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Kentucky G De’Aaron Fox Signs With Happy Walters

Per a Tweet by Jeff Goodman, former Kentucky guard De’Aaron has signed with NBA agent Happy Walters for his representation in the 2017 NBA Draft. In his sole season as a Kentucky Wildcat, the 6’3″ 187 pound Fox averaged 16.7 PPG, 4.0 RPG, and 4.6 APG and helped lead the Wildcats to the Elite Eight of the 2017 […]

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NCAA Women’s Basketball All-Time Scoring Leader, Kelsey Plum, Signs With Wasserman

Per Liz Mullen and SBJ, University of Washington senior guard Kelsey Plum has signed with Wasserman for her representation in the upcoming 2017 WNBA Draft. The 5’9″ Poway, California-native had an illustrious career for the Huskies in which she broke the all-time NCAA scoring record with 3,527 points, the single-season NCAA scoring record with 1,109 points, […]

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Video Gamers

Esports And Virtual Reality: What The Future Holds For Competitive Gaming

Esports is a phenomenon that’s gaining a lot of traction lately. Its following has grown at an incredible rate, outpacing that of traditional sports leagues like NFL, NHL, and MLB. The game with the greatest following is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive followed closely by Defense of the Ancients (DotA) 2. The only sports organization to currently […]

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Young Money APAA Sports & Entertainment Signs Kadeem Allen

According to an Instagram post by the company, Young Money APAA Sports & Entertainment has signed former University of Arizona guard Kadeem Allen. The 6’3″ 205 pound Allen is coming off his redshirt senior season in which he was selected as an All Pac-12 Second Team member and was also voted to the Pac-12 All-Defensive […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (3/31/2017)

It’s been a couple of weeks of non-stop travel, between Austin, Las Vegas and New York. Hopefully, I get to stay around home-base for the next few weeks before heading back to New York for some more Heitner Legal-related work. Amazing game-winner against Wisconsin followed by a heartbreaking loss to South Carolina for my Florida […]

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On To The Next One: Tyler Beede

According to a Tweet by Jerry Crasnick, San Francisco Giants pitching prospect has decided to make a change in his representation. He will now be represented by ACES Group and the Levinson brothers. The 14th overall pick of the 2014 MLB Draft by San Francisco, Beede is coming off a season with AA Richmond in […]

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A Pair Of Cleveland Indians Involved In Representation Changes

As reported by Liz Mullen, two members of the Cleveland Indians have made changes in their respective representation. First basemen/designated hitter/sometimes left fielder Carlos Santana has left Wasserman, and signed with Octagon. The 5’11”, 210 lb Santana is coming off a season in which he hit .259 with 34 home runs and 87 RBI. The […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (3/24/2017)

Miraculously, I came back from Las Vegas a winner, and actually made a decent amount of money between betting on college basketball games (a lot of money won on the Gators) as well as poker. Was about even in blackjack. Today, I’m in Gainesville, where it is currently illegal to place bets on sporting events, […]

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Six Questions With Daniel Steinberg, Community Manager At SponsorPitch

The following “Six Questions” short interview with Daniel Steinberg, Community Manager at SponsorPitch, was conducted by our Assistant Editor Cameron Chung. Connect with SponsorPitch on LinkedIn & Twitter. When did you know you wanted to work in sports? What drew you to the industry? As a long time athlete that was not good enough to play in college, I decided to […]

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Roc Nation Sports Signs Josh Hart

Per a press release from Berk Communications, yesterday Roc Nation Sports announced the signing of Villanova University guard, Naismith Award finalist and 2017 NBA draft prospect Josh Hart. A key contributor to the program from the moment he stepped on campus, Hart played an indispensable role in Villanova’s 2016 NCAA championship season, recording 15.5 points per […]