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Entertainment Sports Agents

Bubbly the Destroyer

What would you think if you saw a 5-foot-8-inch, 135-pound, gorgeous blonde, 34-year-old personal trainer and former National Fitness Champ named “Bubbly the Destroyer?”  Sounds intimidating huh?  Well, “Bubbly the Destroyer” is only the name her husband, sports agent Bruce Horn, jokingly calls her.  Competitors and viewers of the newest American Gladiators know her as “Venom” […]

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Contract Negotiation Hockey

The KHL: Thorn in the NHL’s Side

For the past few weeks, one of the hot topics in hockey circles has been the stream of NHL talent heading across the Atlantic to join teams in the new Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Players leaving the NHL to play in Europe is nothing new. Leagues in Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Germany, and other countries […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Summer is quickly winding down.  I will be in Orlando this weekend at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex watching some of the next big basketball stars take the court.  A week later, I’ll be back up in Gainesville, moving into a house right across from the law school and getting ready for my […]

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Headline International Basketball

Brandon Jennings. Josh Childress. Who Is Next?

I have discussed it as a guest on various radio shows, have thrown the idea back and forth among my colleagues, and have written about it on this blog: Will going overseas to play basketball become more of a common occurrence among some of basketball’s great players? When foreign born players decide to stay overseas […]

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MLB Players

Independent League Teams May Not Even Want Bonds

Quote from the Mercury News: “[Barry Bonds] has nothing to prove there,” Jeff Borris told the Associated Press. “He doesn’t need to go to an independent team and hit two home runs a night hoping to get attention to prove that he still has the skills that would warrant him playing at the major league […]

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Contract Negotiation NBA Players NBA Teams Recruiting

European Summer

It feels like basketball never leaves. With the NBA finals wrapping up just over a month ago, the Summer Leagues are in full swing. Whilst not every team competes in Vegas, it gives the teams an opportunity to work out who they drafted, and also a few other players who dream of playing in the […]

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Social Networking Sports Business

Protect Your Rep: The A-Rod Lesson

A-Rod was discussed earlier today, so let’s keep the trend going.  Luckily, or unluckily, most agents will never deal with an issue like that which Alex Rodriguez is currently wrapped in. Lies, deceit, and public infidelity. It is not something that the average man doesn’t deal with on a daily basis, but fans do not […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

7/24/08 News & Notes

Gerard Haran Gerard Haran was put back in the lineup after his brief rest period.  In his return, Gerard came back in style by going 1 for 2 with 2 RBIs and 1 run.  With Gerard’s help, the Bears managed to squeeze by Southern Maryland in the bottom of the 9th by a score of […]

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Endorsements MLB Players Sports Agents

A-Rod Adds Another Agent

I really did not want to get involved in the whole nasty A-Rod divorce.  It is not our business to dip into such topics around here; I was going to leave it to sites like Deadspin to make sure that the public knew every place that Rodriguez took Madonna.  But then came word that A-Rod’s […]

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Product Reviews

Product Review: Church Hill Classics Athletic Framing

When it comes to sports collectibles, I am not one to heavily marvel over an autograph from a superstar.  Instead, I enjoy pictures of athletes and sports landscapes…they truly do tell a thousand words.  There is nothing quite like getting that perfect picture, paying the money to get it nicely framed, and then throwing it […]