Last week, I wrapped up my second year of teaching Sport Agency Management at Indiana University Bloomington. It has been a true blessing to have been given the opportunity to teach driven, intelligent students, which is something I hope to continue doing for the rest of my life. The Sport Agency Management course is intended […]
Baseball agent David Sloane has been in the business of representing professional athletes since 1974. He takes pride in the service he offers to his clients, which includes a focus on making sure they all receive the personal attention he would expect if represented by an agent. Sloane has advised many players throughout his career, […]
Raleigh, North Carolina-based French/West/Vaughn’s rapidly growing sports and entertainment practice just got another boost with the addition of Dallas Mavericks’ player Dahntay Jones to its list of clients. As is the case with most of their athlete clients, French/West/Vaughn (FWV) will oversee Jones’ marketing opportunities and public relations support. Jones, a former 20th overall pick […]
A number of baseball players have left baseball agency ACES in the past few months. As documented in the article, “How The Melky Cabrera Chaos Is Affecting ACES Baseball Agency,” the company owned and managed by brothers Sam and Seth Levinson lost clients Nyjer Morgan and Shane Victorino in the wake of MLB and MLB Players Association […]
Boston College offensive tackle John Wetzel has made his decision on representation, and has given his blessing to football agent Tom Condon of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Football. That Condon signed a Boston College player is not at all surprising. In 2012, the only player selected from Boston College was inside linebacker Luke Kuechly. He […]
University of Kentucky offensive guard Larry Warford has officially determined that he wishes to be represented by football agency Schwartz & Feinsod leading up to the NFL Draft. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/schwartzfeinsod/status/277479125025955841″] Warford was a Second Team All-Southeastern Conference selection by the media and coaches in 2012. He is the first Kentucky offensive lineman to receive All-SEC […]
Last night’s loss to the New York Knicks hurt quite a bit, and I know I am going to be hearing about it all day from select clients. Just remember – it’s only December. What are your thoughts on the Israeli basketball team that suspended its captain for calling another player a Nazi? I have […]
Sponsored Post There are people these days saying the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. I will reserve comment on that event until a later date, maybe December 22nd, so that I can say “I told you so.” One can also say “I told you so” about an athlete’s career coming […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have re-signed Puerto Rican catcher and MDR Sports Management client Wil Nieves to a one-year, $800,000 contract. “I would like to thank the Diamondbacks organization for placing their trust in me again,” said Nieves following the announcement of his new deal with the Diamondbacks. “I am happy and confident that we have a […]
Just yesterday, Benjamin Haynes published an excellent interview with former Miss Oklahoma and current football agent (and attorney), Kelli Masters. Not long after the interview went up on Sports Agent Blog, Masters had news of her first 2013 NFL Draft prospect. Masters has informed Sports Agent Blog that she signed Rob McCabe a linebacker from […]