According to Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal, Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Matt Wisler has switched representation agencies. He was formerly represented by Sosnick Cobbe Karon Sports, but has joined the ranks at Excel Sports Management. At Excel, he will be represented by a team of agents in the baseball division, which is led by Casey […]
Per an SBJ article by Liz Mullen, injured University of Southern California center, Max Tuerk, has decided to sign with Athletes First for his representation in the 2016 NFL Draft. Tuerk becomes the second college football player to give up his eligibility after a season-ending knee injury this fall. Former UCLA linebacker, Myles Jack, signed with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Jay Z visited Jimmy Kimmel Live this week while the show was in Brooklyn, NY and spoke about his role as an agent. During the interview, Jay Z speaks candidly about how being a sports agent is incredible and when Kimmel says he feels like it would be a “huge pain in the ass in to […]