It has been a few weeks since Ryan Howard dropped Larry Reynolds like he was hot. I suggested that Howard may choose the Beverly Hills Sports Council, following the path of teammate Jimmy Rollins. Instead, Ryan Howard decided that he should make a decision based on emotions. He is quoted as saying: “I’m a kind […]
Year: 2007
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1 New Sports Agency Link Added
Asia Sports & Entertainment. Focusing primarily on China, Japan, Korea, and India.
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Futbol Americana
An article on SportsBusiness.com seeks to prove why the future should be bright for the MLS [Signing Beckham – Just One Of Many Significant Developments]. To sum it up briefly, the belief is based on an expansion of teams, an increase in franchise buyouts, large television deals, big-time sponsors, European involvement, Mexican interest, American players […]
1. This week, Kwame Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers takes the cake! He stole a man’s $190 birthday cake and subsequently threw it at him [Brown won’t be prosecuted in cake heist]. At least he won’t be prosecuted!
Along with all of the money, fame, and glory of representing those who go out and give it their all for 60 minutes every Sunday comes a lifetime of pain and agony for some of those who were once professional NFL players. USAToday has a great piece on former Chicago Bear standout, Doug Plank, who […]
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U-Turn(er)
Edit: This is issue has been settled by the Melbourne Storm trading 2 players to the Gold Coast Titans and AUS$85,000 compensation. Read the story here. An on-going battle has been taking place in the world of rugby lately. Steve Turner played for the Melbourne Storm last season and during the season announced he would […]
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January Sports Law Forums
1. January 26, 2007 – The Loyola Sports Law Institute will be hosting its third annual symposium that will cover issues in collective bargaining and contract negotiations. The symposium will be held at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA. It will cost you either $50 or $70 to attend. Click here for the program […]
Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Angelo Wright is a 45-year-old sports agent and is the founder of SportsWest Football (www.sportswestfootball.com). Mr. Wright has been representing athletes full time for 16 years. His vision was to found a sports representation firm that did not just handle contracts but also a firm that strived to develop […]
David Beckham, move aside. You are only an extreme case in a sport that has notoriously paid low salaries to its players. Nick Saban, Bobby Petrino, and Dom Capers; please stand up. In the past, I have written articles that document the recent splurge in payment to college coaches [Want to be a College Coach’s […]
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5 New Sports Agency Links Added
It has been a while since I have added some agencies to the list of Sports Agency links at the top menu of this site. Today, I introduce 5 new sites to the list. This site continues to boast one of the most comprehensive lists, if not the most comprehensive list, of Sports Agency sites […]