The trial in the case of Aaron Mintz v. Mark Bartelstein and Associates Inc. d/b/a Priority Sports & Entertainment is set to begin tomorrow. In anticipation of same, both parties have filed their trial briefs and Priority Sports has submitted a few motions in limine, one of which aims to prevent Mintz from introducing any evidence and […]
Thanks to everyone who voted in the Presidential election. No matter the party you are registered with nor the presidential candidate you voted for, it is important that you let your voice be heard by submitting a ballot. And hopefully, no matter if the candidate(s) you voted for won or not, you woke up Wednesday […]
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. Melky Cabrera was suspended for 50 games this past season after he tested positive for testosterone. Back on August 19, 2012, the New York Daily […]
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Every Friday Sports Agent Blog publishes a wrap-up of articles that were not covered on the website the preceding seven days. The title of that wrap-up includes the phrase “Shabbat Shalom” and the opening blurb in the body of the article typically will contain at least one link related to a Jewish sports story. It […]
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. A sports agent’s duty is to advocate for his client and put his client in a position to be successful both on and […]
Last Wednesday, Milwaukee Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez and his former agency Wasserman Media Group agreed to a settlement (reportedly over $2 million) that dismissed a pending lawsuit, which included claims of malpractice and fraud by baseball agents Arn Tellem and Paul Kinzer. Rodriguez switched from Wasserman to Scott Boras over a year ago. Just prior to […]
From Udonis Haslem’s agent to Chief Executive Officer of the Memphis Grizzlies, watching and covering Jason Levien’s path through the business of sport has been exciting. Levien, who will become the Grizzlies’ new CEO and managing partner, was first written about on Sports Agent Blog in an Agent Spotlight published on May 11, 2007. At […]
Major League Baseball pitcher Ervin Santana is back to being represented by Bean Stringfellow at baseball agency Proformance. This is his second stint with Stringfellow, whom he left in June to become a client of Wasserman Media Group. However, Santana returned to Stringfellow (and colleague Jay Alou), prior to the recent announcement that Santana was traded by […]
On page 22 of a lengthy 26 page Order on Motions for Summary Judgment filed by Aaron Mintz/Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and Mark Bartelstein & Associates, Inc. d/b/a Priority Sports & Entertainment, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson wrote, “This is not the first time in this Order that the Court has exposed clear misstatement […]