Former National Football League super agent Ben Dogra is waging a war against his former employer Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in federal court. The pending action comes after the parties engaged in an arbitration battle that lasted multiple years with the arbitrator ultimately declaring that Dogra, the former agent for Adrian Peterson, Robert Griffin III […]
According to a Tweet from the agency, New York Knicks guard Trey Burke has signed with Roc Nation Sports, where he will be represented by Sam Permut. He was previously represented by Mike George of Excel Sports Management. The former 9th overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2013 NBA Draft out of Michigan, […]
Greetings from Scottsdale, Arizona, where I was delighted to be asked to speak to a group of financial advisors and CPAs at the annual Sports Financial Advisors Association. I return home today after a short trip out West, and hopefully have little traveling until my end-of-the-year vacation to Hawaii, where I will be enjoying a […]
Per a press release, Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart has signed a new multi-year partnership with leading gaming headset and audioaccessory brand Turtle Beach. Thebrand will become the official audio partner of Hart. The partnership wasnegotiated by his agency, Roc Nation Sports. The second-year player and former NCAA Champion out of Villanovais an avid […]
Richard Gray is the founder and agent for Gray Area Sports Group. Although only licensed for a year, he has worked in basketball since 2010. He spent two separate stints with Priority Sports & Entertainment as an intern: the first in 2010 before attending law school at Washburn University at Priority’s Chicago office, and the […]
Allied Global Marketing, an entertainment and lifestylemarketing agency, has announced the creation of a new division, Allied Sports.The new venture will represent sports media and content properties and will beled by industry veteran Sean Barror . Barror, the industry veteran who has previously worked for Excel Sports Management, Endeavor (formerly WME/IMG), AS Roma, Madison Square […]
Last week, Bayern Munich and German national team defender Jérôme Boateng launched his latest off-the-pitch venture int he form of his own magazine, “Boa.” According to a release from Berk Communications, the new lifestyle publication will be a celebration of Boateng’s passions – fashion, music, art, sport and storytelling. Additionally, “Boa” will celebrate all things […]
There has been significant investment in the esports industry recently, from powerhouses like DMG Entertainment, and it has lead to a number of exciting new developments. For example, if you love to compete and you enjoy playing video games, you might want to start playing esports tournaments. If you find yourself checking out reviews of […]
The 2018 MLB season has been over for a couple weeks and as the taste of champagne dissipates from the lips of the Red Sox faithful, the parade navigates to the MLB General Manager meetings, where agent movement and lingering free agent rumors act as the seasons nightcap. The GM meetings afford MLB executives the […]
According to Liz Mullen, veteran NFL agent Doug Hendrickson has signed 11 new clients and negotiated more than $150 million in contracts since joining Wasserman in March. Hendrickson, along with CJ LaBoy, left ISE to join Wasserman as the executive vice president – football and vice president – football, respectively. Hendrickson has been in the […]