Another twist in the Stride Sports story with Director Glenn Archer of Stride Sports Management launching legal action against his former employee and Australian Football League (AFL) agent Alex McDonald. Caroline Wilson of the The Age reported the news late last week. As I had previously reported, Alex McDonald had left his former company Stride […]
NFL linebacker Anthony Spencer was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the club’s 1st round (#26 overall) pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Spencer has remained with the Cowboys since that date. In fact, the Cowboys would like Spencer to continue to be a member of the team going forward, and has slapped the Franchise Tag […]
Last week, there was quite a bit of talk about the lawsuit filed by the NFLPA against the NFL Coaches Association (NFLCA) and Sports Lawyer Wm. David Cornwell. The NFLPA says that the NFLCA owes the Players Association over $650,324.88 and disputes that Cornwell was legitimately elected Executive Director pursuant to the NFLCA Constitution. Cornwell publicly responded to […]
Last week, I reported that University of Connecticut’s Andre Drummond signed with Rob Pelinka of Landmark Sports Agency. The agent of players like Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and Carlos Boozer has another potential rookie NBA player signed to his agency. That player is former Syracuse guard Dion Waiters. Waiters is leaving Syracuse after spending only two years […]
St. John’s Freshman Moe Harkless will not return to the Red Storm, and will instead test his luck in the 2012 NBA Draft. He will have Happy Walters and the rest of the team at Rogue Sports to guide him along the way. A member of the Rogue Sports team tells me that the company is extremely impressed […]
Not too long ago, it appeared that Alabama Junior forward Tony Mitchell was not sure whether he was going to attempt to transfer to another school and play out his upcoming Senior season or declare for the 2012 NBA Draft. One thing was certain – after his multiple suspensions, he was not going to be staying […]
When certified National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) player-agent Aaron Mintz resigned from Priority Sports & Entertainment, signed an employment agreement with rival Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and subsequently filed a Complaint against Mark Bartelstein & Associates, Inc., d/b/a Priority Sports & Entertainment, I figured this was only beginning of a series of battles between former employer and employee. The original Complaint seeks to […]
I am told that today is a holiday to celebrate and consume weed. I will be spending my time in a deposition, instead. If you have some free time on your hands, check out new legal scholarship that I just had published in the Pace I.P. Sports & Entertainment Law Forum titled, Football v. Football: A […]
Last night, the NFLPA sent a Fraud Alert memorandum to all of its certified Contract Advisors. The memorandum, which was no more than a page in length, directed Contract Advisors to the attention of a man named Bill C. Crafton Jr. who also goes by “Billy Crafton.” The NFLPA, in conjunction with law enforcement, is currently investigating […]
Miami, Florida-based Pedro Power of TXB Basketball has signed Ronnie Moss (TCU), Paul Crosby (Mississippi Valley State), and Dago Pena (Marshall). TXB Basketball’s current clientele are all playing outside of the United States. Power and his team are hoping that at least one of the three aforementioned players will get a chance to prove himself in front of NBA scouts. […]