Former Major League Baseball pitcher Braden Looper had a very solid career. The reliever from Wichita State University played for four different MLB teams in his 11 year stint. Throughout those 11 years, Looper was represented by Randy Hendricks and Alan Hendricks of Hendricks Sports Management. While Looper has officially hung up his cleats, he […]
This Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from Chicago, Illinois (specifically the DePaul Sports Law Symposium), where I will be speaking on specifically on Grants-in-aid & IRS tax code implications for the NCAA. This is a new subject for me, but one that I certainly enjoyed researching. DePaul has offered to take my speech and […]
What: Annual Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal Symposium – Examining Moneyball’s Impact on Business and Sports When: February 10, 2012 (12 p.m.) Where: Villanova Room of The Connelly Center Villanova University School of Law (VSL) convenes an all-star roster of leading experts from sports and television for its 2012 Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal Symposium, “Moneyball’s Impact on Business and […]
Leigh Steinberg, a main influence for the character “Jerry Maguire,” recently filed for bankruptcy protection. The video, above, is Steinberg’s first video interview since filing for bankruptcy protection. How ’bout the Miami Heat? It was a thrill to see them destroy the Los Angeles Lakers last night without the help of Dwyane Wade. The big […]
Welcome to 2012! I hope all of you are still sticking to your New Years resolutions. My personal resolutions are to stop biting my nails, stop cracking my knuckles, smile more often, and cut out some red meat from my diet. Huge news yesterday with the announcement of Lagardère Unlimited acquiring Gaylord Sports Management Group. It […]
A Venezuelan company named Hablemos de Beisbol Magazine and Foundation, run by Omar Gelvis (@Omarcito13 on Twitter), coordinated a Baseball All Star Fan Fest comprising modern Major League Baseball players, retired Hall of Famers, and baseball legends in Maracaibo from December 12-16, 2011. The event received a great deal of press in Venezuela. Autograph tickets were […]
Last weekend in Memphis, Tennessee was a great success. We put together a tremendous Professional Sports Counseling Panel at the University of Memphis and received fantastic feedback from athletes, parents, agents, and administrators with regards to Memphis’ first Agent Day. I have to really thank my partner Jason Belzer; he is the reason that Collegiate […]
Hey Kobe Bryant. Here is your official, public invitation to come ball at my local Jewish Community Center (JCC). You know, in case you get tired of the one in Irvine, California. I am heading to Memphis, Tennessee tonight to host the University of Memphis’ first Agent Day with Jason Belzer tomorrow. We will also […]
The following guest contribution was written by Justin Herzig. Follow Justin Herzig on Twitter: @JustinHerzig. Let’s start things off simple. It is great news that the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the MLB owners and the MLBPA was agreed upon, and that baseball will continue without a gap for at least five more years. After the […]
When I was contacted over the weekend by Brian Walton of TheCardinalNation.com and Scout.com with about six questions related to the baseball agent profession, I had no idea just why he was asking me those specific questions. Now, after Walton published his piece titled, Dan Lozano and Albert Pujols’ 2004 Contract, it all makes sense. […]