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Should On-Field Violence Evade the Law?

I have chosen to write about a topic that is of interest to me personally, and in the hope that you, our reader, will give your opinion on the matter too. There is a principle in soccer that the referee, in his/her role as both umpire and representative of a country’s football association, is the […]

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2007 Princeton Sports Symposium

This coming Friday would be a good day to just happen to be walking the grounds of Princeton University. That is because Princeton University will be hosting a half-day sports symposium, featuring an amazing list of speakers. The event begins at 1PM, December 7 and will take place at Robertson Hall. Brett D. Yormark, president […]

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Blatter Seeks New Rules Regarding ‘Home-Grown’ Players

Greetings from London, England. I am not going to go into great detail about myself as that information is available in the ‘About’ section. I would, however, like to thank Darren once again for welcoming me to the team. In my first article I have decided to give my opinion on a topic that has […]

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Professional Responsibility And Ethics

Remember our recent, brief discussion about falsely comparing standard baseball business practices with ethics [Ethics Or Merely Business Of Baseball?]? Yeah…you probably skipped over that one. Well today, I would like to focus on one instance where ethics may actually be enforced in the sports business world. Believe it or not, attorneys now make up […]

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Coaching Michigan: priceless?

Despite being in the thick of the National Championship race—a #1 standing in the BCS rankings and looming showdowns with Arkansas this Friday, and either Tennessee or Georgia at the SEC Championship on December 1st—LSU head football coach Les Miles may indeed have one eye already on the Michigan job, recently vacated by Lloyd Carr. […]

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Colluding against ARod?

So MLBPA executive director Donald Fehr doesn’t seem too concerned about the possible fallout from Former Senator George Mitchell’s impending steroid report. But he is upset over rumors that came out of the recent general managers’ meetings relating to the sharing of information between clubs as to their plans regarding players. Baseball’s labor contract says […]

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Interview With Marc Isenberg

I Want to be a Sports Agent recommends that you buy Marc Isenberg’s new book: Money Players. Three athletic departments have purchased 10+ copies. One prominent sports agent purchased 50 copies for his clients. 1 copy: $25 per 2 copies: $20 per 10 copies, $15 per 50 copies, $10 per Currently free shipping on purchases.. […]

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Lake to meet with the NCAA tomorrow…or is he bluffing?

I blogged last week that Lloyd Lake, co-founder of the now defunct New Era Sports & Entertainment along with partner Michael Michaels, was scheduled to meet Friday with NCAA investigators and allegedly supply them with documents and receipts, including a deposit slip, showing that Lake had placed hundreds of dollars into Reggie Bush’s personal bank […]

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Lake files suit

As expected, attorneys for Lloyd Lake—co-founder along with Michael Michaels of the now defunct New Era Sports & Entertainment—filed a civil suit on Tuesday in San Diego County Court against Former USC and Heisman Trophy-winning running back (and now in his second season with the New Orleans Saints), Reggie Bush and his family. The suit […]

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Dana White vs. Randy Couture?

According to Dana White, President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Randy “The Natural” Couture “definitely belongs to me…he’s under contract to me. No doubt about it.” Couture is the 44-year old former UFC heavyweight champion (there are five divisions by weight) who abruptly retired from the mixed martial arts (MMA) organization earlier this week, […]