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Favre Needs to Learn to Enjoy Retirement

It’s that time of year again. The time of year when Brett Favre declares he’s not done playing and wants to come back after announcing his retirement and proclaiming that he’s officially finished for yet another time. So from now until the Favre soap opera ends, we will hear countless reports of Favre’s decision making […]

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MLB Teams Sports Business

Pirates Try to Capture Fans with Added Value

Navigating a business in desperate times is not something new for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Veterans of selling tickets with a bad team, the economy is only part of the puzzle the Pirates have to solve when it comes to putting fans in the seats. Posting 16 straight losing seasons forces the Pirates marketing and ticket sales divisions to get creative.

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NFL Players

Curry Keeps Life and Football in Perspective

Aaron Curry is heralded as one of the most complete players in this month’s upcoming draft.

The former Wake Forest linebacker very well may be one of the most complete persons as well.

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Headline Interview With The Agent

Interview With The Agent: Jeff Chilcoat

Jeff Chilcoat, president of Sterling Sports Management, LLC, founded the company in 1997 out of the law firm Campbell, Hornbeck, Chilcoat & Veatch, LLC. Sterling Sports has grown to include three divisions, football, baseball, and golf and has clients such as John Henderson and Peerless Price. Jeff prides himself on being an ethical agent and caring for his clients in the best possible manner.

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Watch Out for Kobe’s Newest Endorsement

Kobe Bryant, with his international ties and substantial popularity in China, among other places, is a very versatile endorsement candidate.

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Interview With The Agent: Ryan Morgan

Ryan W. Morgan, president and CEO of Morgan Advisory Group (MAG), first experienced the sports business while working with the law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP.

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A-Rod’s Own Poor Decisions Hurt Image

On the field, the undoubtedly gifted Alex Rodriguez makes it look easy, but off the field it’s a whole different story.

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Headline Interview With The Agent

Interview With The Agent: Per Hagen

Per Hagen founded the player agency Poker Icons (http://www.pokericons.com/) in 2006, and just recently, Vegas Group merged with the company. Per is a Norwegian (34) who lives in the suburbs outside of Oslo. He is married and has a daughter (8). Per has been working as an executive sales director for many years and has a […]

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Bartelstein bests Boras in recent deals

Two aging stars, Manny Ramirez and Kurt Warner, signed contracts in the first week of March, but that is where the similarities between the two end.

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Is Lance Stephenson All About The Shoes?

The conundrum that is where highly-touted basketball recruit Lance Stephenson will play his college ball may be solved as easily as looking at the shoes he wears, as first reported by SNY.tv’s Adam Zagoria here. Stephenson, a guard for Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, which is known for producing stars such as Stephon Marbury and Sebastian Telfair, is […]