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On To The Next One [Update]: Mark Teixeira

Almost exactly a year ago, I reported that New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira fired his longtime agent Scott Boras in the middle of an 8-year, $160 million contract that Boras negotiated.  Boras will continue to be paid his commission on said contract, which has a term that spans until 2016. It’s hard to forget the things that Teixeira […]

People I Admire

Last Friday, at the Princeton Sports Symposium, I was asked who I thought was my idol.  I responded with revealing my hero and somebody that I look up to in my industry. My hero is my Grandma Lottie, a beautiful Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust.  She persevered through Nazi Germany and every day I […]

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Your Dream Job Game Plan

I have said it time and time again, so if you are any sort of regular reader in these parts of the web, you know that my first foray into the sports agent profession was as an intern at Career Sports & Entertainment.  The President of the Client Representation division at CS&E is Molly Fletcher, […]

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Coaches Sports Agents

Firing Career Sports Coaches Left And Right

Thus far, six NBA coaches have been fired in this young 2008-09 season.  Every single one of them is a client of Career Sports & Entertainment, the company I interned for prior to starting Dynasty Athlete Representation.  CS&E has a solid golf and baseball client base, but the company is regarded as one of the […]

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Sports Business

More Career Sports & Entertainment News

Only a day after reporting a major announcement by Career Sports & Entertainment in regards to its expansion from Atlanta to New York City, I have a few more CS&E related stories to relay. As an owner of a fairly popular blog, I am always thrilled to hear news of success stories for others in […]

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Sports Business

Career Sports Expanding To NY

The company credited for getting my feet wet in this industry, Career Sports & Entertainment, has just announced major expansion news.  Career Sports has definitely thrived in the city of Atlanta, GA, is in the process of expanding to New York City and  has been recently searching for some office space.  Jim Donofrio, owner of […]