The following Op-Ed article is a guest contribution from Jason A. Davis, Esq. All rights reserved. Follow him on Twitter @JasonDavisEsq1. There are moments in life and in sports that can change a person, a team, a league or a sport in one single moment. These moments may be long awaited opportunities,or instances of bizarre […]
The NFL season awaits, which means fantasy football is revving up. I have my fantasy league draft this Sunday. With the last pick in the first round, it is tough to plan out how it will all go down. Anyway, this week on FORBES: (1) Albert Pujols Defends Clean Reputation By Threatening Legal Action Against Radio […]
The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg, a Sport Management student at Ithaca College. The subject of the interview is Alex Radetsky, President and Founder of Radegen Sports Management. Matthew Hochberg: What influenced you to become a sports agent? Alex Radetsky: I think that being introduced, early on, to the business of sports helped […]
The following “Six Questions” short interview with VP of Broadcasters & Client Representation at CSE, Matt Kramer, was conducted by Belmont University Law School student and aspiring sports/entertainment agent Mark J. Burns. Connect with Matt Kramer on Twitter and LinkedIn. 1. Your first few jobs out of your undergraduate days at the University of Michigan were […]
50-game suspensions for more than 10 players associated with Biogenesis. A 65-game suspension for Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun. A whopping 211-game suspension for New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (under appeal). And yet not a single agent has received any discipline. Jack Dickey of TIME asks, Why Haven’t the Agents Been Punished in Baseball’s […]
The regular day-to-day shortstop for the Detroit Tigers is suspended. Jhonny Peralta was given a 50-game ban due to his purported involvement with the Miami-based Biogenesis clinic. But the Tigers are not in terrible shape. That is because the team was able to pull off a trade that brought Cuban-born shortstop José Iglesias on board. […]
Had enough A-Rod yet? How about Johnny Manziel? Don’t worry, football is coming and fantasy sports will soon consume your lives. This week on FORBES: (1) Canadian Football League Contract Negotiated By Unlicensed Agent Has The Players Association Up In Arms; (2) Alex Rodriguez Shellacking To Continue With Today’s Suspension Announcement; (3) Colorado Rockies Served With Class Action […]
The following article is a guest contribution by written by Evan Zepfel. Zepfel is a Portfolio Management Analyst at PAAMCO, is a graduate of Harvard College, was a member of Harvard’s Varsity Water Polo team and served a sports editor for The Harvard Crimson. On Monday, Major League Baseball announced an extended suspension for Alex Rodriguez […]
Lagardère Unlimited lost a Chief Operating Officer when Kevin O’Connor left the company to become a Senior Advisor to Arnaud Lagardère, the General and Managing Partner of Lagardère SCA. It now has a new Chief Executive Officer and President after it hired sports industry veteran Andy Pierce to fill that particular position. Pierce was formerly involved in Golf […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Evan Brennan. Mr. Brennan is a current student at Chapman Law School. He holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management from California State University at Long Beach, and a Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. He has worked in athlete public relations, marketing, and other areas for […]