This is the third interview in an on-going series by Gary Wimsett, Jr., lawyer and MMA enthusiast, about the business of Mixed Martial Arts. In Part I, Gary spoke with Sports Illustrated Senior Contributor, L. Jon Wertheim, about his new book, “Blood in the Cage” about the history of MMA, the career of Pat Miletich, […]
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Wednesday was College Football National Signing Day. On Tuesday, we took an in-depth look at the National Letter of Intent (NLI). Now, let’s examine some other developments in recruiting college athletes and why we should all be concerned with the direction that recruiting is heading. I have received quite a few tips about this New […]
Kevin Sullivan, former Assistant to the President Bush for Communications, former Vice President of NBC Sports, former Vice President of the Dallas Mavericks (and a lot more under his belt), put together an excellent Keynote Speech at the 2009 UF Sports Law Symposium. In his concluding remarks, Sullivan used a PowerPoint Presentation to demonstrate how […]
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Dynasty 2009 NFL Prospect: Kevin Grant
Kevin Grant #30 Akron University Dynasty Football 2009 NFL Draft Prospect Kevin Grant is a 6’2 250-pound senior inside linebacker for the Akron Zips. He led the Zips’ in tackles this past season and possesses an uncanny ability to find the football. Kevin’s extreme dedication and leadership allowed him to play and start in ALL […]
For Immediate Release Introducing The Inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Jan. 26, 2009 MIAMI, FL-GAME, Inc., the coaching division of Dynasty Athlete Representation, and CollegeInsider.com are pleased to announce the creation of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, which will begin inaugural play in March 2009. The tournament will feature 16 teams not participating in the NCAA or […]
If you cannot make it to beautiful, 55 degree, Gainesville, Florida for Friday’s 2009 UF Sports Law Symposium, but still want to get full access to the discussion, we are going to do our best to provide it for you right here live on this website. I have never experimented with live feeds before, but […]
Recently, Gary Wimsett, Jr., Esq., an attorney with Flanagan & Marchewka, LLP and an agent with Balefire Representation, an athlete and artist representation agency, conducted a telephone interview with L. Jon Wertheim, senior writer for Sports Illustrated, and author of the new book, Blood in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious […]
Right now, we are right in the thick of the MLB salary arbitration filing period, which will last until January 15. During this time, players with three to five years of major league experience (there is an exception for certain players with two years experience – “Super Twos”) can file with the hope that a […]
Since the beginning of this blog, we have looked at a couple of potential collusion claims against the MLB. First, Jason Wulterkens explored the possibility that owners were colluding to hold down A-Rod’s contract and share information about their general free agent plans. That was Winter of 2007. But most baseball fans are more aware […]
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Losing Some Pals Over Furcal
The biggest sports agent related news of last week had to be the battle of words between the executives of the Atlanta Braves vs. the agents at Wasserman Media Group. And it was all over Rafael Furcal. At the beginning of last week, I remember reading a headline in one paper that read something along […]