The Courier Mail is reporting that the Australian Football League Player’s Association (AFLPA) has decided to join the AFL in combating gambling. After much discussion, all accredited AFL Agents will be banned from betting on AFL matches. However, there is a twist. Instead of the AFL itself handing down the penalties for the breaches, Agents […]
What: 2012 NBA Summer League Basketball Career Conference When: July 20-21, 2012 Where: Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus This is an opportunity to network and gain valuable insight into a variety of sports business careers from those working at the highest level in basketball. This event will offer unique panel discussions, […]
On May 1, 2012, I reported that NFLPA Contract Advisor Ken Sarnoff left Lagardère Unlimited. A little over a month has passed, and Sarnoff has already found a new home, literally. Sarnoff has moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Chicago, Illinois and paired up with the PlayersRep Sports Management team. PlayersRep Co-Founder Andy Simms first reported the news yesterday on […]
Exclusive Sports Group, LLC (ESG) is currently looking for a driven individual with an entrepreneurial mindset to assist ESG staff in daily tasks. A large portion of the job is directly related to office management duties including: daily scheduling for company executives, coordinating client and staff travel, daily administrative duties, corporate/individual event planning, answer phone/responding to […]
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has announced the publication of Volume 1 Issue 3 of its Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. The publication is available online for a limited time in digital format free of charge (download Volume 1 Issue 3 here). If you would like to purchase a print version please […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. The 2012 NBA draft could include the most talent we have seen since the 2003 draft. In that draft, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo […]
Prior coverage of MLB Draft (advisor/player) relationships: 2011 Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS First Round + Supplemental First Highlights CAA Baseball with 7 clients selected – 11.67% Scott Boras with 6 clients selected – 10% The Legacy Agency with 5 clients selected – 8.33% SFX Baseball with 5 clients selected – 8.33% ICON Sports with 5 clients selected – […]
On May 7, 2012, I wrote about a brand new organization called the “National Association of Sports Agents & Athlete Representatives (NASAAR).” The brainchild of Andrew Bondarowicz, Esq., Founder and President of Aregatta Group, NASAAR will be geared toward representing the interests of sports agents and others engaged in the representation of professional athletes. Bondarowicz followed up his announcement of NASAAR […]
What: 2012 NHL Draft Hockey Career Conference When: June 21 – 23, 2012 Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown and Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) The 2012 NHL Draft Hockey Career Conference is an opportunity to network and gain valuable insight into a variety of sports business careers from those working at the highest level in hockey. This […]
Tony Godsick, a tennis agent at IMG Worldwide for roughly 19 years, is no longer with the company. IMG Worldwide also lost Roger Federer (who has won a whopping won 16 Grand Slam titles in his career) as a client along with Godsick’s departure. However, IMG Worldwide still has hope that Federer will return as a client at some […]