Could Andre Smith‘s suspension from the Sugar Bowl actually strengthen his draft stock? Improper dealings with an agent really does not speak much of an athlete’s character. It definitely reflects poorly on the agent who should know better than to confront a potential client before the college season is over, but it is not like […]
Category: Recruiting
Although the NBA Draft is still a fair way off, there are already players who are being highlighted as potential draftees. Thousands of players go through the rigors of balancing school and sport to try and make it on the biggest stage in Basketball, but at the end of the day there are only 60 […]
Guest contribution from Neil Stratton of InsideTheLeague.com and Executive DIrector of the ’08 Hula Bowl. One question I get repeatedly, from newly certified agent to seasoned veteran, is: How do I get my kid into a college football all-star game? The question comes up so frequently that when I was invited by Darren to address […]
I received some interesting feedback on my last article from family, friends, business associates and people who I had never met before. They can broadly be placed into two categories – the supportive and the questioning. The supportive feedback does not need to be examined here as it is trite at this stage; I would […]
Dating back to March 8, 2008, a commentator by the name of Insidetheleague.com has been leaving some very insightful comments on this blog. From his comments, it seemed like [email protected] (Neil Stratton, President of Inside the League and Executive Director of the ’08 Hula Bowl) was very well connected in the sports industry. He also […]
Guest contribution by a loyal reader of SportsAgentBlog.com, Brent DeCoster With the recent report coming out of Boston that the Red Sox have agreed to a three year deal, worth about $3 million with Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa, is it finally time to start paying closer attention to the impact of Asian-born players on America’s […]
Guest contribution by loyal reader and current Q2 intern, Michael Goldman. Real pirate ships aren’t the only pirates in the news for their global endeavors anymore. Recently, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made additions to their club from around the globe, including Monday’s signing of Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel from India, and the South African […]
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AFL Draft Preview 2008
In what will be the 2nd last of the ‘regular’ drafts before the Gold Coast team enters the competition (Gold Coast will have 8 out of the first 24 picks in the 2010 draft), all first round picks were kept by their respective clubs during trade week. As of last year (and as I reported […]
John Kosmina certainly thinks so. The Sydney FC coach has a struggle on his hands to keep many of his stars who are attracting lucrative offers from not only other A League clubs, but overseas too. [Kosmina slams signing system] Under the current system, any player who is out of contract at June 30 in […]
When UnderArmour announced that its first basketball endorsement would be for Brandon Jennings, an American born kid who would go on to play his first professional game overseas, the final piece of the puzzle was in place to legitimize the overseas experiment. No longer are we wondering whether players will go from the NBA to […]