In an interesting endorsement move, Stephon Marbury of the New York Knicks, has decided to be the face behind shoes selling for $14.98 [‘Starbury’ for less: Marbury to endorse cheap kicks]. The shoe will be called the “Starbury One” and will be on Stephon’s feat for this coming season. Another interesting note is that Marbury […]
1. Koren Robinson of the Minnesota Vikings figured that his BMW was immune to the radar gun. He gets busted going 100+mph in a 55mph zone and fleeing police…oh yea, and two counts of DWI (or DUI as we call it in the Sunshine State of Florida) [Vikings’ Robinson charged with DWI, felony fleeing]. He […]
Not only are they a lot more fun than elevators, but making sure that you earn your client fair escalators in an NFL contract may make a difference in whether he gets paid any given year. With the high incidence of injury in professional football and no such thing as a guaranteed contract, agents have […]
This post is officially crowned as having the longest title ever! Anyway, once again, hat tip to Sports Law Blog for contributing its Sports Law Scholarship program and finding a gem for this blog to post some analysis on. The Law Review article under discussion is called: Maybe Jerry Maguire Should Have Stuck With Law […]
According to Rum and Money’s Personality Test Generator, if I were an NBA player, I would be Gilbert Arenas. The test takes a minute to complete. Which NBA player are you? By the way, the analysis of the law review article is complete and will be posted some time tomorrow.
Is Ari Gold’s (Jeremy Piven’s character in HBO’s series: Entrouage) extreme Type A personality a good representation of how most Entertainment/Sports Agents act? Many people think so. Here is an amazing video with all of the best clips from Ari Gold that I found on YouTube. Enjoy! [The best of Ari Gold from Entourage] [tags]ari […]
Gaylord Sports Management. Specializes in golf and baseball. Those are the only two sports that the company represents clients in, but GSM has a very long list of players in both areas. Keep the tips on the agencies coming. I really appreciate all the help. On a side note, I have been very busy with […]
The U.S. News & World Report and BusinessWeek have long heralded the University of Southern California’s business school as one of the top 30 in the nation: the Marshall School of Business. In October of 2005, the school announced that it would create the Sports Business Institute as the nation’s first all-encompassing sports business center. […]
If you didn’t know…now you know. Maurice Clarett got himself in the news a little bit this week. 1. Maurice Clarett found himself in a highway chase on Wednesday, which ended up with him being maced by police and being caught with four loaded guns in his car [Clarett Maced by police, arrested after chase]. […]
Maxximum Marketing, Inc. Represents Tiki and Ronde Barber. Sosnick Cobbe Sports. The agency highlighted in the book: License to Deal: A Season on the Run with a Maverick Baseball Agent – Jerry Crasnick. Represents three great young Marlins: Dontrelle Willis, Josh Willingham, and Scott Olsen. Both agencies are now listed along with many other Sports […]