It is with great pleasure that I get to announce that my friend Peter Webb has officially accepted a new job with Tailwind Sports and Entertainment. He will will join Tailwind as Co-Head of the company’s Sports and Entertainment Division. Tailwind is a full-service sports and entertainment consulting firm that is based in Scottsdale with […]
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Scott Boras: “When people have the opportunity to see an individual and hear him express personal feelings, that’s always the strongest method of communication.” [The Wall Street Journal] Carl Poston says Woods and his team should’ve acted sooner in dealing with the public relations nightmare. “He’s never been in any trouble before,” Poston says, “he’s […]
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Barron Strikes Back
On November 2nd, Nationwide Tour pro, Doug Barron, became the first player to fail the PGA Tour’s new drug policy and was issued a one-year suspension for his violation. In response, Barron filed a civil lawsuit this last Thursday against the PGA Tour, seeking monetary damages and a temporary restraining order against the Tour which, […]
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Moore For Me
PGA Tour pro Ryan Moore has made headlines this last week for finally signing an endorsement deal with Scratch Golf. What’s the big deal? For those of you who don’t know, Moore has been known on the PGA Tour this past year as the “logo-less” guy and not because he wasn’t offered endorsement deals, but […]
Andrew Moss was supposed to be sentenced on June 13. A little over four months later, he has received his punishment, which is much less than the maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Instead, he received a one-year-and-one-day sentence and must pay $40,000 to the man who originally wanted to sponsor […]
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Andrew Moss, Criminal Minded
Sports agent Andrew Moss, CEO of the Hawaii based Onyx Sports Group Inc., pleaded guilty on Wednesday after being charged with defrauding a sponsor for $61,000 in June 2008. The criminal act stems from a deal he had made for his golf client Scott Yancy III. Yancy had a moment in the spotlight when he […]
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The Tiger Tax
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 the tournament, Tiger will receive an appearance fee of $3 million, or roughly US$2 million. Outside of the US PGA Tour, […]
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 the FBI and that was charged this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with an alleged $8bn […]
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Less Money…Moore Golf
This might be a first in the annals of modern sport. Ryan Moore, who placed 6th in last week’s FBR Open, has entered the new season void of any sponsorships. If anyone caught part of that tournament you could have seen Moore rocking a pair of Puma shoes with spikes attached, a tie, and a […]
Brian Allman of Sweet Spot Golf is my man. He is a long-time reader of SportsAgentBlog.com and makes sure to check in with me at least once a week, even if it is to just chat about a story on the blog. He also happens to have a great company in Sweet Spot Golf and […]