 18th Pro Day.  Unfortunately, Akron informed our clients that the Pro Day was pushed back to March 25th only a day before the originally scheduled Pro Day.  Our guys are still training hard and keeping on their diets.  Additionally, they […]

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Politics

Florida Law Review’s Annual Dunwoody Distinguished Lecture in Law

While the subject may not exactly be sports related, I am doing a friend of mine a favor any posting this up.  If you are in Gainesville, FL, you should come check it out: Yale law professor Akhil Amar will speak on “Bush, Gore, Florida and the Constitution” on Tuesday, March 24 at the University […]