It’s not even two years old, but Roc Nation Sports has NBA, MLB and NFL clients. It even lays claim to representing WNBA superstar and Tulsa Shock guard, Skylar Diggins. Nine clients to be exact. Now, the division of Roc Nation is strategically aiming to enter the boxing sphere, according to President and Chief of […]
Garry Rosenfield is a recent graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law (2013) and the University of Connecticut (2010). He currently leads the Women’s Basketball Division at Coaches Inc., a sports agency and marketing firm devoted to the careers of college coaches. Below is a Q&A with Garry where we discussed his role at Coaches […]
I am in Detroit today to moderate a question-and-answer session with the President and Chief Operating Officer of NASCAR. It is my first time in the city. Back to (sometimes) sunny South Florida tomorrow. After three fantastic years of teaching Sports Agency Management at Indiana University Bloomington (where I created the course) I am finally […]
The exodus from sports agency WME | IMG continues, as the President of IMG Sports and Entertainment, George Pyne, recently departed the company. Pyne will remain a senior advisor to WME | IMG for an unknown number of future months. However, in the mean time, Pyne is hoping to raise $500 million to acquire companies […]
The author of this article is Adam Jones, a 29-year old sports journalism graduate from Yorkshire, fan of all sports and long-suffering Leeds United and Scotland football/soccer supporter. Chad Johnson’s agent has admitted the former six-time Pro Bowl receiver would jump at the chance to return to the NFL if the opportunity presented itself ahead of […]
In two months, veteran sports agent Leigh Steinberg will host his very own ‘Agent Academy’ in Newport Beach, California at his agency’s headquarters. Steinberg, the model for the 1990s movie Jerry Maguire, has represented 60-plus first round selections in his career along with eight No. 1 overall picks. For an individual who has endured messy industry breakups, bouts […]
The following article is from Zac Johnson. Jon Jones’ agent Malki Kawa usually has his hands full trying to explain the often controversial behaviour of the UFC’s dominant light-heavyweight champion, but Kawa was forced to come out this week to deny he had thrown punches during the ugly scenes that marred the opening of UFC 178’s […]
Just two weeks after inking Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, IMG has announced the signing of Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to a worldwide representation agreement. She was previously solely managed by Miroslav Cernosek, who will continue to work with IMG in finding opportunities in her native Czech Republic. Kvitova will also retain Katie Spellman, who mangers her PR. […]
Former New York Jets General Manager, Mike Tannenbaum, joined sports agency Priority Sports as the head of its Coaches, Front Office and Broadcasters Division last summer. In that role, he recently negotiated Steve Kerr’s new salary with the Golden State Warriors. As of last Friday, Tannenbaum will now try to balance two competing responsibilities, with some arguing […]
Quick trip to Los Angeles, but I’m back in Miami for the rest of the week. August 9 is my half-birthday. People celebrate that, right? At the end of next week I will be traveling to Detroit to moderate a NASCAR panel. I’ve never been to Detroit, so I’m looking forward to the trip. This […]