There was a big stir in the agent community, which reached depths far outside of same last week when it was first reported by InsideTheLeague.com that South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is “smitten with Jay Z, and that the two are in regular contact under the guise of the rapper recruiting him based on […]
Shalom to Amar’e Stoudemire, who is participating in the Maccabiah Games as coach of the Canadian men’s basketball team and is now a part owner of a separate Israeli basketball team. Last weekend in New York was a blast. Now it is back to being in Miami and on the daily grind. I taped an […]
After weeks of speculation and many writing in Jay Z and Roc Nation Sports as his next agent, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Desean Jackson decided to go in a different direction. On Friday, Jackson’s public relations manager, Denise White, broke the news via Twitter that Jackson signed with football agent Joel Segal of Lagardère Unlimited. [blackbirdpie […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Jason A. Davis, Esq. He is new to twitter @JasonDavisEsq1. As an attorney and sports fanatic, I often find myself at the intersection of where sports and law meet. This intersection is not always peaceful and is often times the locale of some bizarre and frightening collisions. One […]
Slow week of sports, but thank G-d for NBA TV, because watching the Summer League was actually slightly entertaining. One of my cases got quite a bit of publicity this week — click here for a brief synopsis. On FORBES: (1) Is Competitive Eating The Fastest Growing Sport In The World?; (2) Dwight Howard To Houston Heavily […]
Last week, Philip Johnson of Business Insider wrote an article titled, The 50 Most Influential People Behind The Scenes In Sports. The list includes presidents, owners, managers, coaches, doctors, reporters, and of course, agents. The sports agents listed were Rich Paul, Drew Rosenhaus and baseball agent Scott Boras, who was the highest ranked agent at No. 18 […]
I hope that everyone had a fantastic and fun July 4th full of smiles and fireworks. I, for one, did not even stay awake throughout the entire New York show on TV. A day full of sun can be quite exhausting. Jay-Z has a new rap album out with shout outs to Robinson Cano and […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Joshua Gleason. Mr. Gleason is an NFL Draft Coordinator for Pro Football Spot and an award-winning broadcaster. Follow him on Twitter at @JGleas. Roc Nation Sports has launched into the sporting world and made quite the impact in only a short time. This can’t be seen as too […]
Miami Heat. Repeat. I had a blast in Minneapolis, Minnesota this week speaking at the Brewer Sports Symposium’s Sports Law For Rookies And Veterans event. Bill Plaschke wrote a really strong article about Los Angeles Dodgers team president Stan Kasten and his relationship with his father, who survived Nazi concentration camps. Pots and pans are still banging in […]
Looking forward to heading up to Minneapolis, Minnesota for the first time ever to be a part of the Sports Law for Rookies and Veterans event. It will be fun to meet new people and see some old friends including Steve Silton, Blake Baratz and my Miami neighbor, Claire Zovko. I just hope that the […]