My life is sports. I love everything about the industry; especially the legal aspects, negotiations, and overall behind-the-scenes facets that enable us to enjoy a good game. I do have some other interests; however, and one of those interests involves the development of stem cells. On September 14th of last year, I declared my intention […]
This past week, Sports Law Blog noted that it has been a while since there has been a prominent activist athlete [the disappearance of the Activist Athlete]. The blog writes: After reading about Tiger Woods in this week’s Sports Illustrated, it seems abundantly clear why the Activist Athlete has disappeared: Corporate Endorsements (and the potential […]
Before I get to ripping on some players, I have to give my Gator Boys some love for giving UCLA some terrible nightmares last night! Now onto this past week’s other nightmares. 1. Dexter Reid of the Indianapolis Colts had some weed and a gun in his car when he was pulled over in his […]
Mike Conley Sr. (father of Ohio State freshman star, Mike Conley Jr.) has officially filed paperwork to be a registered Sports Agent. Is this a controversial move? On March 22nd, contributor Matt Allinson noted that Conley Sr. had formed his own sports agency, called MAC Management Group [Top Players Will & Should Turn Pro]. Well […]
One of my buddies from high school debate (yes, I was one of those kids), Dan Chaparian, has launched a new site along with some friends called intern-U. It’s a nice Web 2.0 site that displays internship openings and reviews for a variety of industries. Anyway, I have somehow been labeled an expert, and have […]
I hope you all enjoyed the interview with Mark Steinberg that was featured on the blog yesterday. Here is a short clip that was sent over to me from the boys at South Paw Productions, titled SportsCenter Spoof – Danimal’s Late Nite Cartoons. It has nothing to do with being a Sports Agent, but it […]
Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Mark Steinberg is a 39 year-old sports agent and is the director of Global Golf Business at one of the largest agencies in the industry, IMG (http://www.imgworld.com). Mr. Steinberg represents two of the best golfers in their respective fields, PGA golfer Tiger Woods and LPGA golfer Annika Sorenstam. He […]
One of the biggest issues facing the NRL is the defection of players to Rugby Union. The latest player to defect is Timana Tahu, who has agreed to join the NSW Waratahs from Parramatta at the end of the season. There are two mains reasons why a player would switch from League to Union. Firstly, […]
Grab your phone, open up a new e-mail message, scream at the top of your lungs, and spread the word that tomorrow, SportsAgentBlog.com – I Want to be a Sports Agent will feature an interview with Mark Steinberg. In case you did not know, he is IMG’s managing director of golf for North America. Today, […]
CAA may be the new IMG as it has gained the latter’s best agents and team-players. For many years, IMG has been the staple of the Sports Agent world. It has represented some of the best football players (Peyton Manning), baseball players (Derek Jeter), etc. When Ted Forstmann bought the company for $750 million, Peter […]