Nationally syndicated radio show host Brian Berger recently had Leigh Steinberg on his Sports Business Radio program. They discussed Steinberg’s re-launch of his agency, player safety issues in the NFL and Steinberg’s well documented battle against bankruptcy and alcoholism. Berger was able to get Steinberg to spend the time to speak in a wide ranging, in […]
The following guest contribution was written by Richard Pallarino (@rpallarino). Richard is a student at CUNY-College of Staten Island and a Constituent Aide at the New York State Senate. Josh Hamilton was selected first overall in the 1999 Amateur Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, touted by scouts as one of the most pure talents to […]
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. Kelli Masters Management (KMM) is an Oklahoma based sports agency that was founded by Kelli Masters in 2005. Kelli is former Miss Oklahoma from 1997 […]
Last week, Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management Executive-in-Residence, Peter Carlisle spoke to students in a discussion titled, “Marketing an Olympic Icon: Behind the Business of a Global Sports Superstar.” The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management, formed in 1972, is a part of the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and […]
Albert Elias has distinguished his company, Elias Sports Management, from the competition by focusing his recruiting on the southeast. In particular, Elias has had much success recruiting players out of Louisiana State University and other colleges within the state of Louisiana. LSU will be going to a bowl game, so there is not yet an indication […]
File this one under “big #Jeah” for the “Lochtenator.” As announced on his Twitter account late last week, the five-time gold medalist has made a change of agents, signing with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/ryanlochte/status/274518334207324160″] CAA becomes Lochte’s third agency of record since he became a professional swimmer. His first agents were at Octagon, […]
College football players who participate on teams that are bowl eligible will hold off on committing (verbally or in writing) to a particular agent and agency before the completion of their bowl games. Making such a commitment prior to performing in the bowl game would make those players ineligible to perform based on NCAA regulations. […]
The following guest post is by Travis Bell, an NBPA and CFLPA certified Contract Advisor and owner of The Seven Bridges Group based in Newport Beach, CA. This past Saturday morning was just like any other Saturday morning during the 1st week of December. I was looking forward to the SEC Championship game and the ACC Championship game featuring […]