Since being selected with the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets, Anthony Davis has molded himself into one of the league’s most vibrant superstars. After winning a national championship at the University of Kentucky in 2012, Davis signed a three-year fully guaranteed $16 million contract as laid out […]
After 2015 American League MVP, Josh Donaldson, was traded to the Cleveland Indians last week, it was reported by Jon Heyman of Fancred that the Blue Jays did indeed offer Donaldson a contract extension. The contract extension that was supposedly offered was for three years/$75 million with the possibility of negotiating a higher value. Josh […]
With the NFL Season underway, team injury reports have started to trend upwards. In just the first week of training camp, 7 players had suffered season-ending injuries due to torn ACLs. In addition to the pain and disappointment players endure during injuries, financial loss can also further their hardship. One way players can experience financial […]
Jeep recently announced its first-ever creative collaboration web-series featuring celebrities – Alex Rodriguez, Maria Menounos – and co-founders of The Infatuation app, Chris Stang and Andrew Steinthal. The contest, dubbed “Jeep Wrangler Celebrity Customs,” is part of the brand’s newest marketing campaign. The six-part series aired on September 6 and will air each week until […]
The NFL regular season is officially underway and it feels like the world is back on its regular orbit (if you’re able to ignore all the political drama going on in Washington D.C.). Speaking of football, the talk of the week was undoubtedly Nike’s new advertisements featuring Colin Kaepernick, who may be making more money […]
According to a press release, Jacksonville Jaguars runningback and emerging star Leonard Fournette entered into a partnership with iFLY Luggage. The second-year back out of LSU will introduce and promote the X Series 7, a collection of exceptional bags and travel accessories inspired by Fournette’s fashion-sense. The X Series 7 collection will offer three new […]
Houston Astros C Martin Maldonado has enlisted the expertise of Scott Boras to navigate through his remaining days on an MLB roster before he enters free agency in about two months. The decision, reported by Jon Heynman, is important in figuring out whether or not Maldonado wants an extension with the Astros, who lack depth […]
Happy end of the month and I wish you all an enjoyable Labor Day weekend. I have completed two of my fantasy drafts by now and I’m already spent. What’s interesting is that I think as sports betting expands, it may drastically reduce the amount of interest in daily/weekly fantasy sports, but season-long (particularly with […]
Matthew Kingsley, CEO/Founder of on-air talent agency, 3 Kings Entertainment, has announced that he’s packing up the agency’s bags in D.C. and shipping them out to Hollywood. The decision comes on the tails of Kingsley’s wife, Jan Jeffcoat, ending a five-year broadcasting role at WUSA-TV in D.C. The duo and the agency will opt out […]
Another solid week of The Sports Biz. Thanks to everyone who has supported the new website and followed it on Twitter. Exciting news about Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson doing a pay-per-view head-to-head event in November. Interesting discussions among NFL agents occurred this week that I touched upon in a blog post. To be clear, […]