The National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School announces the creation of the National Sports Law Student Writing Competition. The goal of this annual competition is to encourage law student scholarship on current topics in sports law. The winner of the competition will receive complimentary registration for the National Sports Law Institute’s annual […]
Month: April 2009
Last updated: May 2, 2009 1. St. Louis – QB Sam Bradford ~ Oklahoma = The Rams could go ahead and get their quarterback of the future with the first overall pick. Bradford might have been the top pick had he come out in 2009, so it’s pretty much safe to say he’s the frontrunner […]
Dynasty‘s Julie Wood is off to Chicago, Illinois today. What’s in Chicago, you may ask. Headquarters of Playboy, where Julie will be posing for a future 2009 issue. She brought some of her favorite Virginia Tech gear with her. Additionally, Danielle Wolfe, is in the Maxim Hometown Hotties competition. Take a second and vote for […]
Drew Rosenhaus did not have a single player taken in the first-round of this draft (he does represent the first pick of the 2nd round, Louis Delmas). When’s the last time there was a Rosenhaus-free first round? I’m sure he kept himself very busy during the first-round, anyway. Michael Mitchell, the biggest surprise of Day […]
Priority Sports just had a very successful NFL Draft, but the company also has an extremely strong basketball division. One of its top basketball agents is Brad Ames, who along with Mark Bartelstein and Aaron Mintz represent players worth more than $300 million altogether in money remaining on their contracts. Ames is the primary agent […]
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NFL v. NRL
This is a guest contribution from Gene Goodsell. Gene has a law degree with honours, a business degree and is currently Manager of Legal & Business Affairs for one of the leading international sports management agencies in Australia, as well as being a football agent. With the impending launch of the NRL (National Rugby League) USA […]
If you’re not a Godfather fan like myself, you may not have caught the Hyman Roth quote, but these words are easily applicable to the sports industry. Whether you like it or not – and if you’re an avid reader of this site I’m guessing you like it – the business of sports is almost […]
CAA clients Matthew Stafford, Jason Smith, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Knowshon Moreno, Brian Orakpo, Malcolm Jenkins, Brian Cushing, Josh Freeman, and Jeremy Maclin were selected in the first round. CAA’s nine first round selections beat their 2008 record of six clients picked up in the first-round. Most impressive about the nine CAA draft picks this year is […]
While Frederick, Maryland is home of the High A Frederick Keys (a Baltimore Orioles affiliate), the town is also home to Dynasty client, Dan Leatherman. Dan is currently with the High A Potomac Nationals, and is off to a remarkable start of the 2009 season. Leading up to the beginning of Potomac’s series against Frederick, […]
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NFL Draft Day Reading
A No. 1 N.F.L. draft pick may be one of the most overvalued assets in our society? [Is the Top N.F.L. Draft Pick a Penalty?] Andre Smith’s move from Alvin Keels to Priority Sports makes Smith a lock to be a top 10 pick? [Diner News: Questions that bother me before the draft] The rules, […]