I was sitting through a lecture today when my friend highlighted something as he was doing his daily read of ESPN.com. He and I were initially shocked to read that an undisclosed Yankees source said that the Yankees have been negotiating with A-Rod about his possible return and that, “We [the Yankees] will not negotiate […]
After studying Professional Responsibility for a few minutes, which for some reason is given as a first semester class at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, I took a break and decided to do some sports reading. One of the last things that I suspected to come up on my radar was a […]
It has been one hell of a year for Nebraska. Besides eat corn and watch football, what is a man to do out there? This year, people have started to stick to only eating the corn and ditching the Huskers as they have underperformed and not met outside expectations. When a team under-performs, people start […]
– As many of you heard, Curt Schilling has re-signed with the Boston Red Sox. However, this was not a simple contract. Although he is guaranteed $8 million dollars, his incentive structure has ability to earn him a lot more if he can keep his weight at an acceptable level. He will have regular weigh […]
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Manhattanville Job Fair
Manhattanville College’s Sports Business Management program will holding its first annual job fair that will feature prominent speakers in the sports industry as well as some of the top sports companies in the Tri-State area. It is scheduled for November 16 from 10am to 2pm. Here is a list of the companies/leagues/teams who will be […]
I received this Press Release from contributor Erin Kane, agent at Gaylord Sports: Gaylord Sports acquires GAAMES, LLC Veteran scout and agent, Don Mitchell, joins Gaylord team SCOTTSDALE, AZ (Nov. 6, 2007) – Gaylord Sports Management has acquired GAAMES, LLC. Don Mitchell, a long-time respected scout and former president of GAAMES will join GSM’s baseball […]
Special Announcement: Nightmare Clients of the Week will be moving to a new date/time. All further Nightmare posts will be updated to the blog on Sundays mornings before Noon. So feel free to have your Sunday morning cup of coffee, watch the NFL pregame shows, and catch up on the week’s Nightmare Clients! 1. Veteran major-league outfielder Jose […]
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The Primary Cut
Fourth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. Q-school, Round 2 Family, friends and player managers will all be watching anxiously as the second-stage of the PGA Tour’s Q-school gets underway at six different venues across the country, November 14-17. […]
Normally we pop the Manischewitz on Shabbat, but this week it is all about the Champaign…Champaign, Illinois, that is. This week’s Friday Wrap-Up post is brought to you all the way from the University of Illinois. That’s right…I’m in Illinois, baby! Go Illini…beat OSU! If you missed it, this week I was able to interview […]
Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints has (again) fired Mike Ornstein, the Reebok representative and CEO of the Santa Monica-CA based The Sports Link, who began serving as Bush’s marketing agent in January 2006 and who once hired Bush as a paid-summer intern. The Sports Link represents former NFL players Marcus Allen, Tim Brown […]