This Friday is a special one as it is Passover, for those who are Jewish, and Good Friday, for those who are Christian. Regardless of your affiliation, I hope everyone is having a very happy Friday. PGA Tour executives certainly are rejoicing today as Tiger Woods announced that he will be playing in this year’s Masters. They, along with myself, are hoping he will also be in contention during the final round. Here are Darren’s pieces from this week on FORBES: (1) Stephen Curry Adds Equity Stake In Private Coaching Company; (2) University Of Cincinnati Athletics Officially Aligns With Under Armour; (3) DraftKings And Major League Baseball Extend Exclusive Partnership; (4) March Madness Makes Millions For Burgeoning Collegiate Licensing Business. And, as always, the weekly wrap-up:
Baseball
- His agent is Jason Wood of Arland Sports [Why I Chose My Agency: Cody Asche]
Basketball
- “This is the Uber for ticketing” [Celtics are seventh NBA team to join new ticketing trend]
- Get to know David Falk, Michael Jordan’s agent [David Falk’s softer side]
Football
- Don’t expect colleges to make life any easier for agents [Frustration and Foolishness]
- Former agent Joel Corry looks at the financial details of trading AP [Agent’s Take: Everything you need to know about trading Adrian Peterson]
Sports Business
- George Pyne of Bruin Sports Capital strikes a major deal with the NFL [Our NFL Deal Is Game Changing: Bruin Sports CEO]