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Doping Whistleblower Suggests Probe Extend to Ethiopia & Kenya

Via RT.com, New York-based sports agent, Andrey Baranov, who recently sparked a worldwide investigation into corruption among the highest ranks of the International Association of Athletics Federations (“IAAF”), now suggests that the investigation’s reach should extend past Russia and into Ethiopia and Kenya. Baranov submitted a written and signed deposition to the IAAF in April […]

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Miami Marlins Vs. Scott Boras, Marcell Ozuna And Jose Fernandez

Similar to a post regarding Scott Boras and The New York Mets disagreeing about pitcher Matt Harvey’s innings limit, Boras is now at odds with the Miami Marlins regarding two of his clients –  pitcher Jose Fernandez and outfielder Marcell Ozuna. According to an article on Yahoo! Sports by Steven Wine, the Marlins said that they […]

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Pep Guardiola’s Agent Clueless Of Future

Not even Josep Maria Orobitg, the man closest to Pep Guardiola in career matters knows what’s next for the most sought after coach. With his contract set to expire in June with German powerhouse Bayern Munich, much speculation has begun to flood the soccer world over what is next for the 44 year-old. “Not even […]

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Octagon Adds Digital Strategist And Creative Planning Director

Per a press release by the company, Octagon has hired a Digital Strategist, Meredith Kinsman, and a Creative Planning Director, Patrick Naranjo, to the agency. Both Kinsman and Naranjo will be based in the Norwalk, CT headquarters. In her role as Digital Strategist, Kinsman brings her expertise in user experience, product strategy, digital analytics, social […]

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Jabari Parker Leaves Agent B.J. Armstrong

The following is the first contribution from new contributor Donovan Phillips. He graduated with a B.A  in Economics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is currently living in Berlin and working for a sports agency that represents basketball players. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bucks forward Jabari Parker has confirmed that he is […]

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The NFL And “Paid Patriotism”

According to an article by Eben Novy-Williams of BloombergBusiness, the NFL plans to refund taxpayer dollars paid to teams for military tributes. The Department of Defense has spent more than $10 million on sports sponsorship in the past five years for box seats, advertising, on-site recruiting, and perhaps most controversial, tributes for soldiers. This has […]

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Fake Soccer Agents Scamming African Minors

Families of young soccer players in Africa are falling victim to false agents promising their sons careers with professional soccer clubs in Europe. Families are going to extent of selling their houses and using their life savings to pay the agents for “visa and travel expenses” upfront in exchange for promises of rich contracts with […]

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On To The Next One: Nolan Arenado

Per a Tweet by Ken Rosenthal, Colorado Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado is leaving The Boras Corporation and joining Wasserman Media Group. Arenado is coming off an All-Star season in 2015, in which he batted .287/.337/.575 with an NL-best 42 homers and an MLB-best 130 RBI. This comes in addition to his Gold Glove-caliber defense, for […]

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Russian Runners Left Out Of New York Marathon

According to the New York Times, sports agent Andrey Baranov sent an email in the spring to New York Road Runners, asking the group to accept five of his female Eastern European runners into the professional field of this year’s New York City Marathon, he was confident that at least one of them would receive an invitation. […]

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De Sousa Comes To U.S. Horse Racing

Like any other sport, horse racing is no exception to international transfers. We’ve often seen the likes of NBA players heading to the lucrative leagues of China, and similarly, many top European soccer players have found their way into the fledgling US leagues. But one of the biggest stories to hit American racing in recent […]