ICM Partners acquires Stellar Group, the largest football (soccer) agency in the world. The London-based agency represents over 800 clients (including NFL players) with $3 billion in player contracts. Some notable clients for Stellar Group are: Jameis Winston, Gareth Bale, and Saul Niguez. The agency has over 130 employees with offices in 10 countries worldwide. […]
The most successful draft in Wasserman hockey history features two top-ten picks: Quinton Byfield- 1st round, 2nd overall to the Los Angeles Kings; and Jamie Drysdale- 1st round, 6th overall to the Anaheim Ducks. The seven Wasserman clients selected in total and two clients selected in the top-ten are both record numbers for the agency. […]
WME Sports has hired NFL agent Ben Renzin to co-lead its football business alongside Brian Ayrault. WME is no stranger to adding breadth and depth to their organization, after merging with Endeavor and IMG to become an entertainment and media conglomerate in sports, events, media, and fashion. WME is most known for representing football players […]
Sydney Anderson, the founder and owner of Anderson Sports and Brand Management has been in the athlete marketing business for almost a year now. A former track & field athlete at Indiana University, Anderson has used her experience as a collegiate athlete to connect with clients throughout the industry. She previously launched Legacy Sports Management […]
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Sports pulled off a major signing coup on Thursday as the agency signed Trey Lance, potentially the first quarterback off the board in the 2021 NFL Draft, for representation. Lance announced the move across his social media platforms. The former North Dakota State gunslinger burst onto the scene in 2019, throwing […]
Turner Sports will continue to broadcast MLB through the 2028 season for the price of $3.7 billion, which comes out to $535 million a season. The agreement will begin in 2022 and include a Tuesday night baseball game exclusive to Turner Sports as well as additional postseason game and comes with expanded rights for media […]
Another week, another opportunity for Klutch Sports Group to expand its NBA clientele. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted on Monday that Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr. has signed with Klutch Sports for representation. Rich Paul and Lucas Newton will be the lead agents for Trent Jr. Trent Jr. played sparingly during his rookie season […]
Announced on Friday, former University of Washington defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike has signed with Wasserman for representation. CJ LaBoy and Doug Hendrickson will be the lead agents for Onwuzurike. The 2019 First Team All-Pac 12 selection registered a career-high 45 total tackles, including six tackles for loss, and two sacks last season. For his career, […]
In the past handful of months, the current social climate has focused mainly on players, but a recent interview shows how much this can affect the agents that represent those athletes. Chafie Fields sat down with Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports to discuss being one of the few black agents during this transformative era in […]
Octagon and Wasserman found themselves atop the sports business industry on Wednesday, as each of them took home honors at the Sports Business Journal’s 13th annual Sports Business Awards show, which was held virtually due to COVID-19. Octagon won the award for Best in Corporate Consulting, Marketing and Client Services. It is the fourth time […]