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Proteas Captain Temba Bavuma Joins Roc Nation

Roc Nation Sports has announced the signing of South Africa’s limited-overs cricket captain, Temba Bavuma. With the new addition of Bavuma he will become the second South African national team skipper and second Proteas cricketer to join them after Lungi Ngidi. Bavuma, also made history earlier this year in March to become the first Black […]

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There’s a New Agent in Town: Deshaun Harris

Deshaun Harris is not your typical sports agent. Harris is the Founder and CEO of Intrusive Sports Agency, an agency which specializes in basketball with talent such as Dikymbe Martin and other prospects for the 2021 NBA Draft class. He is also the brother to Dominick Harris, Freshman Guard at Gonzaga University. Harris attributes his […]

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NBA Agent to Head Rep1 Sports’ Basketball Division

Kevin Bradbury is taking his talents to Rep1 Sports Agency and will be President of the newly-formed basketball division. Bradbury is bringing in basketball roster of over twenty players, headlined by Patrick Beverly, Frank Kaminsky and Robert Williams. Bradbury is coming from BDA Sports agency. Rep1 Sports Agency is primarily known for its NFL and […]

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College Basketball Players Sports Agents

Jaden Springer Signs With A3 Basketball

A3 Athletics splashes back into the basketball division by signing former five-star recruit and Tennessee guard Jaden Springer. The projected 2021 first-round draftee will be represented by the experienced team of agents Chad Speck, Isaac Conner, and Austin Cox.  In his lone season as a Vol, Springer led his team in multiple statistical categories and […]

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CAA Baseball and MLB Opening Day

Yesterday marked the beginning of a new chapter in baseball, amid returning to some sense of normalcy toward the end of the global pandemic. Out of the 15 games played, four of them featured a starting pitcher represented by no other than CAA. The four players spotlighted were Sandy Alcantara, Max Fried, Jack Flaherty, and […]

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QC Sports Launches New Baseball Division

QC Sports is the sister company of Quality Control Music, a music agency founded in 2013 that has talent such as Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty and City Girls on their roster. In 2019, QC Sports was founded with immediate success in the NFL, where they signed 2017 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Alvin […]

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2nd Annual Women in Baseball Conference: Being a Black Woman is my Superpower Panel Recap

The 2nd annual Women in Baseball conference sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center, and hosted by Rockford University took place this weekend. The theme of this year’s conference was Celebrating African American Women in Baseball. The conference featured keynote addresses from professionals such as Lauren Meyer, the Director of The Other Boys of Summer; […]

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Deshaun Watson and Texans Agree to 4-year, $160M Extension

The Houston Texans and Deshaun Watson have agreed to a 4-year, $160 million contract extension, his agent David Mulugheta of Athlete’s First confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.  The total deal value is $177.54 million, with $111million in guarantees. Watson will earn $39 million per year in base salary over the next four years and be […]

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NFL Players Race Issues Sports Agents

Ballengee Group Sends Care Packages With A Message

In the world of increasingly elaborate and expansive care packages sent to players in training camps, The Ballengee Group, a full-service sports agency who started their football division last year, sent more than items to their clients; they sent a message as well. All the goods featured in their 2020 care packages are from black-owned […]

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Athletes First Brings On Eric Schaffer In Executive Role

Athletes First recently announced the hiring of former Washington Football Team Senior VP of Football Operations and General Counsel Eric Schaffer, in a role that focuses on their coaching and front office division. In a press release from the agency, Co-Founder and CEO David Dunn was quoted saying “Athletes First’s certified agents have tremendous respect […]