BYU star Yoeli Childs has decided to sign with Keith Kreiter and Sam Cipriano of Edge Sports. Childs hired Kreiter and Edge Sports last year as well after declaring for the NBA Draft as a junior. Childs ended up pulling his name out of the draft to return to BYU, the improper paperwork with the […]
Oklahoma Sooners senior Kristian Doolittle has signed with Pensack Sports Management for his NBA representation, per source. In his time with the Sooners, Doolittle led all D-1 NCAA players in points scored on pick and pop possessions during the 2019-20 season. This is will be advantageous in today’s basketball where spacing is the primary focus […]
As reported by Cynthia Littleton of Variety, the Coronavirus shutdowns have negatively impacted business and profits for many prominent sports media firms such as Endeavor, Live Nation Entertainment and Sinclair Broadcast Group. Originally predicted by Moody’s Investors Service, a major credit rating agency, companies that do not offer diversity in their operations would be more […]
Powerhouse sports and entertainment firm Creative Artists’ Agency (CAA) has brought on Alison Pepper as an Agent. She will work within the Television – News & Sports Media department. Alison served as senior producer for CBS and was in charge of managing the broadcast operations of popular programs such as 60 Minutes, as well as […]
To kick off the Super Bowl 2020 weekend in Miami, Lil Wayne and TIDAL, earlier today, announced a partnership in which the rapper will headline TIDAL’s concert series. The concert, titled “Delano Live Presented by TIDAL”, will take place on January 31, 2020 at the Delano Beach Club on Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. The […]
Paul Danforth has been promoted to president of CAA’s sports division. Danforth’s promotion comes after CAA Sports Consulting Head Greg Luckman chose to part ways with the agency. In Danforth’s prior role as CAA Sports Global Head of Sales, his responsibilities included overseeing CAA Sports’ property sales division, sports talent sales and CAA Search. In […]
When news broke a few weeks back that NBA super agent Rich Paul was teaming up with United Talent Agency (UTA) to head their basketball division, it was a sign that NBA players are ready to branch out even further into their off-court pursuits in the entertainment industry. From UTA’s perspective, partnering with Paul made […]
Recently, Sports Agent Blog had the opportunity to have a discussion with Jake Murphy, an up and coming sports agent who decided to forge his own path in the ultra-competitive representation industry. Murphy is a Euless, Texas-native, graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Sports Management. After having the opportunity to […]
VaynerSports announced that Andrew Brandt has joined the agency as its Executive Vice President. “Brandt provides a unique perspective on league and player negotiations, sports policy, player finance and other key business aspects of sports”, said AJ Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerSports. “We are very excited to welcome Andrew to our team and to take VaynerSports […]
Currently residing in Los Angeles, Doug Sanders is a seasoned-veteran in the sports and entertainment industry. About four years ago, he went on to start his own company, Sanders Sports & Entertainment (SSE), a brand marketing firm that manages the top NBA and NFL athletes along with entertainers. As a graduate from the University of […]