Watching the tense match between Arnaud Clement and the number 32 seed Ivo Karlovic I noticed something bewildering. Ivo Karlovic, ranked 30 on the ATP Singles Tour, does not have a clothing or shoe sponsor. I would have thought that a player who is ranked so high, and has had great success (2 singles titles […]
Joby Branion is one of the founding members of Athletes First. Matt Hasselbeck, Ahman Green, and Todd Heap are only 3 of the many players under contract with the company. Athletes First is one of the agencies at the forefront of NFL player negotiations. It has not always been an easy life full of potential […]
You needn’t have a Ph.D. to understand the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup points system, which was used to formulate the field for this year’s first-ever, year-end “playoffs” to crown the Tour’s inaugural Cup “champion.” But it wouldn’t hurt. And an underpinning of the Tour’s latest marketing endeavor does require at least a rudimentary understanding of […]
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver David Boston was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after police found him passed out behind the wheel of a sport-utility vehicle. The 29-year-old was found slumped over the steering wheel of a red Range Rover on Thursday evening, police said. The SUV was running and in drive. […]
On August 12th, we ran a similar story, highlighting college baseball programs. At that time, we asked, Does USC Have The Best Collegiate Baseball Program? AskMen.com has come out with some new stats for us to analyze, this time dealing with the world of basketball. So… Are you a basketball player who has some talent […]
While I have recently been on the topic of rookies, agents, and rookie holdouts I think it would only be fair to mention the phenomenal job by Neil Schwartz and Jonathon Feinsod in getting the newest member of the New York Jets, Darelle Revis, a monster contract. Darrelle Revis was the No. 14 overall pick […]
Please accept my apology for SportsAgentBlog.com being down the entire day. Apparently there were some back-end server issues that were being dealt with that had absolutely nothing to do with this individual site. With that being said, you can expect at least one new post tomorrow as long as the server is back at full […]
“There [are] a lot of players with a lot of talent, but some don’t have character, and who we really don’t want to be involved with. The great thing about success in business, you really philosophically choose your clients, and also say no to others.” Scott Boras made that statement in a great story (that […]
Mid-majors, or those agencies that lie somewhere between a small, young boutique firm manned by one or two rookie agents and the industry giants that tend to frequently be the talk of the town (IMG, Wasserman Media Group, Blue Equity, Octagon, etc.) seem to be pervasive in the industry. In fact, I would certainly consider […]
Dynasty Notes will take you through the days when Darren and I (Matthew Vuckovich) did not even know each other, to Dynasty becoming an LLC, to signing our first client, and beyond. If you have not yet read Dynasty Notes – Part 3, go ahead and read it. Enjoy Dynasty Notes – Part 4. As […]