Corporate Sponsors / Headline / Soccer / Sports Business
April 13, 2009
Ben Freidson is the Manager of Sports Marketing at Volkswagen of America Inc. Recently, Volkswagen announced a multi-year partnership renewal with Major League Soccer and Soccer United Marketing, MLS’s marketing arm, to remain MLS’s...
Corporate Sponsors / Endorsements / MLB Players / Sports Business
March 31, 2009
Milwaukee Brewer’s outfielder Ryan Braun recently signed an endorsement deal with AirTran Airways to be become the airline’s Milwaukee area spokesman. The deal includes Braun appearing in AirTran advertisements and on billboards in the...
Contract Negotiation / Corporate Sponsors / Golf
March 24, 2009
The Victorian Government has decided that Tiger Woods is a worthy investment. The world’s number 1 golfer will be appearing at the Australian Masters in November this year – but at a price. For...
Accessories / Corporate Sponsors / Headline / Recruiting
March 3, 2009
The conundrum that is where highly-touted basketball recruit Lance Stephenson will play his college ball may be solved as easily as looking at the shoes he wears, as first reported by SNY.tv’s Adam Zagoria here. Stephenson, a...
Corporate Sponsors / NFL Teams / Sports Law
February 25, 2009
Thanks to a colleague and friend of mine, Hays Mathis, for letting me know that the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General’s Office to comment on the Cert Request for the case of...
Corporate Sponsors / Endorsements / MLB Players / Sports Business
February 24, 2009
Yesterday, Jason Wulterkens looked at how IMG might have been deeply connected to the Stanford Financial Scandal. But IMG and its clients might come away from this potential scandal unscathed. A few Boras clients...
Corporate Sponsors / Golf / Headline / Tennis
February 23, 2009
Did IMG and Octagon have a quid pro quo relationship with Stanford Financial Group, the latest house of financiers-cum-crooks (sadly, the line has become a bit blurred of late) that is under investigation by...
Corporate Sponsors / Endorsements / NFL Teams / Sports Business
January 28, 2009
The Seattle Supersonics left the state of Washington to relocate the franchise to Oklahoma City only months ago. The move brought a lot of drama, and pain to Seattle fans. Since losing the Los...
Corporate Sponsors / Endorsements / Sports Agents / Tennis
January 12, 2009
One of the best things about summer in Australia is that it is saturated with world class tennis. Not only are we lucky enough to enjoy beautiful beaches and weather but we get to...
Corporate Sponsors / Endorsements / Golf
January 6, 2009
The 2009 PGA Tour season kicks off this week with the annual Mercedes-Benz Championship at Kapalua. But with it comes a new era in pro golf. No, it has nothing to do with Tiger...