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Month: May 2012
What: Second Annual Sports Law Seminar for Rookies and Veterans When: Thursday, June 14, 2012 (9 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.) Where: Minneapolis Club in Minnesota The law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson, in cooperation with the Brewer Sports Symposium, will hold its second annual Sports Law Seminar for Rookies and Veterans. The event will bring together business leaders and sports […]
Tom Little of SFX Baseball Group has a familiar last name. His brothers are Grady Little, a former manager in Major League Baseball, and Bryan Little, advance scout and special instructor with the Chicago White Sox. The Little family seems to be born for baseball. Recently, Tom graciously took some of my questions regarding his practice as a […]
Yesterday my most recent Forbes article was published. It is titled, Football Agent Named Defendant In Three Pending Lawsuits Calls Accusers Desperate and Vindictive, and it highlights three separate lawsuits that have named football agent JR Rickert as a defendant. I must thank Rickert for being extremely cooperative with me in my effort to extract information […]
Just prior to the start of the Memorial Day Weekend, NFLPA Contract Advisor and Founder of The National Association of Sports Agents & Athlete Representatives (NASAAR) sent out an update addressing some frequently asked questions since his first announcement regarding his plans for the new trade association. [Link: NASAAR FAQ] There are a total of 10 answers […]
Former Miami Ohio basketball player Julian Mavunga has signed with HOF Player Representatives. Mavunga, who just finished his senior season, averaged 16.4 points, 9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 36.9 minutes player per game in his senior season. DraftExpress.com currently ranks Mavunga as the 53rd best senior in the country (up 9 slots since I last covered him). […]
A very diverse wrap-up of links, below. I hope that everyone has a very enjoyable long Memorial Day weekend. While there are no football links, the chatter surrounding the pending concussion lawsuits continues and a new issue concerning whether NFL teams colluded to effectively create a salary cap in the uncapped year. And who can […]
Yesterday, SportsBusiness Journal hosted its yearly Sports Business Awards in New York City. It has been reported that roughly 750 people attended the event. Categories included Sports League of the Year, Sports Sponsor of the Year, and of course, Best in Talent Representation and Management. This year’s winner in the latter category was the very deserving Wasserman Media Group. […]
Adam Pensack is one of the owners of the Pensack Sports Management Group, a basketball agency based in the Bay Area of California. His company represents former NBA players and players performing overseas, but currently does not have any clients in the NBA. While he has been in the business for quite some time, Pensack says he is diligently working […]
Yesterday, Cheyenne Woods and agency Excel Sports Management tweeted about their brand new relationship (embedded Tweets, below). [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/_misswoods_/status/204625488805765121″] [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/excelsm/status/204605510656327680″] Cheyenne’s last name should appear familiar. Cheyenne’s uncle is Tiger, who is also a client of Mark Steinberg at Excel Sports Management. Steinberg had represented Tiger Woods as Director of Global Golf Business at IMG Worldwide prior to teaming up […]