My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those that have been affected by the Virginia Tech shootings. At this point, it has been confirmed that at least 32 people have been killed. Today is a very sad day for everybody, and it is scary that anything like this would ever occur. [Death Toll […]
Special agent interview from an outside contributor. Thanks to Jason Belzer for conducting the interview and doing the write-up! Steve Herz is a 40 year old sports and media broadcasting agent and is the director of IF Management (http://www.ifmanagement.com). Mr. Herz represents some of the most notable news and sports broadcasting personalities in the industry […]
How can a player earning £50,000 a week be declared bankrupt over a £100,000 debt? His agent. [‘Debt hit’ ace Riise is out of Red] John Arne Riise had been declared bankrupt thanks to him putting too much trust in his agent. On his agent’s advice, he signed on to a wide range of investments, […]
1. Michael Waltrip was charged with reckless driving. You would figure someone who drives about 180mph weekly wouldn’t have this sort of problem [Waltrip charged with reckless driving]. 2. Former NFL quarterback, Warren Moon, was arrested for DUI, although his BAC was within the legal limit [Moon arrested in Seattle suburb for drunken driving]. 3. […]
The Reggie Bush saga continues. For those lacking its somewhat sensational background, the linked timeline may be of help. In the latest development, Yahoo! Sports reports that San Diego businessman Michael Michaels, “one of the financiers of failed marketing agency New Era Sports & Entertainment [along with Lloyd Lake], reached a settlement with the current […]
I am off to St. Augustine for the day/night on my fraternity’s formal. I will not be posting again until tomorrow. I want to open up the conversation to all visitors and ask what should we do to improve this site? Here are some suggestions for comments: Posts about particular subjects that we have not […]
Gustavo Dominguez may be locked up for life after smuggling baseball players into the United States from Cuba. I am sorry that all of my posts today are centered around Sports Agents violating the law, but as a self-proclaimed amazing site that offers all sports agent related news, it is my duty to inform you […]
Leigh Steinberg was arrested for DUI. I do not really have much to comment about. Here is a link to the article [DUI arrest for sports agent]. -Darren Heitner
Charles Taplin gets indicted for text-messaging college athletes. Remember when Sports Agent, Charles Taplin, was arrested? You, probably don’t. He’s not the biggest name in the industry, and it happened several months ago [No Tolerance Policy]. The case should serve as a reminder that certain states are starting to seriously improve their regulations on Sports […]
Some basketball players may be basing their decision to leave early on the endorsement deals they believe they will be able to procure. Brian Berger of Sports Business Radio believes that endorsement deals have become the deciding factor when talented, but not superstar, college basketball players are considering making the jump early to the pros. […]