The state of Florida received some magic this morning when it Hurricane Fay was downgraded to a tropical storm, meaning that rain will still flood many towns, but the wind will not be devastating. As I write this post, the storm is actually just south of Orlando, where Jameer Nelson plays his professional ball. Lucky […]
I am a big fan of all of Dynasty‘s clients, including one of our great bowlers, Tommy Jones. I am also a huge fan of Chris Paul. I absolutely love his style and the way he plays the game of basketball. Thus, I was thrilled to find out that Tommy Jones has been invited to […]
Since the beginnings of SportsAgentBlog.com, I have done many “Agent Spotlights.” One in particular stands out from among the pack. After writing about Glenn Toby, he immediately contacted me, welcomed me into his life, and we have been friends ever since. In fact, Mr. Toby and I talk business from time to time, and I […]
What: As an agent, you should always be interested in helping your clients raise money for charity. I personally find charity to be so important, that Dynasty lists it as one of the prongs of Services that we strive to provide. The Giving Back Fund, in conjunction with USC’s Sports Business Institute, is putting together […]
This Shabbat Shalom Wrap-Up is brought to you one day earlier than usual. I am soon leaving Florida for Las Vegas to celebrate my step-brother’s bachelor party. I will not have access to a computer for the entire weekend, and thus submit to you the stories that I failed to cover during the week: Sports […]
For those of you wrapping up your Winter Breaks, I wish you a smooth start into your Spring Semesters/work hours. Today is my first day back to law school, and the fact that the temperature is in the 20s in Gainesville, FL does not make my desire to return to the classroom any stronger. Is […]
I Want to be a Sports Agent recommends that you buy Marc Isenberg’s new book: Money Players. Three athletic departments have purchased 10+ copies. One prominent sports agent purchased 50 copies for his clients. 1 copy: $25 per 2 copies: $20 per 10 copies, $15 per 50 copies, $10 per Currently free shipping on purchases.. […]
Welcome to the second installment of Role Model Clients. This column’s purpose is to highlight all the great things that athletes do outside of their profession. Every week, we highlight all of the terrible transgressions that occur, but it is nice to hear about some of the good things that players do in order to […]
I missed a lot of news from Sunday-Wednesday (being trapped in a poker room in Biloxi, Mississippi…losing my ass), and it took a while for me to catch up with all of that on top of reading yesterday’s important sports agent news. Thus, I bring to you a Friday wrap-up, of the biggest sports agent […]
Welcome to the first installment of Role Model Clients. The posts under this heading will not have its own category, but will be placed in the Philanthropy category instead (I decided against doing a separate Honorable Clients of the Week column). This will not be a weekly post. I will post Role Model Clients every […]