Can you feel the Heat down in your soul? I was the guest speaker for a Middle School graduation yesterday. That was quite the experience. I am so tired of people saying that the Miami Heat play in South Beach. This article was rather refreshing to read. This week on FORBES: (1) Seth Jones Headlines Group […]
At one point in his life, Robert Gist served as NBA player Latrell Sprewell’s agent and attorney. He advised Speewell when apparel company And 1 offered the NBA player a role as endorser of the brand’s products. At first, Gist steered Sprewell away from the deal. Later, he would be by Sprewell’s side when the […]
By the end of the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, Sosnick Cobbe Sports could have up to five advisees selected by professional baseball clubs. That would mark a new record for the baseball agency founded by Matt Sosnick and Paul Cobbe – a partnership that has lasted numerous successful […]
The 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft begins on June 6 and runs through June 8. Teams are busy finalizing their draft boards, which includes a lot of discussions with scouts who have spent numerous hours watching high school and college baseball players perform with the hope that they will some day make it onto an […]
In May 2010, word spread that Kevin O’Connor was going to become COO of Lagardère Unlimited. O’Connor had served as President of Saddlebrook Properties, which offered training for tennis, football, baseball and hockey players. Around that time, O’Connor had the following to say about Lagardère’s entrance into the world of sports representation: “They are fully committed to doing it and understand it is a […]