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Sports Business

Sports and the Economy

As our country deepens into a recession, we are now seeing how the poor economy is affecting the sports industry, firsthand. The NBA has laid people off, the NFL just laid off 10% of its work force, the NHL is on a hiring freeze, and the Arena Football League suspended its 2009 season. In addition, […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Dynasty Signs First 2009 NFL Draft Prospect: Rulon Davis

Rulon Davis #94 California Bears DE Dynasty Football 2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rulon Davis, son of Sylvia and Lorenzo Davis, is a 6’5, 281-pound, senior defensive end for the California Golden Bears.  Rulon has great size, football instincts, and intelligence and has matured well beyond his years. Growing up in San Diego, CA, Rulon attended […]

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College Football All-Star Primer

Guest contribution from Neil Stratton of InsideTheLeague.com and Executive DIrector of the ’08 Hula Bowl. One question I get repeatedly, from newly certified agent to seasoned veteran, is: How do I get my kid into a college football all-star game? The question comes up so frequently that when I was invited by Darren to address […]

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Rookie Mr. Relevant

When you have your first MLB draft eligible client selected by a team, whether it be in the first round or the fiftieth round, it is a great feeling.  But with fifty rounds (plus a few supplemental rounds at the beginning), the MLB Amateur Draft has over 1,000 players drafted, leaving more than enough of […]

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This NFL CBA Talk Could Take A While

We would all be acting ignorant if we were to take at face value what the higher-ups in the NFLPA are spitting at us: that increasing rookie salaries is not one of the main issues of pending talks between the players and owners and instead one relevant issue among many. Yes, there are many issues […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Dynasty Notes – Part 12

New format for Dynasty Notes: bullets. It makes it much easier for me to write it, takes out the fluff, and will ensure that these babies get printed more often. Baseball: Gerard Haran has been tearing up the Atlantic League with the best team in Independent Baseball. As of writing this post, Gerard is tied […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Memorial Day Weekend Wrap-Up

Brand new layout to be released at some point tomorrow. Do not mind any site errors while I attempt to make the switch. Interview with BJ Armstrong, former NBA Champion and current NBPA agent at WMG scheduled to be posted first thing Tuesday morning. I returned from Israel after eleven full days and nights in […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Dynasty Notes – Part 11

Dynasty Notes will take you through the development of Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC. If you have not yet read Dynasty Notes – Part 10, go ahead and read it. Enjoy Dynasty Notes – Part 11. Since the last edition of Dynasty Notes, the company has signed both of its baseball clients to deals with Professional […]

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How The 1st Round Went Down

By Player Selected 1. Miami Dolphins – Jake Long – OT/Michigan (Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA) 2. St. Louis Rams – Chris Long -DE/Virginia (Marvin Demoff/Morris Yorn Barnes Levine) 3. Atlanta Falcons – Matt Ryan -QB/Boston College (Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA) 4. Oakland Raiders – Darren McFadden – RB/Arkansas (Ian Greengross/GAME) 5. Kansas City Chiefs – […]

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Agent Talk Leading Up To The NFL Draft

We are just an hour away from the beginning of the 2008 NFL Draft. Here are some good reads to check out before the show kicks off. Choosing an agent, players say, can be difficult because, as former CU guard Brian Daniels of the Minnesota Vikings warned, “They’re all going to tell you what you […]