This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Sports Management Worldwide annual NHL Career Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Attendees got the opportunity to hear from everyone involved in the hockey business from media to general managers and then attended the actual NHL Draft in Sunrise, Florida. There were two agent panels, one […]
Relativity Sports has added to their roster only this time, they’ve added a new agent instead of a player. Kevin Omell, a veteran NFL agent, will be leaving National Sports Agency to work alongside his close friend Ben Dogra. Omell worked at National Sports Agency alongside its founder, Harold Lewis, for over 10 years. Lewis […]
Happy Friday ladies and gentlemen! This has been quite the week for me personally as I moved from Fort Lauderdale to New York City on Wednesday. It has been a huge change and I’m extremely excited to see what the future holds. If any of you want to reach out or connect with me, shoot […]
Michael Vick is probably the biggest name in the current free agency pool. The 34-year-old veteran has had a turbulent career in the NFL. He has appeared in four pro bowls, holds the record as the leading rusher for quarterbacks of all time, and impressed fans during his years at Atlanta and Philadelphia. However, Vick […]
Roc Nation Sports has signed World Cup Champion Jerome Boateng to its roster. Boateng and his management company SAM Sports signed an exclusive promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports earning him the position as premiere professional football athlete for the agency. Boateng is a German soccer player currently playing as a defender for Bayern Munich […]
University of Florida guard Michael Frazier signed with local agent Matt Ramker with hopes that their player-agent bond will pay off at the NBA Draft this Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York. Many questioned Frazier’s decision to forgo his senior year and enter the draft early since he missed a portion of his junior year […]
Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors on winning the NBA Championship this week. The Warriors were my pre-playoff pick to win it all and anyone who follows Darren on Twitter knows he was quite happy my prediction came true. The big story in the NBA agent business this week was the announcement that the NBPA […]
Back in March, SAB reported that Olympic Gold Medalist Missy Franklin had signed a representation agreement with WME/IMG and would be turning pro. Today, we again have news about the young Olympian. Yesterday, at the opening day of the Arena Pro Swim Series, Franklin announced that she has signed an endorsement deal with Speedo – her […]
According to Daniel Kaplan of SBJ, New Balance has re-signed Milos Raonic, the eighth-ranked tennis player in the world, to a deal that lasts the duration of his playing career and beyond. The deal was announced by the brand at the Queens Club in London, where the ATP Aegon Championships are currently underway. New Balance expanded […]
Per Darren Heitner, NBA Agent annual dues will likely increase during the 2015-2016 season. NBPA Deputy General Counsel Ramya Ravindran and the Board of Player Representatives have discussed and preliminarily approved raising NBA agent dues beginning with the upcoming NBA season. The expected increase in agent dues would be as follows: Agents with 0-9 players: […]