When Lee Melchionni was not busy getting some man love from former teammate, Sheldon Williams, Melchionni played the power forward position for the Duke Blue Devils. Then came the day that he was not looking forward to: graduation. After leaving Duke, Melchionni was left with the option of playing for Cimberio Novara in the Italian […]
Contributor Paul Schackman predicted it. On August 1st, he wrote that Andruw Jones would have the door closed on him this off season after the Braves acquired Mark Teixeira [Thumbs up or down for Boras ?]. Jones made $13.5 million this past year, and the Braves were just not interested in Boras’ demand for approximately […]
Guest contribution from an entity within the sports representation industry. Several weeks ago Phil Mickelson publicly announced that he planned to take the week off to spend time with family. The reactions (barring those to his additional comments about PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem) were polarized. They were either rants from people with “real jobs” […]
There was once a time when people would have laughed at the thought of “sports psychology.” Now, a professional athlete’s own psychologist may be the most vital facet of his or her entourage. In fact, the relatively new-found trend to address and strengthen a player’s mental abilities may even be applied before one turns pro. […]
As of this week, I will be writing a new weekly column. I often see many stories which have an impact on the industry but are never strong enough to warrant an in depth article. So every week I will be writing “The Wash Up”, which will include a brief critique about several stories that […]
Suspended running back Ricky Williams applied for NFL reinstatement today, according to his recently-gone-green agent Leigh Steinberg. “Ricky is extremely excited about the prospect of playing in the NFL again and hopeful for a positive response,” said Steinberg. On the collegiate level, Williams holds or shares 20 NCAA records, and won the 64th Heisman Trophy, […]
Sean Jones has a very troubled past. Just look to a post that I made on June 15th, 2007, which highlights his history of offenses [Sean Jones Would Like A Get Out Of Jail Free Card]. In that post, I alluded to his experience in making bad decisions dating back to 1999. In 1999, Jones […]
Everyone loves lists. That may explain why I got the press release for BusinessWeek’s Power 100 list sent to me three times (I’m not complaining…keep the tips coming!). BusinessWeek just announced their top 100 most influential people in sports, ranging from people with thin ties to sports (Dick Pound – Chairman, World Anti-Doping Agency) to […]
AK47, also known as Andrei Kirilenko (#47 for the Utah Jazz), is clearly unhappy playing for the Utah Jazz under coach Jerry Sloan. He is so adamant about not playing for Sloan that he will give up the remaining unpaid portion of his $63 million contract with the Jazz if they let agree to let […]
Scott Boras likes to stick his nose in everything: from attempting to transform the World Series into a best out of 9 game series to apparently discussing business with the suspected future owner of the Chicago Cubs. Will Leitch, author of Deadspin, wrote a piece on the apparent talks between Boras and John Canning (the […]