Rough week for inhabitants of Miami, Florida. Hayley Mick of The Globe and Mail asked me for my thoughts on the trade between the Marlins and the Blue Jays. A business decision is a business decision. Let’s move on. This week I was very active on Forbes.com. Here are the stories I published: (1) Why Jerry Jones Still Hasn’t Sold Naming Rights To Cowboys Stadium; (2) Buffalo Bills Sued For Sending Too Many Text Messages To Subscribers; (3) Annual Ping-Pong Tournament Brings Sports Stars Together To Support Youth Education in NYC; (4) The Livestrong Foundation Will Live On Despite Lance Armstrong’s Demise; and (5) NASCAR Sponsor Mars, Inc. Thrilled With Partnership; Boasts 4-to-1 Return On Investment. And as always, the weekly wrap-up:
Baseball
- Basically he just wants his client to be paid [Scott Boras says that the Indians owners don’t care about winning].
- Always enjoy Ralph Cindrich’s thoughts [Sports Agent, Former Player Offers Insight Into Big Ben’s Injury].
- Takes a look at Jerry Jones and Andy Reid [GM works best as a solo gig].
- May we see more of this in the future? [Florida’s Sharrif Floyd adopted by family that gave him benefits]
- What happens to Team USA? [Did FIBA just kill international basketball?]
- Carlisle was named featured guest and Executive-in-Residence at The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst [MICHAEL PHELPS’ OLYMPIC SUPER AGENT, CARLISLE, RESPECTED AS CREATIVE FORCE].
Sports Law
- “We don’t actually use player names but we do use all the attributes and jersey numbers of the players” [NCAA knew EA Sports video games used real players, e-mails from Ed O’Bannon lawsuit show].
- Case centers around a morals clause in Rashard Mendenhall’s endorsement agreement [Charlie Sheen Dragged into NFL Star’s Lawsuit Over Controversial Tweets].