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Links Tab SHOULD Be Working Again

I will make an effort to better categorize many of the sites over the next week. This is what my face looks like now after all of the aggrivation:

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Internships

In Case You Have Not Noticed..

Our internship database has been growing steadily as of late. Go click on the “Internships” tab on the top menu if you are interested in learning more about what some of the big sports agencies are offering in terms of internships. Since day 1 of writing this blog, I have stressed the importance of gaining […]

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Contract Negotiation MLB Players MLB Teams

Still Subjective Most Valuable Players..

Just read the article that Jordan McNulty suggested [The Real Most Valuable Players].  Hat tip, sir!.  Some comments: I have long been a big advocate of selling a player to a team for more than just the stats in the box scores.  That may be hard to do right out of highschool/college, however, as players […]

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Nightmare Clients of the Week

Nightmare Clients for the Week of April 15th-April 22nd

1. Sebastian Telfair of the Boston Celtics figured that driving 77 mph in a 45 mph zone while carrying a loaded handgun was perfectly fine as long as you are in your hometown [Celtics guard Telfair arrested in NY on gun charge]. 2. Sean Hill of the New York Islanders was suspended 20 games for […]

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Contract Negotiation MLB Teams

Special General Managers

All of the major sports news sources were covering the announcement of the 2007 Forbes Business of Baseball report a couple of days ago. Personally, I do not believe that the report is all that important for agents to dissect. The value of the Yankees is $1.2 billion, the Marlins had an operating income of […]

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NFL Players NFL Teams Sports Agents Sports Law

Vikings legal counsel speaks on the NFL, new conduct policy

Friday afternoon I attended the 2007 Art, Entertainment & Sports Law Institute, prepared and hosted by the Minnesota CLE (Continuing Legal Education) and the Minnesota State Bar Association’s (MSBA) Art, Entertainment & Sports Law Section, in Minneapolis. (As a quick aside, most state bar associations have sections devoted to entertainment and sports law. There is […]

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NFL Players

Pacman Buys Himself Some Good Press

Even players notorious for being trouble makers can show some intelligence and do their best to recover some sort of a positive image. Yesterday, Pacman Jones bought a full-page ad in The Tennessean, where he recognizes his past mishaps and says that he has learned from his mistakes. Kudos to Pacman for working with his […]

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Sports Business

Taking Care Of Business

If you are going to be in Toronto, Canada tomorrow, you may want to stop by the UJA Federation’s first Taking Care of Business forum. Here is a listing of the sports-related panelists: Sports entrepreneur Larry Tanenbaum. Toronto Blue Jays President & CEO Paul Godfrey. CFL commissioner Mark Cohon. There will be more speakers at […]

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NFL Players Retirement Sports Agents

Take The Vow

Playing high school football, college football, and then in the NFL will definitely take a toll on your body. The most pain may be felt after retirement, however. The “glamor” of being a Sports Agent is felt by few, and the few who ever become the top of the trade, often experience the feeling in […]

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Please Bear With Me

I just updated the back-end program for this blog (WordPress), and for some reason the drop down menu of links is all out of whack. I hope to fix this as soon as possible. In the mean time, enjoy all the links being jumbled together and listed multiple times. Sorry! -Darren Heitner