As you know from reading my contributions to this site, I am a huge fan of Mixed Martial Arts. What you did not know; however, is that I am also a sucker for a good boxing documentary. Yes, I have watched countless documentaries on boxing’s history, and though I’m not the biggest supporter of the […]
It seems that football games aren’t the only thing that Jerry Jones loses these days. Last week it was “decided” that the upcoming super fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, for the moment, won’t be held at the new super stadium in Texas, even after Mr. Jones swung for the fences to get the […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the UFC is planning on taking its product to a global market in far reaching countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Australia. The fact remains; however, that the UFC still can’t legally hold events in some of the states here in the United Sates. The […]
The line between sports and entertainment continues to blur. More agencies are starting to realize that it makes sense to try to build both practices at the same time, as they will risk losing their biggest sports clients if they do not develop valuable relationships in the entertainment space. You don’t want to spend money […]
The ELI Essay Competition invites law students focusing on the entertainment practice to write a 3,000-word paper on a compelling legal topic facing the music industry today. The contest culminates with the winning student authors presenting their essays at the prestigious ELI luncheon on January 29, 2010. For competition rules and the ELI Writing Competition […]
Ashwin Krishnan (Editor-in-Chief) and Josh Podoll (Submissions Editor) at the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) are currently soliciting and reviewing submissions for the very first edition of its Journal. Their plan is to publish the inaugural issue of the Journal in Spring 2010 and they believe that you kind people reading this […]
The NCAA’s agenda in certain situations involving schools and athletes is certainly questionable. Grassroots basketball enthusiast Sonny Vaccaro made some interesting points recently in an interview with Henry Abbot here. On the topic of Derrick Rose and the wins vacated from Memphis, it is possible the NCAA came down hard on the Tigers because the […]
When I was in Chicago, I came across a commercial for the Chicago Bliss: A brand new team that will play in the inaugural year of the Lingerie Football League this season on Friday nights. The Chicago Bliss were holding tryouts last week, just like many other LFL teams around the United States. The Lingerie […]
On December 31, 2005, SportsAgentBlog.com was created. On May 20, 2009, Entertainment Agent Blog was formed. From time to time, we have covered big entertainment pieces on this blog. We will continue to do so when they intersect with the world of sports. But now you have a new home if you are interested in […]
I have been waiting for tonight for a long time. I am a die-hard 24 fan and cannot wait for the two-hour season finale starting at 8 p.m. Then, this morning, I received an email that 4th and Long will be premiering tonight on SPIKE. Show title does not ring a bell? On January 28th, […]