Who is Your Sponsor? (WYS) describes itself as “the premier website for fans of all sports and entertainment to research and find out what type of gear, food or swag their favorite athletes and entertainers use and endorse.” So when someone recently asked me what the deal was with that goofy little worm (below left) […]
In terms of Bernard Berrian, Lance Briggs and their respective deals these past few days, agent Drew Rosenhaus is batting .500. In their 2008 NFL Free Agency Preview, footballguys.com listed Bernard Berrian (pictured) right behind Randy Moss in their Top Wide Receivers On The Market list, noting that although Berrian has yet to notch a […]
Tiger Endorses Obama? It’s well known that the vast majority of PGA Tour players are rank-and-file Republicans. Or at the very “worst,” closet independents. Over the years, some players have been more vocal than others about their political leanings. No one will ever forget in 1993, for example, when Ryder Cup team member Paul Azinger […]
One day this will be an answer in Trivial Pursuit, so pay attention: Who was the second in a string of successive agents to quit representing Michelle Wie? That would be Greg Nared (pictured with Wie), the former University of Maryland basketball player who spent a decade as a Nike representative working on, among other […]
It’s been an interesting month so far for David Falk. The once super agent represented Michael Jordan for the entirety of his career, and rose to prominence after splitting (quite contentiously) from ProServ and Donald Dell in 1992 in order to establish his own company, Falk Associates Management Enterprises (FAME), which he sold to the […]
Sixteenth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. As expected, Phil Mickelson, who had been in the midst of a lawsuit that he filed against ex-sponsor Bearing Point (Tim Rosaforte reported the matter has now been ‘pulled off the table’), […]
The saying is “come hard, or don’t come at all.” Reggie Bush—he comes strapped. Well, at least his bodyguard does. The latest bizarre turn of events in the once intriguing and now implausible Bush fiasco has former Blood-turned sports marketing agent Lloyd Lake walking out before his schedule deposition in relation to his lawsuit filed […]
According to ESPN.com’s Mike Sando, “the smart money says the [New England] Patriots will name Moss their franchise player, then take their chances working out a multiyear deal. This option protects the Patriots from losing Moss without compensation, while buying time for negotiations.” Teams have until February 21 (15 days total) to name franchise and […]
Aspiring soccer agents take note: the Washington, D.C. (they also have an office in Laguna Niguel, CA)-based Proactive Sports Management USA represented each of the first five players selected in the MLS draft last month: the No. 1 pick Chance Myers (pictured), selected by the Kansas City Wizards; No. 2 pick Brek Shea, chosen by […]
Fifteenth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. Mickelson taking ex-sponsor to court In every rotten economy there is collateral damage. In Phil Mickelson’s case, the ill-effects have gone beyond his equity portfolio. The recent bear market has lead […]