If you have not read the book about agent Matt Sosnick, (License to Deal by Jerry Crasnick) then you may not know about the branding loyalty that his clients express. Sosnick and Cobbe’s agency (Sosnick Cobbe Sports) have witnessed many of its clients voluntarily tattoo the company’s symbol on their bodies in support of those […]
Naiditch EntertainmenT (N.E.T.). Chicago-based. Represents basketball players. Rosenhaus Sports Representation (RSR). After not having an official site for a long time, Drew Rosenhaus has unveiled a new web page with a nice interface. The video on the main page is great. You can definitely tell that the site is new, though, with some incomplete sub-pages.
Just last week, IMG acquired CSI Sports. CSI Sports was previously a part of Octagon. In addition to having TV rights for Wimbledon and the Rugby Cup, IMG will now hold the rights for the Football Association, Wales Cricket Board, and other groups [IMG deal makes TV sports rights hot properties again]. It looks like […]
Creative Artists Agency hired 3 new men to head up its sports program: 1) Howard Nuchow – Mandalay Sports Entertainment. 2) David Rone – Exec VP of Fox Sports & GM of Fox College Sports. 3) Michael Levine – Former President of Van Wagner Sports Group. Under the three execs will be the heads of […]
And tell them to stay away from the other performance-enhancing drugs that are already on the NFL’s list of banned substances. The league and the players union have agreed to increase the fines for being caught for using performance-enhancing drugs and have added EPO (Erythropoietin) to the list of banned enhancers [NFL, players agree to […]
It has been a few weeks since Ryan Howard dropped Larry Reynolds like he was hot. I suggested that Howard may choose the Beverly Hills Sports Council, following the path of teammate Jimmy Rollins. Instead, Ryan Howard decided that he should make a decision based on emotions. He is quoted as saying: “I’m a kind […]
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An article on SportsBusiness.com seeks to prove why the future should be bright for the MLS [Signing Beckham – Just One Of Many Significant Developments]. To sum it up briefly, the belief is based on an expansion of teams, an increase in franchise buyouts, large television deals, big-time sponsors, European involvement, Mexican interest, American players […]
1. This week, Kwame Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers takes the cake! He stole a man’s $190 birthday cake and subsequently threw it at him [Brown won’t be prosecuted in cake heist]. At least he won’t be prosecuted!
Along with all of the money, fame, and glory of representing those who go out and give it their all for 60 minutes every Sunday comes a lifetime of pain and agony for some of those who were once professional NFL players. USAToday has a great piece on former Chicago Bear standout, Doug Plank, who […]