Finally, after having my move from one house to another delayed twice in two weeks, I am well on my way to establishing a new residence in Gainesville. I have one year left of law school, and we will see where I end up a year from now, once classes and the Bar Exam are […]
Month: July 2009
When Dynasty‘s clients have a solid day, I feel obliged to create a News & Notes piece. I know that this is coming to you later than normal, but I have been overwhelmed with moving from one house to another. I finally fond a break in my day, so here you go… Last night, Dan […]
One thing we really enjoy doing for our young Minor League clients is to get them attention from the media. Unless you are a top prospect first-round signee, chances are that Jonathan Mayo at Baseball America and Keith Law at ESPN are not calling you daily for an interview. Fortunately, at Dynasty, we are able […]
Blake Baratz is a young guy (only 29-years-old), but already has a good amount of experience as an NFLPA certified advisor. Since becoming certified with the union, Baratz has worked at Impact Sports, a representation firm with its principal office in Boca Raton, FL. Baratz was working on behalf of Impact Sports from across the […]
A couple of days ago, a new website called MakeItPro launched. The site is backed by Steve Nash, Gretchen Bleiler, Hasheem Thabeet, Bernard Berrian, Bill Duffy, and others. That’s right, the head of BDA Sports is a backer, and co-founder, of this new all-sport social network and sports resource that intends to unite the world’s […]
In case you did not know, Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States. If she is confirmed by Congress, Judge Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice in the history of the U.S. The confirmation hearings have been publicized by every major media outlet, and while […]
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The History of Sports Betting
People have been betting on sporting events for a long time. Both the Greeks and Romans engaged in the practice. In more recent times, sports betting has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. Betting on sports became popular in the United States in the 19th Century. Betting is also popular in other countries, and have […]
I’d like to think that there is nothing true about this post, but I am not naive enough to believe that it is far from reality. The post was written by Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com. He claims that the reason there have been so few 2009 1st round NFL Draft selections signing is because the […]
On Friday of last week, the NCAA, along with “The Big Four” American professional sports leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL (side note: I recently heard a professor refer to them as the Big 3.5), filed a federal suit against the state of Delaware. The leagues + NCAA are concerned over Delaware’s new declaration to allow […]
Colt McCoy will be devastated if he is not a first round pick. The Texas Longhorns quarterback completes practically every pass that leaves his right hand. That right hand is awfully valuable. Sounds like just the guy who would benefit from a hefty insurance policy (discussed here on May 19, 2009). And a hefty insurance […]