Interested in truly learning about sports law, but have absolutely no desire of becoming a lawyer? Does the idea of spending the next three years of your life in a law school library scare you? Want to get a postgraduate degree as fast as possible (so that you may potentially become an NFLPA agent)? If […]
Month: June 2008
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Leatherman Shines
In the top half of the sixth inning, the Hagerstown Suns (A) were losing 4-3 against the Lake County Captains (A), with Suns starting pitcher, Colton Willems, still on the mound. The Captains looked to be in position to pull away when Dan Leatherman was put into the game to offer some relief. From the […]
Gear up for this week’s U.S. Open with some preview coverage. Doug Ferguson breaks down the story behind the mega-pairing (a full list of pairings is available here) for Thursday-Friday (Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott (pictured)). Ed Sherman gives kudos to the USGA for putting this dream threesome together. In my opinion, golf needs […]
Before I get into the actual topic of the post, let me just say that I have received a handful of emails asking about how many people and the specific names of those that Dynasty is advising after the MLB Draft. This information will soon be made available to the public, but for now, I […]
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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
Only one day and six rounds done with the MLB Amateur Draft…and I am already winded. Day two is today, which contains 44 more rounds. Time to get prepped. I leave you with some good links that I did not cover over the past week: SBJ loves itself some Octagon [Octagon Named ‘Sports Agency of […]
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It’s MLB Amateur Draft Day
I hope that you got a good sleep last night. It is time to get a solid morning workout in and then get your draft binders out and find a comfortable place on the couch where you can enjoy the early rounds of the MLB Amateur Draft on TV and follow the remaining 40+ rounds […]
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Let Andy Play
To think that the actions of a few attorney agents could be behind the indefinite suspension of Oklahoma State pitcher, Andy Oliver, makes me sick to my stomach. After speaking with various sources on the matter and receiving some interesting documents, I now provide you with a clear picture of the entire situation. Andrew Oliver […]
What is a sports agent? Originally he (I say he because it took a while for women to enter the field) was in charge of making sure that his athlete clients did not get screwed when signing deals with professional clubs. An agent’s main task was to read over the contract with a fine comb […]
Dear Mr. Shaw: I first of all want to congratulate you on such a great show. I don’t know if you know me but I used to run a wrestling organization called WCW. We were just like you in the mid 1990’s. Our sport was becoming more popular, but got trashed by WWF and Vince […]
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IMaGine $3 Billion
Is Ted Forstmann already interested in selling IMG? If so, then all signs are pointing towards former Yahoo! and Warner Bros. Entertainment CEO Terry Semel as being the front-runner for the acquisition. Semel is interested in reshaping the organization once again. When Forstmann purchased IMG, he scrapped the team sports divisions (baseball, football, etc), let […]