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ESM Signs Sam Howell For NIL Negotiations

ESM has signed junior, Sam Howell from University of North Carolina for all name, image, and likeness negotiations. Brett Greenberg shared the news via social media. ESM represents athletes in the NFL, PGA and LPGA. They also represent brands for athlete talent procurement and run an ESM Youth Football Camp across the nation. Sam Howell […]

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CAA Basketball Signs Day’Ron Sharpe

CAA Sports Basketball Division has officially announced the signing of freshman Day’Ron Sharpe from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill who will be joining their 2021 NBA Draft Class. The 6’11″, 265-pound power forward / center is from Greenville, North Carolina and attended Montverde Academy under Coach Kevin Boyle in Montverde, Florida. Prior to attending […]

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Small-Time Agents Looking To Make Big-Time Waves

The big name players met or exceeded the sky high expectations at the 2017 NFL Combine. However, some lesser known players looking to get drafted not only put their names on the scouting radar, but also their agents. North Carolina running back T.J. Logan put his name on the map thanks to his 4.37 second […]

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2017 NBA All-Star Game Will No Longer Be Played In North Carolina

The NBA announced on Thursday that the 2017 All-Star game will not occur in Charlotte, citing North Carolina’s House Bill 2 as the reason for the move. House Bill 2, also known as HB2 or the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, is an anti-LGBT legislation passed in March which forces transgender people to use public bathrooms […]

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On To The Next One: Raymond Felton & Gerald Henderson

Portland guard Gerald Henderson and the Mavericks’ Raymond Felton have both decided to drop Wasserman Media Group as their representation. Both guards have now signed with Tandem Sports & Entertainment. Veteran agent Jim Tanner founded Tandem in 2013 after building an extremely successful talent representation practice at law firm Williams & Connolly. In addition to […]

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North Carolina To Gain Access To NCAA Documents On Agent Activity

The State of North Carolina and the NCAA have been busy fighting over access to documents regarding findings from the NCAA’s investigation of past NFLPA agent activity on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s campus.  On July 29, 2011, North Carolina’s Secretary of State Elaine Marshall issued a subpoena asking for said documents, which are apparently under the […]

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2012 College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference Call For Papers

Every year, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill hosts the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference.  Its stated mission is to “Provide students, scholars, and college-sport practitioners a public forum to discuss relevant and timely intercollegiate-athletics issues.”  For information regarding panel discussions and attendees from the 2011 CSRI Conference, click here. The 2012 CSRI Conference will […]

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North Carolina And NCAA Fighting Over Access To Documents

On July 29, 2011, North Carolina’s Secretary of State Elaine Marshall issued a subpoena, which asked for documents and records from the NCAA regarding findings from the NCAA’s investigation of past NFLPA agent activity on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s campus. Most people choose to digitize these kinds of documents these days, as many […]

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Ethical Considerations Of Sports Agent Teaching College Course

Over the weekend, Dan Kane of NewsObserver.com wrote an article that largely focuses on agent Carl Carey Jr. teaching a class at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  Carl Carey is the agent who filed a lawsuit against former University of North Carolina and current St. Louis Rams defensive end Robert Quinn, Quinn’s Business Manager, Impact Sports Football, […]