Palm City, Florida. Not only the home of the great Phil Heitner (my dad), but also a place that agent Mark Rodgers calls his home. At 47 years old, Rodgers is an independent sports agent that works out of an annex to his home. I forgot to mention that the man boasts a list of […]
The head coach of the Northwestern football team, and former Career Sports & Entertainment client, Randy Walker passed away on June 29th [Randy Walker, R.I.P.]. He has produced a top-notch program at a school notoriously known for its academics. As someone who preached to his players about maintaining their G.P.A.’s while excelling on the field, […]
In an important Sports Business shake-up news story that I just got word of from SportsBusinessRadio, I found out that Darren (sweet name) Rovell will be leaving ESPN.com and will join CNBC starting July 11th. No word on exactly what Rovell will be doing there (hopefully he will not be eating bulls…Booyah!), but hopefully he […]
This post will serve as part II to the original post: Want to be an NBA agent? created on January 12, 2006. The impetus for creating another post on this topic was formed by an article from SportingNews.com [Ready for the big time]. Here are some of the important points in the article that may […]
While I was away in beautiful, but definitely scorching hot Las Vegas, Nicholas sent me a link over to a SportsBusinessJournal.com article written by Liz Mullen that dealt with the Sports Agent profession [Sleaze factor off the charts, agents allege]. Here is what I found to be the important commentary, with a little bit of […]
The use of technology is becoming more prevalent in sports. From online fantasy games, sports cell phones, to on demand sporting events it is more obvious that athletes (and agents) cannot forget the cyber equation. One of the most successful business ventures over the past 2 years is Apple’s iPod. Apparently, the trend is catching […]
I had to bring this one to you all early again due to my departure tonight to Las Vegas once again for a little vacation. I will be back on Tuesday, so until then, enjoy this post, read over any that you’ve missed over the past month, and who knows, Nicholas may even provide a […]
Thanks to Sports Law Blog, I came across a very interesting article in the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution titled The National Hockey League and Salary Arbitration: Time for a Line Change [Entire Note in LexisNexis]. Even if you have a LexisNexis subscription, reading the entire note produced by Stephen M. Yoost may require […]
But has been very undervalued by many companies in the past. Take for instance the deal that he signed with Converse straight out of Marquette [Converse and Dwayne Wade]…come on Sports Business Radio…learn how to spell Dwyane! Anyway, Wade is only making $400,000 per year (only…ha) from his contract with Converse, which is now owned […]
The city of Miami is going nuts. Dwyane Wade was spectacular throughout the series. Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning get the title that they worked their asses off for over the years. Posey stepped his game up in the Finals big time! Udonis Haslem may have played the best game of his life in Game […]