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Headline Sports Law

Waiting To Hear If The NFL Lockout Is Legal

The NFL owners and players were back in court on June 3 to try and make some headway in the three-month-old lockout. Lawyers for both sides were given 30 minutes to state each side’s case in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis. The basic argument was whether or not the league-imposed […]

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Accessories Headline Product Reviews Sports Business

Crowd Seats Brings Group-Buying and Sports Tickets Into the Same Arena

The amazing success of group-buying websites like Groupon, LivingSocial, and KGB Deals have caused many others to try and replicate that success, and use the power of group purchasing for their financial advantage. And while other places have followed suit, no company has successfully specifically focused on group sales with sports tickets…until now? It was […]

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Contract Negotiation Headline MLB Players MLB Teams Sports Agents

Jim Bowden Discusses Boras’ Negotiating Power; Disregard For NCAA Rules?

The 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft officially began last night.  One round and Comp Round A is in the books; rounds two through fifty still remain (along with Comp Round B).  Many top picks are advised by Scott Boras, including #1 overall pick Gerritt Cole, Anthony Rendon, Bubba Starling, Alex Meyer, Brian Goodwin, and Josh […]

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Golf Headline Sports Agents

Tiger Woods Sticks With Mark Steinberg; Leaves IMG

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Mark Steinberg leaving IMG before the natural end of his employment with the company (the New York Post says Steinberg was fired).  Steinberg had been Director of Global Golf Business at IMG.  Upon his exit, many wondered whether Tiger Woods would leave IMG with Steinberg, who has […]