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Colleges

Missouri And West VA Lose, BCS Anarchy

Having finals to study for allows me to stay home and watch the big Saturday night games. Pittsburgh beat WVU in West Virginia and Oklahoma has less than 10 minutes left before the Sooners pull off a big win against Mizzou. Here are my early BCS predictions: BCS Championship – Ohio State vs. LSU Rose […]

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The Primary Cut

The Primary Cut…halfway through Q School

Seventh installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. Q School: The Midway Point Three rounds out of six are in the books [see leaderboard] in the 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament (Q School), where 166 players are playing for […]

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College Football Players Endorsements Motor Sports NFL Players Retirement

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

It’s my last Friday Wrap-Up before first year, first semester, law school finals begin. Some days I wake up and freak out about how little I am preparing compared to my colleagues. Other times, I feel fairly confident. Anyway, if my posting slows down in the next couple weeks, don’t hold it against me. I’m […]

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Sports Agents

Our Duty To Protect Our Cleints’ Financial Interests

Four NFL players have died this year, all of them just 24 years young. Sean Taylor is the most recent victim to be taken out of our world. How may a sports agent protect his client and the client’s family in case of the unfortunate circumstance of an early death? Andy Zimmerman, a financial consultant […]

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The Wash Up

The Wash Up 19th-26th November

– David Beckham has been jetsetting around my great land this week, with his LA Galaxy going down to Sydney FC 5-3. One of the highest paid players in the world, Beckham has bizarrely spoken out that soccer players earn too much. [Beckham says youngsters earn too much cash] This may sound like the pot […]

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NFL Players

Enough is Enough

The death of Sean Taylor has added to the long list of off the field tragedies that have involved star athletes. Pacman Jones, Michael Vick, and Sean Taylor have all had controversial pasts. Unfortunately it has come back to haunt all three. We all know the story of Jones and Vick, but Taylor’s is an […]

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Contract Negotiation NBA Players NBA Teams Sports Agents

Where In The World Is Anderson Varejao?

Anderson Varejao looks and plays like a bizarro Joakim Noah to me. That being said, you may have noticed (but probably not, because you have been so focused on LeBron James) that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been without Varejao since the beginning of the 2007-08 NBA season. His absence did not hurt the Cavs much […]

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Soccer Sports Law

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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Introducing James Alexander Taylor

Nothing like a Thanksgiving treat! Even though I Want to be a Sports Agent is not actively looking for new contributors, we sometimes get lucky and score a very talented applicant. I believe that our newest addition to the SportsAgentBlog.com All-Stars will bring a delightful new twist to the site. Our 10th writer is James […]

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Endorsements NFL Players

One Hell Of A Cowboy

Recently, there was a debate on this site concerning whether Tony Romo was overpaid, underpaid, or paid a proper amount to play for the Dallas Cowboys for the next six years [The Wash Up 4th November-11th November 2007]. Six years, $67.5 million (not all guaranteed)…it looks good for both sides of the deal. But that […]