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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (3/27/09)

This guy‘s nickname is “The Star of David”, he is 27-0, and his two loves are boxing and Judaism.  How about a big Shabbat Shalom to Dmitriy Salita?  Carolyn from the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s basketball blog, And One, likes my writing and my hair style.  Our Akron boys had solid Pro Days and will now […]

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MLB Players Sports Business

2009 World Baseball Classic = Success

Dynasty had one of its clients, Paul Rutgers, perform in the World Baseball Classic.  While his team of South Africa did not last long in the tournament, Rutgers at least showed off his dancing skills (I hope the producers of Dancing with the Stars were watching!).  Beyond Rutgers and his dancing, the World Baseball Classic […]

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Golf Sports Agents

Andrew Moss, Criminal Minded

Sports agent Andrew Moss, CEO of the Hawaii based Onyx Sports Group Inc., pleaded guilty on Wednesday after being charged with defrauding a sponsor for $61,000 in June 2008.  The criminal act stems from a deal he had made for his golf client Scott Yancy III.  Yancy had a moment in the spotlight when he […]

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College Football Players NFL Players Recruiting Sports Law

Amendment to the NFL Junior Rule

The NFL’s Junior Rule prohibits NFLPA advisors from communicating with a college athlete or any person in a position to influence that college athlete until said player is eligible for the NFL Draft.  From April 10, 2007 until March 25, 2009, the prohibition lasted until an underclassman who applied for special eligibility was placed on […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Akron Pro Day Wrap-Up

Kevin Grant and Andrew Johnson entered Akron’s Pro Day with a chip on their shoulders. They went onto Akron’s field with something to prove. Both steller athletes were getting the cold shoulder from many draft analysts, and many believe it is because they played in the MAC Conference. Kevin showed power in his workout (bench, […]

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Coaches Colleges Headline Recruiting Sports Law

Education Is Still The Answer

Earlier this week, Andy Katz of ESPN wrote about a subject that I have covered many times on this blog: the proliferation of runners in the college basketball community.  The main subject of the article was Blake Griffin, who every analyst and self-proclaimed analyst has being picked by whatever team ends up with the #1 […]

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Headline MLB Players

A-Rod’s Own Poor Decisions Hurt Image

On the field, the undoubtedly gifted Alex Rodriguez makes it look easy, but off the field it’s a whole different story.

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Sports Law

Bleak Economy Affecting Lawyers

I wear a lot of hats (figuratively). Among many other ventures, pursuits, and daily tasks, I run a successful, growing sports agency (Dynasty Athlete Representation), a prominent sports agent blog (SportsAgentBlog.com), and I also happen to be a 2nd year law student at the University of Florida. About that third part…being a full-time law student…many […]

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NFL Players Performance Analysis Uncategorized

Marvin Harrison vs. Torry Holt

Marvin Harrison vs. Torry Holt So there are two of the all-time greatest receivers still left out there in free agency, wondering to themselves…Why isn’t anyone giving us a chance? The question boggles my mind just the same. Here, I will break down these two future hall of famers by the statistics, their careers up […]

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Contract Negotiation MLB Players MLB Teams

Roughly 3 Months Away From The MLB Amateur Draft

And members of the baseball media along with plenty of baseball scouts cannot stop sweating San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg.  I cannot remember the last time that people were so caught up in the potential of a college or high school prospect.  With the #1 pick in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft, the Washington […]