Press Release: September 28, 2015– New York, NY – On Thursday, November 19th a trio of veteran sports agents will host the inaugural Salary Arbitration in Sports conference at St. John’s University in Manhattan. The SAS conference will feature representatives from Major League Baseball, MLBPA, certified agents and former players, all with comprehensive experience in […]
Huge news came out this week with the NFL Players Association launching ACE Media. Athlete Content & Entertainment (ACE) will be a sports media company focusing on creating unique sports-lifestyle content with athletes. With the NFLPA as a majority shareholder, ACE Media will have exclusive access to more than 1,800 active players. ACE Media will […]
I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called “Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports.” Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. This article is part […]
Junior tennis star, Tommy Paul, has signed with Team8 Global, as reported by ESPN’s Darren Rovell on Twitter. Team8 Global is a Cleveland-based, boutique sports management firm, whose 2013 creation was spearheaded by tennis icon, Roger Federer, and his agent, Tony Godsick, shortly after the two left IMG in 2012. As a junior, Paul went […]
Steve Clarkson Dreammaker LLC. and Adidas Football announced a partnership designed to enhance quarterback training to further develop up and coming quarterbacks. This forms the first ever partnership between a private quarterback coach and a global apparel company. Included is a program with technology advancement in coaching technique, performance training, virtual reality, product wearable customization, […]
It is fair to say that DeAndre Jordan had an eventful summer. Having verbally committed to join the Dallas Mavericks, he did a u-turn and ultimately ended up staying with the Clippers, signing a 4 year max deal when the free agency period opened. On that infamous night in Houston, only Clippers’ personnel were allowed […]
What: Sports Management World Wide’s Sports Career Conference When: October 3rd 2015 Where: London, England (next to Wembley Stadium) Sports Management Worldwide offers numerous sports job career training programs, designed to get anyone started in a sports job or advance their career. SMWW provides quality sports career education, along with the skills that professional teams […]
We have seen technological advancements make major changes and impacts on the sports industry. Founded by Ishveen Anand, OpenSponsorship is leveraging the power of the internet to make the sponsorship more efficient and globally accessible. OpenSponsorship is now the first online platform created to facilitate sponsorship agreements by connecting brands with pro sports rights holders like leagues, […]
Per Wasserman Media Group (WMG), WMG has acquired the Greg Norman Production Company (GNPC) from the legendary golfer. GNPC is one of the golf industry’s foremost event management firms overseeing several of the sport’s marquee tournaments. Their 18-person management team, led by Vice President Taylor Ives, has transitioned to Wasserman, which will now operate the PGA […]
Wasserman Media Group, a sports and entertainment marketing and management company and Nervve, a video and image recognition technology company, announced a partnership between each other. Wasserman has agreed to work exclusively with Nervve to bring to market their visual search technology, which allows brands to track and analyze brand exposure impact across several sports […]