1. Juan Uribe of the Chicago White Sox felt that a couple of people who got too close to his jeep needed to be shot [Juan Uribe Is Sensitive About His Jeep]. He claims that he is innocent and being blamed because of his prominent stature as a MLB player [Uribe denies involvement in shooting, […]
Author: Darren Heitner
Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.
Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.
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Shakeup At William Morris Agency
There is a new Vice President of Golf at William Morris Agency. Former employee of Nike Golf, Greg Nared will take over for Ross Berlin at WMA and will be in charge of managing Michelle Wie’s career [Golf Phenom Michelle Wie Switches Agents]. Ross Berlin will rejoin the PGA Tour, where he was once in […]
Last week I wrote a post titled, Will The Yankees Success Hurt Agents?. The post received a lot of hits and I received a lot of personal e-mails to further discuss the matter. Within the article, I mentioned SBR’s note on how the Yankees’ team may be the worst Return on Investment in the history […]
1. Lawrence Phillips, former NFL running back, tried to run over some people, and ended up injuring three [Lawrence Phillips convicted of assault, facing 20 years]. Who doesn’t try to run over kids when they rudely try to join a friendly football game? [No coach ever solved Lawrence Phillips]. 2. Steve Foley of the San […]
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Blogkeeping
First of all, I must say that it is always pleasant to be listed on Deadspin and Yardbarker on the same day. With that being said, the fine people over at Yardbarker.com informed me of their service today after this post became very popular, and I have decided to add a button of theirs to […]
Since the beginning of the Steinbrenner era, the Yankees have been notorious for purchasing high-priced and sometimes overvalued free-agents. George Steinbrenner’s willingness to spend an exorbitant amount of money on his team has made Sports Agents eager to have their clients signed by the New York Yankees (for recent story, see: Johnny Damon). But when […]
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Lack Of Posts…
Sorry that content has been weak lately, but there has not been much Sports Agent news and I have been extremely busy. I do not talk much about myself on this blog, but will tell a little about what has been keeping me occupied other than this website. Today, I just sent in my 12th […]
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Show Yourself The Money
Ask any Sports Agent, you most likely need to have some money before you can start making any. Clients may cost you a lot of money prior to you receiving any sort of profit on your investment. A chance is being taken on a man named Sun Ming Ming by Charles Bonsignore. A graduate of […]
1. Terrence Kiel of the San Diego Chargers was arrested for shipping a codeine type of cough syrup called “lean” and may be missing some future games [You Can Leon On Him]. 2. Albert Haynesworth of the Tennessee Titans received a 5 game suspension after stepping on another player’s head [Titans’ Haynesworth gets five-game suspension]. […]
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Milwaukee: Beer & Sports
Tomorrow (Friday, October 6, 2006), the National Sports Law Institute will kick off its conference to cover Individual Performer Sports: Current Legal and Business Issues. The entire conference will be held at Marquette University in Alumni Memorial Union, #36. Attendance counts for 8 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits hours. You only need to worry about […]