Despite being in the thick of the National Championship race—a #1 standing in the BCS rankings and looming showdowns with Arkansas this Friday, and either Tennessee or Georgia at the SEC Championship on December 1st—LSU head football coach Les Miles may indeed have one eye already on the Michigan job, recently vacated by Lloyd Carr. […]
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Any Volunteers?
All the time you hear people ask about how to break into the sports agent business, whether it be questions regarding what kind of education they need or how to go about obtaining an internship. If I can give any advice to those looking to get their start, it would be to volunteer wherever and […]
So MLBPA executive director Donald Fehr doesn’t seem too concerned about the possible fallout from Former Senator George Mitchell’s impending steroid report. But he is upset over rumors that came out of the recent general managers’ meetings relating to the sharing of information between clubs as to their plans regarding players. Baseball’s labor contract says […]
After studying Professional Responsibility for a few minutes, which for some reason is given as a first semester class at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, I took a break and decided to do some sports reading. One of the last things that I suspected to come up on my radar was a […]
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Manhattanville Job Fair
Manhattanville College’s Sports Business Management program will holding its first annual job fair that will feature prominent speakers in the sports industry as well as some of the top sports companies in the Tri-State area. It is scheduled for November 16 from 10am to 2pm. Here is a list of the companies/leagues/teams who will be […]
I received this Press Release from contributor Erin Kane, agent at Gaylord Sports: Gaylord Sports acquires GAAMES, LLC Veteran scout and agent, Don Mitchell, joins Gaylord team SCOTTSDALE, AZ (Nov. 6, 2007) – Gaylord Sports Management has acquired GAAMES, LLC. Don Mitchell, a long-time respected scout and former president of GAAMES will join GSM’s baseball […]
Adrian Peterson is the man. This past weekend, he put up 296 yards rushing against my Fantasy Football defense, the San Diego Chargers. Breaking the previous single-game rushing record, Peterson has raised his stock tremendously in his rookie year of play. Just how much may that single performance be worth, though? Darren Rovell to the […]
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Manhattanville Job Fair
On November 16 from 10am to 2pm, Manhattanville College’s Sports Business Management program will holding its first annual job fair that will feature prominent speakers in the sports industry as well as some of the top sports companies in the Tri-State area. Speakers that will be attending this event will be…… Brandon Steiner– Founder and […]
Paul Solotaroff recently wrote an interesting article for Men’s Journal titled “Casualties of the NFL,” detailing the horrendous strain professional football players put on their bodies (by choice), and the ramifications down the road of the injuries they often play through (often with the aid of copious pain medication). But what’s waiting at the end […]
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.. […]