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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (7/3/09)

Happy July 4th weekend!  Not so happy for Scott Boras and his Range Rover.  I turned in my (roughly) 4,500 word paper on The Duties of Sports Agents to Athletes and Statutory Regulations Thereof.  It’s nice to have that off of my shoulders.  I will be wrapping up one class next week (Analysis and Drafting […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/19/09)

This Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from the capitol of Florida: Tallahassee. Yesterday, I woke up (actually barely even slept because of chirping birds all night) at roughly 6 a.m. to get my girlfriend ready for her MCAT. Thankfully that battle is behind us. I feel like I have been studying for […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/12/09)

Wow, it has been a very long and draining week.  But I expected as much going into it.  We have been dealing with the MLB Draft nonstop and will continue to work with our guys who were and were not drafted in the coming months.  Additionally, we will begin to look at 2010 and beyond […]

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Sports Business

Philadelphia Networking Event

What: Symposium – The Business of Sports Networking – Philadelphia Where: The Field House, 1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 When: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (6:30 p.m.) Description: Russell Scibetti of The Business of Sports blog, is putting together a networking event in Philadelphia, PA.  It is intended for sports business professionals that work/live in […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/5/09)

The MLB Draft begins next Tuesday and will last until Thursday night.  Dynasty has been working around the clock to prepare ourselves for next week.  We will be putting in very long hours!  The rain does not seem to stop here in Gainesville, FL.  If we see an hour of sunshine in a day, we […]

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Headline Interview With The Agent

Interview With The Agent: Mark Slough

Mark Slough is a man who has achieved his dream of becoming a sports agent with persistence and hard work. He holds a connection with all his clients (which includes Patriots RB Sammy Morris and Cowboys DT Jay Ratliff) that goes beyond just paperwork. Slough formerly worked in real estate and corporate law, but left […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/22/09)

I am back up in lovely Gainesville, FL.  No matter if you are in Miami, Gainesville, or anywhere else in the state, you better get used to summer weather.  Blistering heat until 2-3 p.m., then at least a couple of hours of thunderstorms.  Such is life.  I am back to taking classes and working very […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/8/09)

I am back home in Hollywood, FL. enjoying a little time off from school and working hard as ever on existing and new business opportunities.  If you trust me to read one article, read this one.  It is amazingly inspiring and a terrific piece.  So, I own stock in Blackberry (RIMM).  It has received a […]

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David Dunn Of Athletes First Speaks To SBR

Yesterday, I reported that Athletes First led the pack of agencies in terms of number of clients drafted this year with a total of 16 players taken in the 2 days of the NFL Draft.  Its President/CEO is David Dunn, who I have discussed on the blog a long time ago and recently had the […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/1/09)

Anyone purchase their TeeBows yet?  How long until a lawsuit shuts that site down?  Okay, so I have 4 finals out of the way and only 1 left, sitting there laughing at me.  His name is Corporations and I will battle him at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.  Then it’s back to business as usual, but […]