Happy 4/20 day? Greetings from Las Vegas, my home away from home. I’m currently recovering from a meat hangover, so excuse my tardiness on the weekly column. There was a lot of fanfare over the NFL schedule relese last night, which was pretty much all I was able to watch while traveling from Fort Lauderdale […]
According to a company press release, Roc Nation Sports has signed Belgian soccer sensation Romelu Lukaku. The Manchester United and Belgian National Team striker becomes the second member of RNS’ soccer division, joining the likes of Bayern Munich and German National Team center back Jérôme Boateng. Lukaku has already been a professional soccer player for […]
According to a press release from the agency, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has made a change in his representation as he has signed with BHSC for both his on and off-field endeavors. This includes managing her personal brand and philanthropic efforts as well. At BHSC he will be represented by President Dan Horowitz […]
According to a tweet, Tennessee Titans right tackle Jack Conklin has signed with Drew Rosenhaus for his representation. The 8th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Michigan State, Conklin was previously represented by Vanguard Sports. The 6’6”, 326 pound Michigan-native is entering his third NFL season, albeit a little banged up. In […]
The 2018 WNBA Draft took place last night at Nike’s New York headquarters and Wasserman clients stole the show. A’ja Wilson, selected 1st overall by the Las Vegas Aces, and Gabby Williams, selected 4th overall by the Chicago Sky, are both Wasserman clients represented by Senior Vice President, Women and Olympics Lindsay Kagawa Colas. Not […]
Let’s see what happened this past week. We had the news of the 4 major players associations deciding that they were going to break silence on their position concerning sports betting. They want a seat at the table when it comes to discussions over how players’ image rights will be used, which means they want some […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Tim Johnson, Jason Price and Mitchell Adams of JLK Rosenberger, a full-service accounting, tax and business advisory firm. For us tax pros, the saying goes “it’s not what you make, it’s what you keep”. That phrase takes on a new meaning with the Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
Nicole Lynn is a sports agent with Young Money APAA Sports and practicing attorney. Lynn is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and Doctor of Law (J.D.) with honors. She has worked on Wall Street as a Financial Analyst and obtained both her Series 7 and Series […]
I suppose the big story of the week was NFL offensive lineman Richie Incognito firing his agency, Athletes First, via Twitter. Interestingly enough, it wasn’t the first time he took to Twitter to terminate his relationship with the sports agency (soon thereafter rethinking that decision). Otherwise, the large sports agent-related story is the fact that […]
Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Richie Incognito is one of the league’s most colorful personalities. While he has had his fair share of off-the-field issues (Miami Dolphins bullying incident), he has been a solid contributor on the offensive line, helping the Bills reach the playoffs for the first time in over a decade last season. His […]