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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (4/14/2017)

What a wild season of highs and lows for the Miami Heat. The team showed signs of promise in the preseason only to flaunt the worst record in the NBA at the start of the regular season. Then, the team got healthy and gave South Florida (including yours truly) a bunch of hope before losing […]

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Ray Lewis Signs With CAA For Post-Playing Career

According to SBJ, former Baltimore Ravens linebacker and ESPN personality Ray Lewis has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). CAA will represent Lewis in all aspects of his second career, including television, publishing, philanthropy, speaking, endorsements and media. Lewis played his entire 17-year professional career with the Baltimore Ravens. He was a 13-time Pro Bowler, […]

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Rick Thurman And Rob Ponger Launch BHSC Global

Veteran agents Rick Thurman and Rob Ponger, co-CEO’s of Beverly Hills Sports Council, have announced their creation of BHSC Global, LLC. BHSC Global aims to be a conglomeration of companies that will offer offer services across the sports, entertainment, marketing and sponsorship industries. Rob Ponger is a former SVP, Finance and Operations at IMG and […]

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Roc Nation Sports Signs FSU Guard Dwayne Bacon

Per a press release by Berk Communications, today, Roc Nation Sports announced the signing of Florida State University guard and 2017 NBA Draft prospect Dwayne Bacon. Bacon’s freshman season at Florida State saw him lead the Seminoles in scoring (15.8 points per game) and rebounding (5.8 rebounds per game), becoming the first freshman in Florida […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (4/7/2017)

Hello my friends, and welcome to another edition of the weekly wrap-up. This week’s version comes to you from Philadelphia, where I will be speaking on a panel concerning esports at an amazing event put on by Andrew Brandt and Villanova Law: 2017 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium. It is also Masters week, which […]

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On To The Next One: Armonty Bryant

According to a Tweet by the agency, Detroit Lions defensive end Armonty Bryant has made a change in his representation and is now represented by Rosenhaus Sports. The Rosenhaus brothers, Drew and Jason, will be leading his representation. He was formerly represented by ProSource. The fifth year pro was drafted by the Cleveland Browns as […]

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Kentucky G De’Aaron Fox Signs With Happy Walters

Per a Tweet by Jeff Goodman, former Kentucky guard De’Aaron has signed with NBA agent Happy Walters for his representation in the 2017 NBA Draft. In his sole season as a Kentucky Wildcat, the 6’3″ 187 pound Fox averaged 16.7 PPG, 4.0 RPG, and 4.6 APG and helped lead the Wildcats to the Elite Eight of the 2017 […]

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NCAA Women’s Basketball All-Time Scoring Leader, Kelsey Plum, Signs With Wasserman

Per Liz Mullen and SBJ, University of Washington senior guard Kelsey Plum has signed with Wasserman for her representation in the upcoming 2017 WNBA Draft. The 5’9″ Poway, California-native had an illustrious career for the Huskies in which she broke the all-time NCAA scoring record with 3,527 points, the single-season NCAA scoring record with 1,109 points, […]

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Esports And Virtual Reality: What The Future Holds For Competitive Gaming

Esports is a phenomenon that’s gaining a lot of traction lately. Its following has grown at an incredible rate, outpacing that of traditional sports leagues like NFL, NHL, and MLB. The game with the greatest following is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive followed closely by Defense of the Ancients (DotA) 2. The only sports organization to currently […]

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Young Money APAA Sports & Entertainment Signs Kadeem Allen

According to an Instagram post by the company, Young Money APAA Sports & Entertainment has signed former University of Arizona guard Kadeem Allen. The 6’3″ 205 pound Allen is coming off his redshirt senior season in which he was selected as an All Pac-12 Second Team member and was also voted to the Pac-12 All-Defensive […]