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Chris Bosh Is Just Chilling With Hundreds Of Domain Names

When Chris Bosh was awarded his own domain, chrisbosh.com, along with the 754 other domain names, from cybersquatter, Luis Zavala, Bosh stated, “I am thrilled that I am able to offer the return of these domain names to a host of other athletes and celebrities whose names were cybersquatted. I will offer the return of […]

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Contract Negotiation Headline Hockey

What Will Become of Kovalchuk?

I have been lax with the articles lately, but there is one topic in the NHL world that has been staying close to the surface for some time now. Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers is in the final year of a 5 year, $32 million contract that was signed in October 2005 and will […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (1/22/2010)

Next Friday, we will be broadcasting live from the 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium.  More information regarding the livestream will be posted on Monday.  While you should be able to watch the event in its entirety online, you will miss out on interacting with the panelists and those in attendance if you are unable to […]

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College Football Players Headline Sports Agents

Willis & Woy Signs 14 By Recruiting Regionally

Many agencies like to carve out a particular region of the country and focus almost entirely on recruiting talent from that area.  It is a good strategy that uses a recruiting budget wisely and allows you to focus on an area where you can easily visit with potential clients.  It also lowers the expense of […]

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MMA Ultimate Fighting

Brock Lesnar Update

Yesterday, speculation about the future of UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar ended with Lesnar appearing on SportsCenter to provide details about what had happened to him. Lesnar was scheduled to fight number one contender Shane Carwin for the heavyweight title back in November of 2009, but during his training, he had fallen ill with no […]

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Accessories Dynasty Athlete Representation

Dynasty’s Deal With America’s Bat Company

There are many costs for baseball agents.  It costs money to subscribe to scouting services, travel across the country to recruit players, travel across the country to visit current clients, and supply clients with equipment (your guys are making very little money while in the Minors).  While not all clients will ask you to help […]

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College Football Players Headline Recruiting Sports Agents

Dez Bryant Speaks About Deion Sanders And Eugene Parker

Dez Bryant played in a whopping three games this season, and his on-field performance was not limited by any injury.  Instead, the former Oklahoma State wide receiver was sidelined based on an edict handed down by the NCAA.  He will still be a first round pick and he will make himself and his agent a […]

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Colleges Headline Sports Law

The Chilling Effect Of The James Paxton Case

It took a while before mainstream media picked up on the Andy Oliver affair.  Eventually, Andy’s case against the NCAA made national headlines, but before any true damage was done to the NCAA’s practice of restricting the rights of its student-athletes, Oliver settled with the association for $750,000.  Now, there is a new athlete who […]

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College Football Players Headline Sports Agents

Representing The 2010 QBs

While Dominic Perilli is working hard on the next release of his 2010 NFL Mock Draft, I figured that I would start to take a look at the players he has listed, by position, and see what agents they have signed to help them with preparations for the draft.  Many players will change their agents […]

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NBA Players NBA Teams Sports Law

The Ramifications of Gilbert Arenas’ Sentence

On Friday January 15, Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty to felony possession of a firearm without a license. Although his actual sentence will have to wait until March 26, Arenas has already begun to feel the consequences of his decision. Adidas has already dropped their sponsorship of Arenas, but he is also being hit in another […]