What: The Leigh Steinberg Agent Academy When: June 23 and August 25, 2018 Where: Newport Beach, CA (Steinberg Sports & Entertainment HQ) and Houston, TX, respectively Why: If you’re a student and aspire to have a career in the sports representation industry, what better way than to meet and network with the original “super-agent” Leigh […]
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After seven months since his decision to leave Roger Federer’s agency, Team8, Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has signed with TLA Worldwide for representation. Though the fifth-ranked male tennis player in the world, Grigor Dimitrov has been in desperate need of a morale boost. During this year’s French Open, Dimitrov would defeat the odds (go […]
Bloomberg Business of Sports reporter Scott Soshnick has revealed that ISE CEO Hank Ratner will step down and continue as an adviser at ISE for the next month. This news comes just two years after Ratner left Cablevision in 2016 for an executive slot at ISE, which boasts offices in New York City, Los Angeles, […]
Another NBA Finals and another appearance by my man Draymond Green, so you know I’m cheering on the Golden State Warriors. Staying on basketball, how crazy is this report on the potential connection between Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo and these Twitter “burner” accounts? As always, sports professor Michael McCann breaks it down really […]
I’ll lead with an apology for skipping on last week’s Friday Wrap-up. To be honest, the time of day and day of week becomes a blur when you’re half way across the world in Singapore. When you were waking up on Friday, I was probably 3 Tiger beers deep and stuffing my face with spicy […]
Former NBA star and current ABC/ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose has signed with Roc Nation Sports for his branding and marketing endeavors, the agency announced. The Detroit-native burst onto the basketball scene as a member of the University of Michigan’s “Fab Five” that reached the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in both the 1992 and 1993 […]
At this year’s Sports Lawyers Association Conference (SLAC) in Washington, D.C., NFLPA Director DeMaurice “De” Smith hinted at his stance towards the argument surrounding NFL rookies who have thought about existing without an agent. Since the restructuring of its collective bargaining agreement in 2011, the NFL and the NFLPA would turn the complication of teams […]
Wasserman has announced the signing of professional basketball player Chris Singleton for his representation. The former Florida State Seminole and 18th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft (Washington Wizards) is currently a power forward/center for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the Euroleague. Although he was drafted in the 2011 NBA Draft, the […]
According to a report by SBJ’s Liz Mullen, Houston Texans WR Chris Thompson has parted ways with Texas Bred Sports Group and has signed with CSE Talent for his representation. Furthermore, Thompson will file under the wings of CSE co-presidents and siblings, Michael and Jason Katz, who both left Rosenhaus Sports in 2016. Despite going […]
Rosenhaus Sports announced that it has signed DE Hau’oli Kikaha of the New Orleans Saints. Ryan Matha, a former colleague to legendary agent Leigh Steinberg and now one of Rosenhaus Sports’ leading men in contracts, acknowledged the signing yesterday. He was previously represented by Marvin Demoff. Hau’oli Kikaha, who transitioned from linebacker to defensive end […]