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2020 NFL Draft Rounds 1-7 Recap

BY JOSH GOLDBERG AND JASON MORRIN The 2020 NFL Draft was one to remember. A record number of fans tuned into their televisions and anxiously awaited their favorite teams’ selections. 255 young men fulfilled their life long dreams of being drafted (virtually) and celebrated while socially-distanced in their respective homes. The draft had 55 million […]

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Athletes First Leads All Agencies With Eight First-Round Selections; CAA Second With Six

Thirty-two of the top prospects in the nation found their new homes last night when they were selected in the first-round of the NFL draft. Instead of shaking hands with Commissioner Roger Goodell and walking across a stage in Las Vegas, draftees were in the comfort of their homes with their closest family and friends […]

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College Basketball Players

Obi Toppin Signs With Creative Artists Agency

Dayton’s Obi Toppin has officially declared for the NBA Draft and also announced he has signed with Creative Artists Agency. Toppin, a redshirt sophomore, took over the college basketball landscape this year. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 20 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game on his way to being named AP’s National Player of […]

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Excel Sports Management Launches Women’s Golf Division

Excel Sports Management has launched a women’s golf division which will compliment the agency’s existing men’s golf roster. In 2011, agent Mark Steinberg left IMG and partnered with Excel to establish its golf division. Steinberg represents some of the best professional golfers in the world and his clients include Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Justin Rose, […]

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FIU Law To Host Super Bowl Panel Of Super Agents

Florida International University’s College of Law will be hosting a panel this Thursday, Jan. 30 at 11 a.m., to discuss the NFL’s “Rooney Rule” and minorities in the sports representation business. The Rooney Rule is an NFL policy that requires league teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operations. The panel […]

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Jalen Hurts, Jedrick Wills, Yetur Gross-Matos, Lead Young Money APAA Sports Draft Class

Heisman Trophy runner-up and Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts headlines Young Money APAA’s 2020 NFL Draft class. The senior transfer from Alabama has been no stranger to the spotlight. After getting benched in the second half of 2018 National Championship in favor of backup quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Hurts returned to Alabama his junior season to backup […]

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Excel Sports Management Promotes Stirling Eads And Colleen Garrity To Senior Vice President

Stirling Eads has been promoted to Senior Vice President at Excel Sports Management. Stirling joined Excel in 2011 as Client Relations Manager and was promoted up the ranks to her most recent title of Vice President of Marketing. Prior to Excel, Stirling was with NBC Sports for five years working in digital sports and NBC […]

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Former Indiana Track Star Sydney Anderson Launches Legacy Sports Management

Former Indiana track star Sydney Anderson always had a dream of starting her own agency and recently launched Legacy Sports Management. Growing up in an athletic family, she knew she wanted to work in sports. Her sister, Leslie Anderson, ran track and field at James Madison University and her brother, Brandon Anderson, played in the […]

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Brandon Brooks Signs $56.2 Million Dollar Extension, Becomes Highest Paid Guard

Philadelphia Eagles right guard Brandon Brooks signed a four year, $56.2 million dollar extension with $30 million guaranteed. At $14.05 million a year, Brooks is now the highest paid guard in the NFL, surpassing Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin ($14 million a year). Brooks is represented by Joe Panos of Athletes First. Brooks tore his […]

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Aaron Donald Joins Ready Nutrition As Investor And Co-Owner

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has partnered with sports nutrition company, Ready Nutrition. Ready Nutrition was founded by Pat Cavanaugh, former University of Pittsburgh basketball team captain. Donald, who was an unanimous All-American at Pittsburgh in 2013, said the company was a perfect fit. “I’m so excited to finally find a sports nutrition […]