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MLB Free Agent Buy-Ins and Cash-Outs

As many Major League clubs look over their rosters, some of them find players that just aren’t needed anymore – players that are just taking up cap room. Here is a list of some big time happenings going on around with the Red Sox alone: On October 31, 2008, the Boston Red Sox picked up […]

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Review of Head Case: An Agent’s Guide to Protecting their NFL Clients from Concussions and Associated Risks

I know what it feels like to go through the consequences of suffering a concussion.  About half a year ago, I fell and hit my head on concrete, which resulted in a lesion, contusion, and ultimately a concussion.  I suffered severe headaches for a short period of time and was told that I was lucky […]

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Headline Politics

GO VOTE!

My man Chris Linn, VP of Marketing at InsideVenture and currently working on a cool new social networking utility focusing on the college lifestyle passed along the above video about a month ago. He worked on its creation along with some others. I thought that the message was very powerful, but held off on posting […]

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Agent Spotlights

Agent Spotlight: Ron Salcer

“A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do,” John Wayne’s character mused in the 1939 film, “Stagecoach”. In Ron Salcer’s case, that means taking on zealous fans, the local media, even crooked executives, all in order to defend his principles. Salcer, who runs Icy Luck, Inc. out of Manhattan Beach, CA, represents […]

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Sports Business

Night With The President Of MSG Sports

What: Scott O’Neil, President of Madison Square Garden Sports, will talk about breaking into and being successful in the sports industry. When: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Where: The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden Cost: Registration prior to November 14th – $30 per person. Registration after November 14th – $40 per person. Includes […]

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Larry Johnson: Without Play And Without Representation

If you are a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan or you have Larry Johnson on your fantasy football team (a more likely possibility), you definitely felt a void in your sole yesterday as LJ was held back from putting up any stats.  He was previously benched two games for violating team rules before sitting out […]

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Philly-ing Out Your Ballot

On July 4th, 1776, the city of Philadelphia was ground zero for the experiment that was to be known as American Democracy; a beautiful idea that would give the people of this new society a voice to be heard, a haven to practice religion freely, and the unprecedented opportunity to elecPt their new leader on the […]

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Some sports agents are in the public spotlight more than their clients

It seems as though prominent sports agent Leigh Steinberg is always in the news. Unfortunately, lately it hasn’t been because he signed another top rated quarterback. With his admitted battle with alcoholism, Steinberg recently had another run-in with the law. This time, he was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public in Newport Beach, […]

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“Delgado Show” Booked for ’09

On Friday, October 31st, the New York Mets exercised their option to keep Carlos Delgado for a price tag of $12-million. This move is definately a steal for the Mets. Even though starting off terribly last yeat, Delgado finished with an average of .271 with 38 home runs and 115 RBIs. “Carlos is a key […]