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 […]
With the NBA playoffs approaching, Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard has decided to make a change in his representation. Leonard has signed with Aaron Mintz of CAA Sports. He was previously represented by Excel Sports Management. Leonard was drafted 11th overall by Portland in 2012 and has started 4 games this season. He is […]
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. […]
Athlete Speakers Bureau assists companies and individuals with booking athletes for speaking engagements and appearances. CTO Anthony Fernandez and his team have built relationships with players, agents, publicists and managers over the last few years. The launch of AthleteSpeakers.com looks to create a more open and positive experience in the athlete booking business. The site allows users […]
Few industries are harder to break into than the sports agent industry. Established agencies are rarely looking to hire many people and starting your own agency is an even tougher battle to face. Don’t tell that to Daniel Hazan, the 23-year-old Founder of Hazan Sports Management who has already landed his client, Elijah Millsap, a […]
This week was a very cool and memorable one for Darren. Not only did he purchase his first home, but he also got to sit on the panel at his alma maters Sports Law Symposium (University of Florida). Here are his contributions from this week on FORBES: (1) Louisville Slugger To Be Acquired For $70 Million; […]
Anyone with an interest in the sports agent business has undoubtedly watched Jerry Maguire and, probably, Entourage as well. Outside of Spike TV’s short lived attempt at Super Agent, there has never been a TV series following real sports agents in the USA. The Esquire Network looks to change that after giving the greenlight to […]
Baseball agency Beverly Hills Sports Council has announced a new headquarters located in Santa Monica. Partners Rick Thurman and Dan Horwits have also announced that there have been changes to the senior management of the company, which recently celebrated its 30th year representing baseball players. Founded in 1984, BHSC also has offices in Scottsdale, Tampa, […]
Midway through a 4 year, $35 million, contract, Angels shortstop Erick Aybar has decided to make a switch in his representation. Aybar has dropped Relativity Baseball and signed with Roc Nation Sports. Juan Perez will serve as Aybar’s agent per Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal. In 2014 Aybar had a .278 batting average with 7 […]
The following is a guest contribution from Roger R. Quiles, an attorney based in New York City. He received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University and his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University. On March 20, 2015, Gfinity, the preeminent eSports tournament organization in the United Kingdom, opened the […]