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Headline Tennis

Twitter Isn’t A Fad, But What Exactly Is It?

Can Twitter officially be considered a game changer?  Some of my clients refuse to join the service.  After hearing their reasoning, I personally don’t blame them.  I am not ready to call the social network a game changer just yet.  Until I see it bring a substantial benefit to a professional athlete, I’ll call it […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Jimmy Spratt – ECHL Reebok Goalie of the Week

Jimmy Spratt continues to improve and play well for the Las Vegas Wranglers of the East Coast Hockey League.  This past Tuesday, Spratt was named ECHL Reebok Goalie of the Week after winning four out of four games and posting a 2.75 goals-against average and .923 save percentage. Those four wins helped elevate the Wranglers […]

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Internships

An Intern(al) Look At Becoming a Sports Agent

This week was finally a return to a somewhat normal schedule as compared to the insane past two weeks. For those that wondered, I did not advance to the final of Widener’s Mock Trial competition. It was really one of the very few times that I’ve had to do that in my life, so I […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (3/19/2010)

Back to law school in lovely Gainesville, Florida.  I had a real nice interview with BitterLawyer.com earlier this week.  Been working hard all week on getting my baseball players some good endorsement opportunities.  The Gators lost in double-OT to BYU yesterday – I really like BYU’s guard (you can tell by my tweets if you […]

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NFL Players NFL Teams

NFL Mock Draft Update – With Agencies

You asked for it, so you shall receive it.  Not only do we now boast an NFL Mock Draft that is four full rounds in length, but we have the only NFL Mock Draft that includes the agency that each of the projected players is currently signed with.  It is known that football players drop […]

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Headline Hockey

Will Jordan Schroeder Turn Pro?

March and April are two of the busiest and most exciting months for sports fans.  Between the NCAA Men’s and Women’s basketball tournaments, the NFL draft, and Major League Baseball getting underway, there is always something to watch on TV.  These months also bring NCAA hockey playoffs and, inevitably, the conclusion of seasons for those […]

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Headline NBA Players Sports Agents

Marc Cornstein Speaks About His Duties As An Agent

Marc Cornstein is the Founder & President of Pinnacle Management Corp. (PMC). The New York agency focuses solely on representing basketball players in the United States and overseas. Its website and blog are infrequently updated (someone needs to tell Cornstein that the main image on his homepage is a broken image), but perhaps that is […]

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Internships

A Newcomer’s Perspective Part I: How to Break Into the Industry – And Know It’s Not For Me

As many of you may or may not know, I am currently interning for Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC, under someone who I consider to be a great role model and most importantly a friend – Darren Heitner. Ever since I realized I would not be the ‘shining star’ on the court as I always wanted […]

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Headline Sports Law

Fordham Sports Law Symposium

Yesterday, I reported that Harvard Law School will be hosting a Sports Law Symposium on March 26.  It looks like the Ivy League school has a little bit of competition from a school in New York.  Full details below. What: 14th Annual Fordham Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, March 26, 2010 (8:30 a.m. – 4:35 […]

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Headline MLB Players Sports Business

Casey Close To Leaving CAA

A week ago, a reader emailed me the following question: Have you heard anything about Casey Close leaving CAA to start up his own company with David Falk? Apparently, the rumor had been floating around for a month or so, but after doing some research, I had no way to confirm it.  Thus, I never ran the story. […]