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Sports Agents

Athletes First Partners With Winnebago For Football Season Tailgate Tour

Athletes First announced an innovative partnership today with Winnebago and the official launch of the Athletes First Tailgate Tour as A1 demonstrates how it’s reimagining athlete representation. Athletes First will travel across the country in a customized Winnebago Forza for six action-packed months to see each week’s top NFL and NCAA games. The tour kicked […]

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Sports Business

Druski Launches Sports Agency, 4Lifers

Drew Desbordes, better known as American comedian and content creator, Druski, launched his own sports agency called 4Lifers. Druski wasted no time making waves in the sports agency pool, signing star Florida Gators edge rusher Princely Umanmielen as 4Lifers’ first athlete client. Druski told Front Office Sports, “Launching 4Lifers Sports Agency allows me to combine […]

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Sports Business

Wasserman Launches Wasserman Speakers

Jason Ranne, COO & EVP, Talent Representation at Wasserman, announced the launch of Wasserman Speakers, a speakers bureau and centralized hub for best-in-class speaking talent. This new department will serve clients across and beyond global sports, media and music talent roster. Wasserman Speakers will work with clients across the company’s roster, including sports and media […]

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Contract Negotiation Sports Business

California Sports Lawyer Negotiation Competition Coming To Rose Bowl Stadium

An insightful and innovative event in the sports and entertainment industry is being hosted in Pasadena, California from February 2-4, 2023. California Sports Lawyer®’s founder, Jeremy Evans, is launching a novel negotiation competition for JD/LLM and MBA students and will host it at the prestigious Rose Bowl Stadium. The competition will feature teams of two […]

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Minor League Baseball Sports Business

Endeavor Establishes Diamond Baseball Holdings And Is Set To Acquire Several MiLB Teams

Endeavor announced signing purchase agreements to acquire nine minor league baseball teams through its newly founded subsidy, Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH). The new organization intends to utilize professional management, best practices, innovation, and investment to support, promote, and enhance the game of baseball. More specifically, DBH will support ticket sales, naming rights, food operations, broadcasting […]

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Endorsements

Maxx MGMT Clients Sign Multiple Endorsements

Maxx MGMT has been diligent in assisting some of its big-name clients with endorsements as of late. The talent representation firm, led by President Maxx Lepselter, has secured multiple deals for Trevon Diggs, Justin Simmons, and Terrell Owens. Trevon Diggs has signed endorsement deals with a slew of corporate brands over the course of the […]

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Contract Negotiation Sports Business WNBA

Distinction Agency Signs Minnesota Lynx Rookie Rennia Davis

Miami based marketing firm has announced the signing of the 9th overall pick in the WNBA Draft, Rennia Davis. Davis was selected by the Minnesota Lynx after completing four seasons with the University of Tennessee. She started 116 of the 118 games played, averaging 15.4 points and 8 rebounds per game over that span. In addition, Davis finished Top 10 in a […]

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Entertainment Sports Agents Sports Business

BMX Star Nigel Sylvester Signs With Steinberg Sports and Entertainment and APA Talent Agency

Steinberg Sports & Entertainment and APA Talent Agency announced the signing of Nigel Sylvester. In an exclusive partnership agreement, SSE and APA will represent Sylvester for all aspects of his career.  In a press release, CEO, Chris Cabott expressed excitement for the signing and partnership with APA. Sylvester is involved in many avenues outside of BMX, from arts, entrepreneurship and […]

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High School Sports Business

Overtime Announces The Launch of New Basketball League

High School basketball players who have no interest in playing in the NCAA have another alternative. Overtime Elite is a new league backed by the sports media company Overtime.   Overtime promises high school athletes at least $100,000 annually to join their league, according to Kevin Draper of the New York Times. Overtime Elite (OTE) will be a […]

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Olympics Sports Business

USATF Star Curtis Mitchell Signs Exclusive Marketing Agreement With Distinction Agency

The Miami-based Distinction Agency is continuing to solidify its clientele with USA Track & Field star and Olympic hopeful, Curtis Mitchell. Mitchell, was one of the first clients of Distinction Agency in 2019, working on a non-exclusive deal.   Mitchell, a Florida product, won two consecutive NCAA championships and joined Adidas after forgoing his senior year in […]