It’s no surprise that one of the biggest sporting spectacles in the world also invites some of the biggest gambling action. Whether it’s just looking through all the outrageous proposition bets or following the big wagers celebrities are announcing they will make, the two weeks in between the conference championships and the Super Bowl are […]
Who: The California Sports Institute What: Official Canadian Football League (CFL) West-Coast Free Agent Tryouts for the Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders for 2016 season Where: California Sports Institute – 6350 Yarrow Drive, Suite A, Carlsbad, CA 92011 When: Friday, April 1, 2016 at 7:00 AM – Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 10:00 PM (PDT) […]
Portland guard Gerald Henderson and the Mavericks’ Raymond Felton have both decided to drop Wasserman Media Group as their representation. Both guards have now signed with Tandem Sports & Entertainment. Veteran agent Jim Tanner founded Tandem in 2013 after building an extremely successful talent representation practice at law firm Williams & Connolly. In addition to […]
Press Release: NORWALK, CT (December 8, 2015) – Octagon, a global sports and entertainment marketing leader, is pleased to announce several promotions across the Marketing North America leadership. Tuck Burch and Ian Hall have been promoted to Senior Vice President, along with Marianne Rotole and Michael Ryan elevated to Vice President. Tuck Burch, Senior Vice […]
Cincinnati Bengals tight end, Tyler Eifert, has found new representation to handle his brand off the field. Eifert recently signed with Kerns Marketing & Management to oversee the development of his marketing, endorsements, PR, and social media. Ashley Kerns is the founder of Kerns Marketing & Management and Eifert’s branding will now be in her […]
With the 2015 Baseball Winter Meetings kicking off today down in Nashville, TN, there will likely be a flood of baseball transactions and MLB-related news. Per a Tweet by MLB Trade Rumors’ Tim Dierkes, Yankees catching prospect Gary Sanchez has signed with the newly formed Magnus Sports. He joins Reds closer Aroldis Chapman at the joint venture […]
I hope everyone had a tremendous Thanksgiving and the long weekend that came with it. This weekend, I am excited to be in the wedding party for one of my best friends. Then, on Monday, I am off to Oregon for a while to visit Nike headquarters, followed by another wedding, and then Vancouver to […]
Argentina’s President-elect, Mauricio Macri, has appointed a new director for the Argentina Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI). Gustavo Arribas, an attorney and co-owner of HAZ Sports Agency, will replace Oscar Parilli as Argentina’s new intelligence chief. Prior to representing soccer players, Arribas worked as a club executive for the famed Boca Juniors club team. His relationship […]
Press Release: (December 1, 2015) – Global sports and entertainment leader Octagon announced the signing of Philadelphia Union midfielder Michael Lahoud. Lahoud is part of the recently launched Octagon Soccer representation division led by Co-Directors of North American Soccer Eddie Pope and Mike Senkowski. Lahoud was drafted ninth overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and has made […]
The following is a guest contribution from Mitchell Friesen of Steiner Sports. Check out their website here: https://www.steinersports.com/ We flip on the television to watch our favorite athletes and teams battle it out on the gridiron, court or diamond and never give thought to the agencies behind the athletes. We seldom give thought to the role […]