Two days ago, I chatted with NFLPA Contract Advisor Malik Shareef of Roanoke, Virginia regarding a rumor I was hearing that he was in line to be the next agent for 2012 NFL Draft hopefuls Janoris Jenkins and Dwight Bentley. Jenkins and Bentley, former high school teammates from Pahokee, Florida, each recently fired their agents. Jenkins terminated Creative […]
Syracuse University senior guard Scoop Jardine has signed with NBPA certified agent Terrance Doyle of Veritas Venture Group, LLC (VVG). Doyle hopes that Jardine becomes his second NBA client, the first being Orlando Magic guard Von Wafer. Doyle is a founding member and COO Director of Athlete Relations at VVG. He graduated high school in 2002 and Colorado […]
Caroline Wilson broke the news in The Age over the weekend that Australian Football League (AFL) agent Alex McDonald has left Stride Sports Management. The former player and now leading manager had an apparent falling out with the company’s board, which is made up of a mix of current and former sporting stars including Ricky […]
Illinois senior point guard Sam Maniscalco has not had an easy college career. He played at Bradley University prior to transferring to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the middle of his senior season (which turned out to be a medical redshirt season for him). Then, at the University of Illinois, Maniscalco had more […]
South Florida-based DEC Management, Inc. represents Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai and corner back Sean Smith. Now David Canter also represents Dolphins nose tackle Isaako Aaitui, who had been represented by Sports West Football. In January, the Dolphins signed the 6’3, 315lbs Aaitui to a futures contract. Aaitui played his college ball at UNLV […]
Tonight, at 9:23 p.m. EST, the Kentucky Wildcats will battle the Kansas Jayhawks in the Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Many of the players involved will be listed on NBA rosters in the very near future. Kentucky’s 6-foot-10 center/power forward Anthony Davis is as good as gone, and predicted by the masses to […]
What: Johnson & Wales University 3rd Annual Sports Entertainment Events (SEE) Conference – Connecting the future! When: Thursday, April 12, 2012 Where: 1701 NE 127 Street North Miami, Florida 33181 Agenda 8:00 a.m. – Registration/Breakfast – Wildcat Center- Lobby 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Welcome – Wildcat Gymnasium 9:40 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. – Panel I – Wildcat […]
What: Sports Lawyers Association 38th Annual Conference When: May 10-12, 2012 Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego, California Easiest to learn about the panels, cost, registration, and other pertinent information by sifting through the brochure, which is embedded below. I will be speaking on the Hot Topics in NCAA Legal Issues: Agents and Amateurism break-out panel along with Donald M. Remy, […]