It is finally time for my favorite postseason sporting event of the year, March Madness. In what seems to be a tradition now, my bracket was busted on Day 1 of the 2nd Round. Darren, on the other hand, correctly predicted the Georgia State and UAB upsets (in addition to winning some impressive bets on […]
Highlights Relativity Sports has 15 clients, 3 in the top 10, and 8 in the top 50 Athletes First reps 12 players, 6 of whom are ranked in the top 50 Lagardere Unlimited has 11 clients, 6 in the top 50 SportStars, who dominated the 2014 draft, has 11 clients Priority Sports fully or co-represents […]
Last month, we wrote about Vulcun’s $1 Million prize pool for the 2015 LCS season. For those who don’t know, Vulcun is a daily fantasy eSports company that offers free and paid contests in a salary cap format. The $4 million prize pool represents a 400% increase from Vulcun’s prize pool of $1M announced a month ago […]
The following is a guest contribution from Zack Moore. Zack is going to be certified as an NFL agent this summer. He’s one of the head writers for OverTheCap.com and is currently writing an e-book with the working title of “Caponomics” where he analyzes the salary caps of Super Bowl champions, creates theories and applies […]
This week marked the start of the NFL new league year, as well as free agency, and it did not disappoint. In my opinion, this was the most active free agency, with many top players being moved, that I have ever seen. Drew Rosenhaus certainly enjoyed the week as he had more clients signed than […]
Bob Kain, former Co-CEO of IMG, will no longer be serving as a strategic adviser for CAA Sports according to Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal. Kain will now be joining the USGA’s member executive committee as he was voted on a few weeks ago. Kain has had an impressive career in the sports agency business. He […]
What: Sports Law Symposium at the University of Wisconsin Law School When: Thursday, April 9th, 2015 5 pm – 9 pm Where: Law Building: Room 2260 975 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706 Description The Sports Law Symposium is a FREE event open to all UW students, hosted by the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. The event […]
Founded in 2012 by Tiki Barber and Mark Gerson, Thuzio is already beginning to change the celebrity booking business. The company recently launched Thuzio 360, the largest and most comprehensive database of sports talent ever assembled. Thuzio has shown impressive growth since inception and I recently got the chance to speak with CEO, Jared Augustine, […]
It is currently 75° in sunny South Florida and I can’t help but feel bad for Darren who, somehow, flew into Laguardia Airport this morning. While I’m sure he had to endure many delays, there were a plethora of stories this week to pass the time. The Eagles and Bills made a blockbuster trade sending LeSean […]
On March 4, 2015, three of the top representatives of MLB players from the Dominican Republic announced they are joining Octagon’s baseball division. Per Octagon’s press release, “Originally from Santo Domingo, Alou is a descendant of one of the most respected baseball families from the Dominican Republic and has over 18 years of experience in […]