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Sports Law

NFL Agent Damarius Bilbo Sued Over More Than $1 Million In Unpaid Loans

Damarius Bilbo, along with Evolution Sports LLC (formerly Revolution Sports Agency LLC), has been sued in a Georgia federal court. The Complaint says that they failed to make the required payments on a massive amount of debt and then rejected signing a settlement agreement that would have peacefully resolved the matter. The action was initiated […]

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Endorsements High School

Bronny James Signs NIL Deal With Nike

Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers player LeBron James, signed with Nike amongst four other athletes for name, image, and likeness purposes. Bronny told Complex Sports, “For as long as I can remember, Nike has been a part of my family therefore getting a chance to them up with them and continue my family […]

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NBA Players Sports Agents

Eric Gordon Signs With CAA Sports

Per the @CAA_Basketball Twitter account yesterday morning, veteran guard Eric Gordon has signed with the organization going into his 13th season. According to hoopshype.com Gordon is now represented by Steve Heumann and Aaron Mintz of CAA. Gordon is subject to make $19,568,360 this season and Gordon will serve as a veteran leader on a young, […]

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Coaches Sports Business

Excel Sports Expands Into Coach And Executives Representation

Excel Sports Management is launching a Coaching and Executives division and has acquired football coaching and sports broadcasting representation agency Harlan Sports Management to provide it some staff support and clientele right away. Over twenty head football coaches at the NFL and NCAA level, as well as front office executives, are now Excel clients. The […]

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Contract Negotiation NBA Players

Tyler Herro And The Miami Heat Agree To 4-Year, $130M Extension

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has agreed to a four-year, $130 million contract extension. Herro is currently represented by Jeff Schwartz and Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports Management. Following the 2022 season Herro was named the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year and averaged 20.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, and 4.0 APG. With the October […]

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Sports Law

Nerlens Noel’s Case Against Rich Paul Pushed To Arbitration

Remember the lawsuit that Nerlens Noel filed against Rich Paul and Klutch Sports Group a little over a year ago? You know, the one where Noel claimed that Paul interfered with his preexisting relationship with agent Happy Walters, promised Noel that he was a “$100 million man,” told Noel not to accept a $70 million […]

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NFL Players

Calvin Ridley Has New Representation: David Mulugheta

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who is suspended for the 2022 NFL season after being found to have gambled on games in 2021, has made a change in representation. Ridley was previously represented by SportsTrust Advisors, going back to when he was selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. However, the […]

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Sports Business

Acquisition Spree In The Football Agency Arena

Vanguard Sports Group Adds Veteran Agents. Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Raleigh-based Vanguard Sports Group has added to its football division by bringing in veteran NFLPA Contract Advisors Tony Paige and Chitta Malik, who had co-founded agency Dream Point Sports. Those two agents will assist with the football operations at Vanguard and add many NFL clients […]

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Golf

Discussing TMRW Sports, A Technology-Driven Sports Venture Co-Founded By Tiger Woods And Rory McIlroy

TMRW Sports, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and former Golf Channel CEO Mike McCarley have established a sports media and technology company that aims to bring golf to younger audiences by using advances in technology. One approach is to hold a series of stadium events during golf’s off-season in January-March. Golfweek was the first to report […]

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Sports Law

Court Rules Arbitration Award Was Procured By NFL Agent’s Fraud

You never want a court to conclude that you committed fraud. But that is exactly what is said about a prominent NFL agent in the middle of a newly released decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. According to the Court, perhaps the “easiest conclusion” in the case, “even under […]