Gustavo Dominguez may be locked up for life after smuggling baseball players into the United States from Cuba. I am sorry that all of my posts today are centered around Sports Agents violating the law, but as a self-proclaimed amazing site that offers all sports agent related news, it is my duty to inform you […]
Category: Sports Agents
DUI In The OC
Leigh Steinberg was arrested for DUI. I do not really have much to comment about. Here is a link to the article [DUI arrest for sports agent]. -Darren Heitner
Another One Bites The Dust
Charles Taplin gets indicted for text-messaging college athletes. Remember when Sports Agent, Charles Taplin, was arrested? You, probably don’t. He’s not the biggest name in the industry, and it happened several months ago [No Tolerance Policy]. The case should serve as a reminder that certain states are starting to seriously improve their regulations on Sports […]
The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) will be hosting its 33rd Annual Conference in Cambridge, MA from May 17-19. Calling all sports attorneys, sports agents, sports law professors, sports law students, and anyone else looking to spend a chunk of change to hear some speeches [Here is the official brochure]. This is the yearly event that […]
Concept To Colossus
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has seen its sports representation branch grow immensely over the past year. What does this mean for the common agent? USA Today has written a piece that shows just how dominant Career Artists Agency has become in representing high-profile athletes [Top athletes follow celebs in picking A-list agents]. The article notes […]
What The Falk?
The guy famous for representing Michael Jordan may be coming back with a vengeance. DraftExpress.com reports that former agent, David Falk, may be looking to get back into the game of representing athletes [2007 NBA Draft Early Entry List]. Falk made his name in the industry by representing some guy named Michael Jordan. He has […]
Sports Agency 2.0
So you just sent in the paperwork to form an LLC. Your agency is going to be a legitimate entity in your state and you start thinking outside of the box. Sure, you will offer your clients contract negotiation expertise, marketing and endorsement opportunities, etc., but what will separate you from the pack? What can […]
Scott Boras is a very successful and controversial Sports Agent. Type in his name in the search tab, and you will see that I have covered stories revolving around Boras quite a few times. Recently, I read an extremely extensive piece on him on The Boston Globe’s website [Why Scott Boras is the best (and […]
Mel Stein’s book How to Succeed as a Sports Agent (2002) takes a different approach to the Sports Agent job. Mel has managed some high profile UK footballers in his time such as Alan Shearer, and his book reads in chronogolical form from setting up an agency, to playing contracts and endorsements. It is a […]
My favorite tennis player of all-time, Pete Sampras has created Pure Sports Management, LLC with his brother Gus serving as President of the company. In the immediate future, Pure Sports Management will only focus on representing Pete Sampras’s post-career in the form of marketing, endorsements, personal appearances, etc. In the long-term, the company hopes to […]