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Agency Spotlight: mgmt one

While the agency de jour is currently Excel Sports Management after recently bringing in Casey Close and Victor Menocal to run its new baseball division and Mark Steinberg to head up its golf division, there is another agency that is quietly putting together a variety of pieces in an effort to make a big splash.  The name of the […]

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Mark Steinberg Joins Jeff Schwartz, Casey Close At Excel Sports Management

Just yesterday, Mark Steinberg officially decided his new agency destination after leaving IMG roughly a month-and-a-half ago. Steinberg had been the Director of IMG’s Global Golf Business and was responsible for the representation of Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, and other golfers. I had speculated for quite some time that Steinberg would seriously consider joining up […]

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Interview With Seth Meyers, Host Of The 2011 ESPYs

The following is a guest contribution from Heather Brittany.  Heather is currently a law student at Loyola Law School and Sports Chair of its Entertainment & Sports Law Society. Seth Meyers is hosting the 19th annual ESPYS on July 13, 2011.  This will be Meyers’ second year in a row hosting the awards show.  Yesterday, I […]

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Breaking Out – Great Tips On Getting Into The Sports Biz

My friend Steve Fall, CEO/Founder of The Sports Resource, is one of my absolute favorites on Twitter.  Tweeting from @StatsMan, Fall provides interesting statistical observations on an almost daily basis.  While his analysis is baseball-heavy due to the unique statistical nature of the sport, Fall does an excellent job of deviating from baseball to focus […]

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NBA Close To First Work Stoppage Since 1998

The 2011 NBA Draft took place as scheduled on June 23, but a work stoppage still seems a real possibility as owners and players have a wide gap that needs to be narrowed.  Many believe that NBA owners and players are still almost $7 billion apart in their dealings over a new 10-year agreement. Billy […]

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Evolution Management + Marketing Signs Enes Kanter

Last week, I highlighted a new relationship between two-time Super Bowl MVP Terry Bradshaw and Evolution Management + Marketing.  The two signed an agreement that made Evolution the exclusive marketing agency for Bradshaw.  Evolution has not stopped signing up new, talented clients.  The company also just signed future 2011 NBA Draft pick Enes Kanter to an […]

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Terry Bradshaw Hires Evolution For Marketing Purposes

Terry Bradshaw played fourteen years in the NFL and is a two-time Super Bowl MVP, and he has not stopped his MVP-type work since retiring from professional football.  While he is no longer throwing the ball to Pittsburgh Steelers wide-receivers, he is constantly displaying his glowing personality on television and through his various writings.  Bradshaw […]

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Crowd Seats Brings Group-Buying and Sports Tickets Into the Same Arena

The amazing success of group-buying websites like Groupon, LivingSocial, and KGB Deals have caused many others to try and replicate that success, and use the power of group purchasing for their financial advantage. And while other places have followed suit, no company has successfully specifically focused on group sales with sports tickets…until now? It was […]

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June/July Special Deal On Sports Agent Directory

In June 2010, we introduced the most comprehensive sports agency directory in the world.  Since that post was published, the directory has been branded “Athlete Connect,” undergone a complete re-design, and been updated countless times to reflect agent and athlete movement. Since June 2010, we have been very happy to provide small discounts to readers […]

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Book Review: When The Game Is On The Line

I first became familiar with the name Rick Horrow when Brian Finkel (a good friend from the University of Florida and Creative Director at Horrow Sports Ventures) sent me an email in 2009 regarding a new show on Versus titled, The $ports Take.  It sounded like a great show, but one that I would never end […]