According to Liz Mullen of SBJ, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed ESPN broadcaster and media personality Stephen A. Smith for exclusive representation in all areas, including broadcasting, endorsements, publishing and speaking. He was previously represented by Headline Media for broadcasting, and WME-IMG for marketing opportunities. Smith appears on a variety of ESPN’s programs, including […]
The Euro 2016 in France, Olympic Games in Rio and indeed the summer itself may well be over, but there is plenty for sport fans to look forward to as the Autumn season begins to set in. A Coral bookmaker review of the sports index will show you a glimpse at all the events in […]
Per a press release by the company, The Grienbrier Classic Chairman Jim Justice has selected Lagardère Sports to serve as the management consultant firm for the annual PGA Tour FedExCup event held at The Greenbrier resort. Lagardère Sports will support the event by advising on tournament operations and by assisting in player recruitment, sponsorship sales […]
What: Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association 36th Annual Conference “The Doctrine of Success- Addressing Global Business Challenges through Excellence and Inclusion” When: October 19-23, 2016 Where: Hyatt Ziva Cabo, San Lucas, Mexico To register for the event, click here. To access the full agenda for the conference, click here. Sport industry panel topics include: Twitter, Social Media, Digital […]
On the back of her impressive run through qualifying to the 3rd round, CiCi Bellis has announced that she will turn professional. Coinciding with this, Bellis has signed a representation agreement with IMG. CiCi burst onto the scene as a 15 year old at the US Open, beating 12th ranked Dominika Cibulkova in the first […]
Per Liz Mullen of SBJ, Orlando Magic guard/forward and the 5th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Mario Hezonja has signed with CAA Sports, where he will be represented by a team of agents led by Michael Tellem. He was previously represented by Wasserman. Tellem is the son of former agent Arn Tellem, who […]
According to a Tweet by former SAB contributor and current senior writer for Sport Techie Mark Burns, Independent Sports & Entertainment (ISE) has hired Chris Grancio as its Chief Marketing Officer. Grancio joins ISE after serving as the General Manager of Global Basketball at adidas, where he was responsible for everything basketball related including product […]
The Breeders’ Cup returns to Santa Anita Park on November 4 and 5, 2016. The prestigious event in the racing calendar has a new logo for this year, having teamed with luxury marketing company Epiphany Inc. The oval logo featuring the single star of California, a single palm tree and golden light beams is said […]
As reported by Sports Business Journal’s Liz Mullen, IF Management will now be representing three new broadcasting clients. Former NFL linebacker A.J. Hawk, former MLB player Michael Morse, and ABC/ESPN reporter Holly Rowe have all signed with Gideon Cohen, Senior VP at IF Management. A.J. Hawk was a former standout linebacker at Ohio State who […]
Per a release by Lagardère Sports and randrr, PGA Tour client Chris Kirk has signed an endorsement deal with randrr, a “career opportunities platform for the common good that will revolutionize the way people and companies interact.” Financial terms of the deal were not released, but the multiyear endorsement deal marks the first-ever gold player endorsement […]