The last week in sports has been one for the record books. On Monday, Duke won the men’s National Championship giving Coach K his 5th title. On Tuesday,, UConn won the women’s National Championship giving Geno Auriemma his 10th title. In the first two rounds of The Masters, 21 year old Jordan Spieth shot the best 36 holes in the history of The Masters. Dustin Johnson was also the first player to ever have 3 eagles in one round at Augusta National. We may see more records in the final two rounds this weekend. Here are Darren’s articles from this week on FORBES: (1) The State Of The Golf Industry In 2015; (2) Duke Vs. Wisconsin: What The Top Players May Earn Next Year In NBA; (3) Opendorse Raises $1.75 Million With Plans To Make Athlete Endorsements Smarter; (4) Largest Fantasy eSports Website Raises $12 Million. And, as always, the weekly wrap-up:
Baseball
- Agent Joe Bick on the baseball business [After decades of big MLB deals, Bick reveals key to negotiation]
- Josh Kusnick on his client Steve Clevenger [Agent: Orioles should allow Clevenger to seek MLB at-bats elsewhere]
Basketball
- “Dekker noted he will sign with agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports & Entertainment” [Dekker says his game is ‘ready for the pros,’ but leaving Wisconsin was ‘tough decision’]
Football
- Great insight, as always, from former agent Joel Corry [Agent’s Take: A guide to fifth-year options for 2012 first-round picks]
Golf
- I wonder how much results would change after The Masters [Survey: Rory Mcilroy, Rickie Fowler more marketable than Tiger Woods]