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Villanova Sports Law Symposium – 2015

What: The Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Annual Symposium When: Friday, April 10, 2015, 9 am – 1 pm Where: Arthur M. Goldberg Commons, Villanova University School of Law (299 North Spring Mill Road, Villanova, PA). Overview: The 2015 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium – Game-Changers: An Insider Look at a Volatile Year in […]

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Louisville Guard, Terry Rozier, Declares For NBA Draft

Per a Tweet by our own Darren Heitner, former Louisville guard Terry Rozier has signed with agent Aaron Turner of Verus Management Team, thus declaring for the NBA Draft. The 6’1″ 190 lb Rozier played his high school ball at Shaker Heights High School, located on the east side of Cleveland. He originally signed with the […]

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The 2015 Berkeley Law Sports Conference

What:  UC Berkeley Law: Boalt Hall Sports and Law Conference When: Friday, April 3 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Evening reception to follow. Where: California Memorial Stadium, University Club Suites, 210 Stadium Rim Way, Berkeley, CA 94720 Overview: Berkeley Law has assembled an impressive all-star lineup for its April 3 Sports & Law Conference. Six months […]

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8th Annual FAMU Law EASLS Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium

What: 8th Annual Florida A&M College of Law EASLS Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, April 10th 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Where: 201 Beggs Ave, Room 240, Orlando, FL 32801 Overview: The goal of this year’s Symposium is to have a well-rounded group of panel members to elicit in-depth discussions in regards to the […]

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Wilson Buys Louisville Slugger

Per Darren Heitner’s article on Forbes, Wilson Sporting Goods is acquiring the intellectual property of Louisville Slugger from its original owner Hillerich & Bradsby, for a cost of $70 million. This acquisition combines two of the biggest brands in baseball into one company. For more than 100 years, Louisville Slugger was the go-to bat for baseball players […]

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On To The Next One: Timmy Jernigan

Ravens DT, Timmy Jernigan, has signed with Drew Rosenhaus and Mike Katz of Rosenhaus Sports for his representation, according to a Tweet by Rand Getlin of Yahoo! Sports. This comes after Jernigan parted ways with former agent Sunny Shah of 320 Sports. The 6’2″ 300 lb defensive tackle is entering his second year with the Ravens. […]

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Third Annual Cardozo Sports Law Symposium

What: Third Annual Cardozo Sports Law Symposium Where: Jacob Burns Moot Court Room Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 55 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street), New York, NY 10003 When: Friday, March 13, 2015 9 am – 4 pm Description Michael Beck and Marc Rosenberg, both 3L students and co-founders of the Cardozo Sports Law Society […]

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Former NFL Player And Agent, Horace Smith, Pleads Guilty To Fraud

Update (3/6/15): The NFLPA has informed Sports Agent Blog that they have no record of Mr. Smith ever being a certified contract advisor with them. Former NFL agent and Cincinnati Bengals player, Horace Smith, admitted in February that he used the names of football recruits to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from a veterinarian […]

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Falcons QB Matt Ryan Signs with Excel Sports Management For Marketing

Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has signed on with agents Alan Zucker and Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports Management for his marketing work and off-the-field endeavors, according to SBJ’s Liz Mullen. Ryan has decided to join on with Zucker and Excel Sports Management, the marketing agent to the Manning brothers and recently former Oregon QB […]

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Broncos LB, Brandon Marshall, Signs With Rosenhaus Sports

Denver Broncos LB, Brandon Marshall, has signed with agents Drew Rosenhaus and Jason Katz of super agency Rosenhaus Sports, according to a tweet by SBJ’s Liz Mullen. After a breakout 2014 campaign, the 25-year-old Las Vegas-native was hearing his name a lot more in the media. This lead the public to confuse him with current Chicago […]