The Athlete Agent Reform Act of 2011, a new sports agent law in Tennessee, took effect four days ago on July 1, 2011. With the new law in place, Tennessee becomes the most recent state to strengthen penalties with regards to illegal activities by sports agents. As with other states, there is no indication that the […]
Year: 2011
On June 9, 2011, I wrote that New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams officially parted ways with agent Bob McLaren. At the time, many people believed that Williams would sign with Leon Rose of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). However, later that day I heard that Williams was also considering Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports […]
My friend Steve Fall, CEO/Founder of The Sports Resource, is one of my absolute favorites on Twitter. Tweeting from @StatsMan, Fall provides interesting statistical observations on an almost daily basis. While his analysis is baseball-heavy due to the unique statistical nature of the sport, Fall does an excellent job of deviating from baseball to focus […]
NFL Lockout, please meet your new friend, NBA Lockout. The NBA and NFL have expired collective bargaining agreements and no clue as to when they will be striking deals with the respective groups that are representing the players of each league. I hope the NBA and the NBPA are able to come to an agreement…if […]
Peyton Hillis has eclipsed 1,000 yards in a single season and found himself as the cover-boy for videogame Madden 12. He also has also switched his representation. Hillis was formerly represented by SportsTrust Advisors, but made a switch to Kelli Masters of KM Sports. Recently, we covered the story of Kelvin Sheppard leaving SportsTrust Advisors […]
Radical Media (a TV production company in Los Angeles, California) and Budweiser have partnered up to cast skilled basketball players, 21-years-old and over (as of June 30, 2011), for a new reality show. They are looking for players who have the ability to compete at the highest level, but were never able to pursue their […]
Last week, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com wrote the following: Scott Boras’ latest attempt to free-agent-nap another marquee player — in this case, as first reported by Fox’s Ken Rosenthal, Mets dynamo Jose Reyes — was nothing new, other agents say. Now, technically, there is nothing illegal about it, as long as Boras reports all contact with […]
In May I wrote that Todd Reynolds will not be representing any homosexual hockey players after his outlandish Tweets regarding Sean Avery’s support of same-gender marriage. Reynolds, the Vice President of Uptown Sports Management, sad that it was very sad for him to read Avery’s “misguided support of same-gender ‘marriage.’” In the same Tweet, Reynolds […]
Kenrick Ellis was selected by the New York Jets in the 3rd round with the #94 overall pick of the NFL Draft. The New York media always attacks New York professional sports franchise selections in any sports draft, but the pick of Ellis was not criticized for his performance on the field. Instead, many were […]
The 2011 NBA Draft took place as scheduled on June 23, but a work stoppage still seems a real possibility as owners and players have a wide gap that needs to be narrowed. Many believe that NBA owners and players are still almost $7 billion apart in their dealings over a new 10-year agreement. Billy […]