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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (12/21/2012)

Post author By Darren Heitner
Post date December 21, 2012

People say stupid things all the time. Here’s one for you: a San Francisco Chronicle writer believes that because NBA Commissioner David Stern Hanukkah, has no real feel for Christmas in the first place. This is a good digital holiday card from the Arizona Diamondbacks. I especially like the part where an employee guesses that dreidels are made out of cornbread. On Forbes this week: (1) Former Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn Will Send Two Fans To The BCS Championship Game; (2) Why Louisville Should Top The List For An NBA Franchise; and (3) Nike’s Second Quarter Earnings May Reconcile North American Surge With Europe Stagnation. That Louisville article generated quite a bit of buzz. And here are some stories I failed to cover this past week:

Hockey

Probably the best article I have read regarding the pending legal fight between the NHL and NHLPA [NHL lawsuit claims dissolving union would be a ploy].
For the Sports Law junkies [Weil Set to Face Off Against Skadden, Proskauer in NHL Labor War].

Baseball

I love the picture in this article [Agent: Anibal Sanchez left money on the table].
Short Q&A with the 43-year-old baseball agent [Sports Agent Darek Braunecker On What He Looks for Athletes, Changes in the Business].

Basketball

New agent Rich Paul under the microscope [Sources: NCAA to suspend Texas guard Myck Kabongo for season].
Randy Livingston says he is owed money for helping with Tyrus Thomas and other clients [Former NBA player suing sports management agency over contract linked to NBA and former LSU basketball player Tyrus Thomas].

Social Media

Twitter is hiring; need 12+ years work experience (or equivalent), primarily in the sports world [Media – Manager, Sports Creative Relationships].

Sports Business

Quotes from Mark Bartelstein [Bonus Disclosures Risk Backfiring by Boosting Pay Demands].

Tags anibal sanchez, Darek Braunecker, hockey, Randy Livingston, Rich Paul, Sports Law

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.