Per a press release from the company, the world’s fifth-ranked amateur golfer and the 2016 NCAA individual golf champion, Aaron Wise, has signed with Lagardère Sports. He will be represented by Jeff Koski for his management and marketing representation. “I’ve had a great experience at Oregon and am thankful for the opportunity it gave me […]
Entrepreneur, investor, author, public speaker and social media guru, Gary Vaynerchuk has announced his partnership with a sports agency to create VaynerSports. According to the agency’s website, the company is a “full-service athlete representation agency that guides players through a variety of issues involving their professional career. We are improving the level of service beyond […]
With the 2016 MLB Draft getting underway today, many of the nation’s top high school and college players will hear their name called by Big League clubs. Unlike the NBA and NFL Drafts, these prospects do not have the knowledge, guidance and experience from an agent while going through this process, as NCAA rules stated […]
Lagardere Sports has signed rising tennis player Noah Rubin. He will be represented by Senior Vice President of Tennis Julien Cassaigne and Shane Kelley. Following a highly-touted junior career that saw him ranked no. 6 in the world and no. 1 in the United States, Rubin continued his playing career at Wake Forest University. He entered […]
Current ESPN NFL analyst and former NFL player and front office executive, Louis Riddick, has signed with WME for his representation in broadcasting and endorsement work. His representation will be led by Jim Ornstein and Ira Stahlberger, but agents across WME and IMG will also assist. He was formerly represented by NFL agent, Paul Sheehy, […]
According to Liz Mullen of SBJ, hockey agent Darren Ferris has created Definitive Hockey Group and had brought several other agents with him, most recently Murray Kuntz, formerly of CAA Hockey. Kuntz’s split with CAA was “mutual and made sense for us [both parties]” according to Pat Brisson, CAA Hockey co-head. It is unknown if […]
Per Liz Mullen of SBJ, previously suspended NFL agent Vinnie Porter has had his NFLPA suspension overturned on appeal. According to his attorney, our own Darren Heitner, Porter plans to resume his career as a NFL agent. Porter was suspended by the NFLPA’s Committee on Agent Regulation & Discipline in February of 2015 after The Smoking […]
According to HoopsHype, Denver Nuggets SG Will Barton has signed with Travis King of Relativity Sports. He was previously represented by Brian S. Elfus of Impact Sports Management. The 6-foot-6, 175-pound Barton played collegiately at the University of Memphis, where he won the Conference USA Player of the Year award as a sophomore. He decided […]
In an article for the Delaware Valley News by Alex Lloyd Gross, Philadelphia-based agent, Ed Wasielewski has had three clients sign with NFL teams. These players are Andrew Adams (S, UConn/New York Giants), Ken Farrow (RB, University of Houston/San Diego Chargers), and Reggie Diggs (WR, Richmond/Washington Redskins). These players signed with their respective teams as […]
Syracuse freshman, Malachi Richardson, has decided to stay in the NBA Draft and sign an agent after this past weekend’s NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. He previously had not hired an agent, which kept the door open for a return to Syracuse for his sophomore year. He signed with Stephen Pina of ASM Sports, which […]