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Colleges Sports Law

Virginia Law – No Longer A Virgin

At Virginia Law School, there is a lot of interest in strengthening the Sports and Entertainment section of the school. One of the most frequent questions that I receive as someone who has studied the Sports Agent profession for a while now is whether or not an aspiring agent should go to Law School. The […]

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Spend Your Valentine’s Day With Some SportsBabes!

If you like your sports and you don’t mind (and actually prefer) receiving your analysis from some smoking ladies, then SportsBabesTV is for you. Sports Agents need to get their sports news on a daily basis and this is just one more source to get up-to-date with the latest highlights and headlines from around the […]

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It’s My Birthday!

22! Leave some love 🙂 -Darren Heitner 

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Contract Negotiation

Too good to be true…

You know the saying, if it sounds to good to be true, it probably isn’t. Great example as to why teams should check that their sponsors can actually pay before signing them on. Boland Rugby Union, a successful rugby team in South Africa has gotten into some financial trouble because it’s major sponsor, Fidentia can […]

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Recruiting

Yo Momma!

Ask any Sports Agent, and they will probably confirm the fact that in a majority of cases, it is vital to win over an athlete’s parents in order to sign a representation agreement contract. It is understandable how this simple fact can be overlooked by many agents while they reach out solely to the athlete […]

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Endorsements

Are Women Easier To Market?

Sports Agent Yuki Saegusa seems to think so. The over-saturation of male athletes in most sports may create a climate that women figure skaters can take advantage of when it comes to finding endorsements. Take for instance, Kimmie Meissner, who has multi-year endorsement deals with Subway, Visa, and Under Armour after winning the national figure […]

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Social Networking

Cortes The MySpace Killer

When you are a 19-year-old with some good stuff and trying to make it into the Major Leagues, maybe its best to keep the pictures of yourself drinking underage and passed out on a toilet naked off of MySpace and other social networking sites. of the Burlington Bees seems to disagree with such sentiments.  Apparently […]

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Endorsements Sports Agents

This Aint No Bull!

The sports agency Cowboy Sports Agents is suing Blue Whale Smokeless Tobacco Alternative with NicoDip(TM) for not paying its clients the endorsement money that they are owed [Bull riders’ agent sues company]. Yeah…that’s pretty much all I’ve got. Oh, and this! [YouTube: Bull Riding Tutorial]. -Darren Heitner

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Video Gamers

Stop Playing Games..

Step aside Hee-Seop Choi and Byung-Hyun Kim and make way for Noh Jae-wook and Jan Jae-ho. Choi and Kim are among the South Korean baseball players that are currently members of MLB teams. Noh Jae-wook and Jan Jae-ho are two South Koreans who hope to take over another American market: Video Gaming. For a long […]

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Some Good Quotes From Rosenhaus During Super Bowl Weekend

Quotes from the Chicago Sun-Times: ”This year, I have worked very hard to keep a low profile,” [Rosenhaus] said. ”I want the focus to be on my clients and not me. I insisted my client [Owens] be compensated, not me. I don’t want anything. Burger King asked me to appear [Thursday], and I said only […]