“He’s young, good looking, stays out of trouble and has a sizable following.” Name that player. Jacoby Ellsbury? Adrian Peterson? Actually, the statement was made by Grace Chen of William Morris Agency (WMA) and he was referring to his client, Yi Jianlian [Not just a face in the crowd]. WMA is very convinced that Yi […]
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The Wash Up 22nd-28th October 2007
Here’s some stories you may have missed over the week… – The Indian Cricket League is starting to gather some steam, with several Australian players joining the Twenty20 tournament. [Australian stars sign with IPL] With big name international stars secured, the rest of the formation should be relatively easy. – Fox Sports ran a great […]
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What Would You Do…? (#3)
Recruiting seems to be the hot topic for my first batch of posts. But, as we all know, recruiting is at the essence of being an agent, or a successful one at least. Recruiting is what separates the men from the boys in this profession. If you can’t recruit, then this profession is definitely not […]
1. The St. Louis Rams released offensive guard Claude Terrell after he was arrested early Tuesday and charged with assaulting his wife at a suburban Houston hotel. The Rams announced Terrell’s release in a news release. More information about release the new slots, read at A spokesman declined to comment further. Police in the Houston […]
Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Zach Aaronson is a 26-year-old athlete marketer and client manager for Octagon Football (http://www.octagonfootball.com). He began his professional career as a marketing intern in Octagon’s Football Division. Zach became a full-time employee of the Football Division in January 2007, specializing in athlete marketing and day-to-day client management. I was […]
Trash the cheeseburger (you know it’s not kosher) and get ready for your Friday wrap up of links that I failed to cover during the week. Agents only have 10 minutes to sell their 1st round potential draft picks in the 2008 NFL Draft (down from 15 minutes for each team to select). Hopefully this […]
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NBA: Southeast Division Previews
I am participating in a big collaborative effort by some of the top bloggers across the web to provide previews to the 2008 NBA season. As always, I have been designated as a representative for the Miami Heat. In fact, my post is included in this grouping of previews! Make sure to check out my […]
As if sports agents were not already looked at in a shady manner, the San Fransisco Chronicle picks up the slack and hammers into your skull just how ruthless many of my colleagues may be [A TEMPTING BUSINESS]. If you want to see the minority of an industry exposed, which is something that mainstream media […]
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Dad’s Corner: Roll On Red Sox
It seems the only thing I have been right about lately is The Red Sox being the team to beat. The sentimental favorite is Colorodo. Everyone loves Cinderella. Through DH I learned there are 2 possible new football leagues forming. Needless to say, I am old enough to remember the American Football league merging into […]
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It’s Tourney Time Baby!
It is about time that we get rid of this BCS junk and implement the much desired playoff system, or at least the plus 1 game. This season is proof that the days of the same 10 teams ruling college football may be over. We have seen 2 number 1 ranked teams lose, the number […]