Happy Friday ladies and gentlemen! In case you missed it, we posted our complete player-agent listings of the 2015 NFL Draft earlier in the week. There was extremely sad news last week with Dante Fowler Jr., the 3rd overall pick, suffering a season-ending ACL tear in his first day of the Jags rookie camp. Thankfully […]
It’s no secret that the University of Kentucky had more NBA talent on its basketball team than just about any other college program in the 2014-15 season. Three members of that team, Karl Anthony Towns, Devin Booker, and Dakari Johnson, have selected Leon Rose of CAA Sports as their agent. Karl-Anthony Towns is considered by […]
Far too often, the stories we hear and articles we read about athletes are focused on their various wrongdoings. A new website, Athletes Give, is looking to change the conversation by promoting the thousands of philanthropic events being put on by athletes each year. The site is a convenient, global portal of aggregated athlete community […]
Highlights SportStars had 20 clients drafted, the most of any agency. Three of those 20 were 1st rounders Relativity Sports had arguably the best draft of any agency. They had 17 clients selected with 6 going in the 1st round, including 3 of the first 7 and 5 of the top 20. Lagardere Unlimited had 11 players […]
Following one of the most exciting weeks in sports, there has been no shortage in headlines. The majority of people (Twitter) were disappointed with the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. The fight reportedly had over 5 million pay per view buys making it the highest selling pay-per-view fight of all time. The Clippers beat the Spurs in one […]
The following is a guest contribution from Marc Rubin of RayRubin Sports Analysts. Sports Agent Blog recently posted a link to writer Will Mui’s 4/21/15 article “How The Orlando Magic Prosper With Analytics Despite Relatively Small Market”. The focus of the story was the Magic’s use of statistical analysis relative to their marketing efforts. I applaud […]
The weekend is finally upon us! This Saturday is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated days in sports history. Prior to the fight, we all get to watch game 7 of the Clippers vs. Spurs series which has certainly lived up to its hype. With the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight and Kentucky Derby taking place on May […]
Poker has always enjoyed a lasting legacy in pop culture, whether in movies, music and now even sport with a number of prime athletes joining the rank-and-file of poker’s finest. The game’s mainstream popularity has experienced a significant boost in recent years following the broadcasting of the World Series on TV and the infamous Moneymaker […]
Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas has signed with agent Stephen Pina of ASM Sports. Christmas joins LSU forward Jarell Martin as members of ASM’s 2015 draft class. Rakeem Christmas is a 6’9” forward/center who spent the last four seasons playing for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse University. Christmas saw an increase in playing time and touches leading […]
We are one week away from the “Fight of the Century” with Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2nd. In the spirit of the delayed ticket sales for the fight, our Shabbat Shalom series was also delayed to today. There’s plenty of sporting events over the next week including the NFL Draft this Thursday. Prior to the […]