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Interview With The Agent: Safarrah Lawson

Safarrah Lawson – CEO and President STL Sports Group Safarrah Lawson has been in the agency business for over 20 years. Learning under Michael Jordan’s agent David Falk, to then partnering to start So So Def Sports Management with entertainer Jermaine Dupri and agent Hadley Engelhard, to starting up his own agency STL Sports Management, […]

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Veteran CAA Agent Lowell Taub Starts Stoked Management

CAA Olympic and action sports agent Lowell Taub has made his exit from the agency as he has recently announced the start of his own sports agency titled Stoked Management. Amidst the recent round of layoffs by CAA, Taub decided that now would be the perfect time to start his own venture after a 13-year […]

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Dallas Wings’ Center Imani McGee-Stafford Signs With Distinction Agency For Marketing

Dallas Wings’ center Imani McGee-Stafford has signed with Distinction Agency for marketing purposes. The 6-foot-7 McGee-Stafford, recently announced her decision to step away from the WNBA for the next two seasons to pursue a law degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. She is currently on the team’s suspended list. In 2016, McGee-Stafford was […]

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Colorado State Wide Receiver Warren Jackson Signs With Athletes First

As announced by Neil Stratton of Inside the League, former Colorado State wide received Warren Jackson has signed with Athletes First for representation. Jackson’s plan to leave Colorado State and begin preparation for the 2021 NFL Draft came on the heels of the Mountain West Conference’s decision to suspend falls sports. Jackson said “me and […]

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Athletes First Brings On Eric Schaffer In Executive Role

Athletes First recently announced the hiring of former Washington Football Team Senior VP of Football Operations and General Counsel Eric Schaffer, in a role that focuses on their coaching and front office division. In a press release from the agency, Co-Founder and CEO David Dunn was quoted saying “Athletes First’s certified agents have tremendous respect […]

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Roc Nation Announces Signing of Texas Tech Guard Jahmi’us Ramsey

Roc Nation recently announced the signing of Texas Tech guard Jahmi’us Ramsey via their social media. Ramsey entered the 2020 NBA draft after spending one season with the Red Raiders. In his lone collegiate season, he averaged a team-leading 15.0 points per game and became the first player in program history to earn Big 12 […]

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Roc Nation Sports Signs Mike Vick

Roc Nation Sports has announced a new addition to its Personalities division; four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Mike Vick. Vick will join a small but strong personalities division at Roc Nation that includes Jalen Rose, Tony Allen, Caron Butler, Victor Cruz, and Zach Randolph.  Vick will work closely with Roc Nation to continue to bolster his […]

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Rockets’ Forward Jeff Green Has Joined Glushon Sports Management

Glushon Sports Management has announced the signing of Rockets’ Forward Jeff Green.  Green, 33, is currently on a veteran’s minimum salary that expires at the end of this season. For the 2019-20 season, Green is averaging 11 PPG and 3 RPG, shooting 39.1% from the arc. Green has been an integral part for the Rockets […]

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Rockets’ Guard Ben McLemore Hires Klutch Sports Group For Representation

On Monday afternoon Klutch Sports Group announced that they are once again representing Ben McLemore.  This season McLemore is averaging 10 PPG and 2 RPB. He is currently in the bubble with the Houston Rockets team participating in the seeding games for the playoffs. McLemore has performed well in Mike D’Antoni’s small ball lineups, while […]

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Allied Sports Launches Talent Marketing Practice

Allied Sports has announced three additions to its new Talent Marketing practice. Brian Nelson, Ralph Vuono and Tara Kolarsick join Allied Sports after decades of collectively representing a variety of athletes, influencers and brands, most recently at 16W Marketing. “Allied Sports is built for modern marketers who are increasingly leveraging the voice of athletes in a […]