I was at the American Airlines Arena last night to watch the Miami Heat take on a San Antonio Spurs team that dressed only nine players (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and others failed to even make the trip). While it was a pretty boring game throughout, I was happy to see a Heat win. I am more interested to see what kind of sanctions Commissioner David Stern levies on the Spurs after making threats to do same last night. The Miami Dolphins still have a chance to make the playoffs? They will have to beat the New England Patriots this week. That could be a fun game to watch. This week on Forbes, I wrote: (1) Coaching Carousel Sheds Light On Systemic Failure In College Athletics Management; and (2) ACC Seeks Exit Fee In Lawsuit Filed Against The University of Maryland. And football agent Eugene Lee contributed an op-ed: Fixing The College Football Bowl Championship Series. Here are some stories I failed to cover:
Football
- Agent Kelli Masters is featured in a Windows Phone advertisement [Happy Thanksgiving from Windows Phone — Sports Agent].
- The training costs add up [An agent’s life isn’t all glamour]
- Today is the deadline to submit the application [NFL Players Association raises the bar for financial advisors as more RIAs suit up to tackle the bottom lines of underserved sports stars].
Baseball
- Casey Close, Dan Lozano, Larry Reynolds and Brian Grieper [Agents to watch at winter meetings].
- In-depth on the soft spoken Michael Moye [The quiet man: Josh Hamilton’s agent].
- The final point on advanced metrics is important [Four Ways to Build Value for Arbitration]
- RIP [Marvin Miller, The Man Who Beat Some Sense Into Baseball].
Sports Law
- Clear need for uniformity [Alabama’s athlete agent law update to wait on national effort].
