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WME Sports Signs Cameron Sisk

Arizona State golfer Cameron Sisk signed with WME Sports for exclusive NIL representation. The ASU senior currently holds the #26 world ranking for male amateur golfers. During his time as a collegiate athlete, Sisk has posted 3 wins and 13 top-5 finishes. Sisk earned Pac 12 Freshman of the Year honors after setting the ASU […]

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Excel Signs Top Amateur Golfer

Rose Zhang, the top-ranked women’s amateur golfer in the world, has signed with Excel Sports Management for name, image, and likeness representation. Last year, Excel introduced its women’s golf division and has signed six women’s pros since. Zhang will join the roster of Sierra Brooks, Bronte Law, Kristen Gillman, Andrea Lee, Albane Valenzuela, and Jillian […]

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GSE To Establish New Division For NIL Representation

GSE Worldwide is expanding its services to reach deeper into the college athletics market. The new division is solely dedicated to negotiating name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals for GSE’s collegiate clients. GSE has already dabbled in the NIL space, representing athletes such as Alabama standout athletes John Metchie (football) and Jahvon Quinerly (basketball). Russ […]

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Report: Josh Luchs Will Have His NFLPA Certification Revoked

According to Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal, Josh Luchs will be losing his NFL Players Associations Contract Advisor license.  Luchs recently had his story of paying college athletes throughout his career revealed by Sports Illustrated writer, George Dohrmann.  The piece called out 30 former college football players who alleged had taken money or another kind […]

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“One Of These Agents Is Going To Go To Jail Because Of A Felony”

Raymond Lee Savage Jr., the former CEO and President of Savage Sports Management was an All-American linebacker at the University of Virginia.  He has negotiated over 60 player contracts as a player agent. Savage Jr. was arrested and taken into custody in October 2008 for allegedly having a part in the illegal contact of former […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (9/24/2010)

On Monday, I almost had a heart-attack.  Sure, I am exaggerating a bit, but when the news broke that Florida Bar Exam scores had been posted, I got extremely nervous.  Since completing the exam, everyone I had spoken to said that they knew I passed.  I still was not convinced.  Upon finding out that I had […]

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Q&A With Richard “Big Daddy” Salgado

When more people refer to you by your nickname than your real name, you know you deserve to use that nickname when referring to yourself. And when that nickname is “Big Daddy”, you are sure to be remembered by practically all who meet you. While participating in a few meetings in New York City last […]

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Sports Agents = The Issue de Jour

The following is a guest post from a good friend and extremely intelligent sports business professional, Marc Isenberg (@marcisenberg).  He wrote a great book titled, Money Players, and continues to help student-athletes manage their careers as a part of a new company, INsight Group. College sports has a handful of core problems: “One and done,” […]

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Headline Sports Business

Discussion: College Athlete Preparing For The Business Of Pro Sports

What: A discussion on college athletes preparing for the business of pro sports When: Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 3:30pm Where: USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism (map) Description: Join USC Annenberg “Sports, Business, Media” professor and sports entrepreneur Jeff Fellenzer in an hourlong discussion and open forum with INsight founders Marc Isenberg and Ryan Nece […]

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Jordan’s Heir Still Wears the Air Jordan

New details have arisen regarding a previous post: Would Jordan Ever Wear Adidas Shoes. After the incident became public, Marcus still refused to wear the team’s Adidas brand shoes on the court. With Marcus continuing to wear his father’s Nike’s, the University of Central Florida is clearly in breach of the contract. Adidas and UCF […]