Guest contribution by loyal reader and current Q2 intern, Michael Goldman. While the D’antoni era in New York is off to a vast improvement from the Lenny Wilkins-Larry Brown-Isiah Thomas era, the Knicks thus far are posting a 5-3 record and not all is peaceful in the Big Apple. The most unsettling situation in the […]
Month: November 2008
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
Congrats to Kevin Youkilis, an all-star Jewish baseball player, for his recent marriage to Enza Sambataro, a non-Jew. Enza is CEO of Hits for Kids, Youklilis’ charitable foundation. Big week in the press for Dynasty. First a feature on YOUNG MONEY magazine, then the Independent Florida Alligator, and finally a link back to the YOUNG […]
In effort to beef up their defense, the New York Yankees acquired center fielder-first baseman Nick Swisher on Thursday through a trade with the Chicago White Sox. For Swisher, the Yankees traded away infielder Wilson Betemit and minor league pitchers Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez. Also arriving in the Bronx with Swisher is minor league […]
Sundays are all about football, but can you really watch the same sport for nine consecutive hours? Here is another option for next Sunday. Skip the first half of the early games and catch three of Dynasty‘s clients in the televised finals of the Ultimate Scoring Championship PBA Tournament. Robert Smith, Mike Wolfe, and Mike […]
Onyx Sports Group claims that it is not just a “player factory”. On its web page, only one golfer is listed under its Golf division. While Onyx may not be a player factory, its CEO, Andrew Moss, has been indicted for blowing a bunch of smoke at his golf client and a sponsor. The client, […]
NBA Royalty
Guest contribution by current Dynasty intern, Jon Vollinger. When you think about royal families in the history of the NBA, several names might come to mind. How about Kobe Bryant and his father Joe “Jelly Bean” Bryant? What about Jimmy Walker and son Jalen Rose? Then there’s Brent Barry and his father Rick Barry, who […]
I was thoroughly honored to have my name and the name of Dynasty Athlete Representation in YOUNG MONEY magazine earlier this week. It truly shows just how far Dynasty has come in such a short amount of time. But today, I woke up and have not been able to smiling since. I don’t know what […]
Bill Henkel Pleads Guilty
February 1, 2006 – I reported that former IMG employee Bill Henkel received a temporary restraining order (TRO) from IMG after Henkel allegedly attempted to solicit IMG clients to his new company, 10 SPORTS MARKETING. April 24, 2007 – The TRO was not enough. Henkel was accused of getting illegal kickbacks for signing LaDanian Tomlinson […]
Happy Hollid-A’s
It all seems to have started when Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane traded Dan Haren, Joe Blanton and Nick Swisher in his strong and passionate attempt to rebuild the ailing A’s. After cutting back on some finances and being as patient as an all-star quarterback, Beane made the move that Oakland has been waiting for, […]