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New Alabama Uniform Athlete Agent Law May Include Cam Newton Clause

The Alabama Uniform Athlete Agents law may soon be modified.  Alabama state Senators Gerald Allen and Gerald Dial have sponsored a bill, which has already been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, that would change the definition of an “agency contract.”  If passed, an agency contract will also be established if a student-athlete authorizes a third party to “negotiate […]

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William Buford Hires Herb Rudoy and Ron Shade of Interperformances

Earlier today, I reported that the Ohio State University’s forward Jared Sullinger signed with veteran agent David Falk.  His teammate William Buford has also selected his representation and decided to sign with Herb Rudoy and Ron Shade of Interperformances.  Rudoy and Shade have already signed 1st Team Associated Press All-American Draymond Green of Michigan State University and will also be representing […]

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Nevada Forward Olek Czyz Signs with Brad Ames of Priority Sports

Olek Czyz, a 6’7 forward from Gdynia, Poland who played college ball at Nevada, has signed with Brad Ames of Priority Sports & Entertainment.  The news of the signing was first reported on Twitter by Vilnius, Lithuania-based basketball agency, Jump Start Agency.  Jump Start Agency has a proven track record placing American players with overseas basketball teams, […]

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David Falk Signs Duke’s Austin Rivers and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger

Duke University guard Austin Rivers and the Ohio State University forward Jared Sullinger have decided to enter the 2012 NBA Draft as underclassmen and sign with the same agent – David Falk.  David Falk’s daughter, Diana, immediately sent out Tweets to Rivers and Sullinger, welcoming the players to “the family.” My prediction that Rivers would sign with […]

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On To The Next One: Ian Thorpe

The Daily Telegraph has reported that Olympic Gold Medalist Ian Thorpe has split from his former manager David Flaskas to join James Erskine at the burgeoning Sports & Entertainment Limited (SEL). Thorpe made an unsuccessful comeback this year in his bid to make the Australian swimming team for the London Olympics.  Despite this, Thorpe is […]

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Canadian Football League Players Association Considering Ban On Dual Representation

On January 19, 2011, I wrote that the NFL should look into the NBA’s conflict of interest regulations, which currently prohibit agents from representing management personnel and players.  This dual representation is currently permitted by the NFLPA as long as there is full disclosure of all entities represented to each client.  As of the publishing of […]

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Miami-based Jeff Wechsler Signs UNC’s Harrison Barnes

Two days ago, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports broke the news that University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill small forward Harrison Barnes signed with agent Jeff Wechsler.  Wechsler is based in Miami, Florida and is the owner of 24..7 Sports Management, LLC.  Last year, Wechsler signed eventual #1 overall pick Kyrie Irving, who I hear is close friends […]