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We love updates, and you should too! New sports agencies were added to the Agencies page on the header menu. Agencies were added in Wisconsin, New Jersey, California, and more. Check out the largest free web repository of sports agencies located on SportsAgentBlog.com. Check out the right column menu. If you have not noticed it, […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Two finals down, two to go. Criminal Law and Torts will be out of my mind for a while. Now it is onto studying for Professional Responsibility and Constitutional Law. Oh, and it is Hanukkah! So spin those dredles and burn down the candles. Here comes some stories that I failed to cover during the […]

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New book validates Lake, implicates Bush

It’s not in time for Christmas, but a new book due out next month will still seem like a lump of coal in Reggie Bush’s stocking this holiday. Roughly one month after Lloyd Lake, a partner along with San Diego businessman Michael Michaels in the failed sports marketing agency New Era Sports & Entertainment, played […]

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Soccer Sports Law

Should On-Field Violence Evade the Law?

I have chosen to write about a topic that is of interest to me personally, and in the hope that you, our reader, will give your opinion on the matter too. There is a principle in soccer that the referee, in his/her role as both umpire and representative of a country’s football association, is the […]

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Putting A Price On Street Cred

A couple of very good articles have recently been published by excellent journalists. Jason Whitlock and LZ Granderson both, in their own ways, address an escalating problem in popular culture: the furtherance of a “hood” culture through displays of immaturity. It is not only rappers that contribute to the problem. Athletes often use their money […]

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Don’t Start Yapping Until After Monday Night

Nothing like Monday Night Football, especially when you are barely losing in your big fantasy football league and you have one player left who may push you over the top. Often times, it will be a kicker or third WR, but you still think you have a shot. Anyway, I was sent the above video, […]

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Recruiting Sports Agents

Like Father, Like Son???

Two weeks ago I came across a story that relates in a way to an article I wrote a few months back. This story has to do with DeBartolo Sports and Entertainment signing professional wrestler Joe “The Animal” Laurinaitis for marketing, appearances and entertainment work. Right off the bat, this may not sound like such […]

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Social Networking

MySpace, A Place For Branding

Look at the Social Networking category and you will note that I am a firm believer in the positive power that the web can have for an athlete’s persona and reputation. At the same time, screw up and make your online identity suspect, and you can leave yourself open to massive criticism. MySpace.com is a […]

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Varejao: Coming To A Court Near You

Bizarro Joakim Noah (Anderson Varejao) may be heading back to the United States sooner than anticipated. After terrible contract negotiations between Varejao, his agent (Dan Fegan), and Cleveland Cavaliers GM, Danny Ferry, Varejao looks to end up back with Cavs for at least the next two years. Last week, I covered the Varejao case and […]

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2007 Princeton Sports Symposium

This coming Friday would be a good day to just happen to be walking the grounds of Princeton University. That is because Princeton University will be hosting a half-day sports symposium, featuring an amazing list of speakers. The event begins at 1PM, December 7 and will take place at Robertson Hall. Brett D. Yormark, president […]