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Colleges Sports Law

Pitt’s Master Of Studies In Sports And Entertainment Law

Interested in truly learning about sports law, but have absolutely no desire of becoming a lawyer? Does the idea of spending the next three years of your life in a law school library scare you? Want to get a postgraduate degree as fast as possible (so that you may potentially become an NFLPA agent)? If […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Dynasty Notes – Part 12

New format for Dynasty Notes: bullets. It makes it much easier for me to write it, takes out the fluff, and will ensure that these babies get printed more often. Baseball: Gerard Haran has been tearing up the Atlantic League with the best team in Independent Baseball. As of writing this post, Gerard is tied […]

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Colleges Sports Business

Utility In A Sports Management Masters Degree

I probably get fielded a question like this through email atleast three times a week: What is the best route to take if I plan on negotiating contracts and being a knowledgeable sports agent in future; getting my masters in sports management or obtaining a law degree? My response is usually along the lines of, […]

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Paul Sheehy

Paul Sheehy is a 43-year-old sports agent who leads the pack at Pro Star Sports Agency (www.prostaronline.com). Mr. Sheehy has been in the business for over 19 years and represents around 70 total clients of which include athletes, coaches, and management personal. He is a published author, has written on the business of professional sports […]

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David Canter

David Canter is a 34 year-old sports agent and is the President and CEO of DEC MANAGEMENT (http://www.decagent.com). He has had the opportunities to work for the Florida Marlins while in college and quickly learned that players need a voice too. Mr. Canter has seen some hard times when he first belonged to TEAAM, but […]

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Todd Crannell

Todd Crannell, 31, left his job last February as director of the sports division of the Irene Marie Management Group in Miami Beach, Fla., a talent agency that specializes in representing people in the fashion and entertainment industry, such as musicians, actors, and models. Since then Crannell has started his own boutique firm, Q2 Sports […]

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Leigh Steinberg

This is not your standard Interview With The Agent post. On April 15, 2008, I got an interesting email from a name I had never seen before. It included an offer for a one-on-one interview with Leigh Steinberg…yes, THE LEIGH STEINBERG. Usually, we go out looking for top agents to spend a few minutes answering […]

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NBA Players Recruiting Sports Agents Sports Law

BDA Sandwiched With Mayo?

Honestly, the day I leave for a ten day trip to Israel, this happens? Anyone who knows me well, understands that I hate white foods (vanilla not included). I am not a fan of sour cream, despise cottage cheese, and refuse to intake any mayonnaise. I never had anything against one type of mayo, O.J. […]

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Agent Spotlights

Agent Spotlight: Kelli Masters

While attending Oklahoma University as a law student in 1997, the now 34-year old Kelli Masters (left) entered the Miss Oklahoma pageant and won, allowing her to advance to the Miss America competition. A former baton-twirling champion (she was a member of the 1990 and 1993 U.S. Twirling Teams) while an undergraduate along with her […]

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Contract Negotiation Recruiting Social Networking Sports Agents Sports Business Sports Law

34th Annual SLA Conference kicks off today

The 34th annual Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) conference begins this afternoon in San Francisco, with top legal executives of the four major leagues and the heads of the four players unions on the agenda of the three-day meeting. The SLA conference will conclude on Saturday after one panel featuring MLBPA Executive Director Donald Fehr, the […]