According to a press release from Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, the France-based agency will delegate a new project to its sister company, Lagardère Plus. Rooftop2 Productions, a branch off Lagadère Plus’ tree, is also scheduled to crash the party in order to lend a helping hand. Together, the duo is teaming up with Maxim, which […]
Happy Father’s Day to all the papas celebrating this Sunday. While my Florida Gators have had a few down years in football and basketball, they continue their dominance in baseball. Congrats to the reigning champions on making a fourth consecutive trip to Omaha for the College World Series. The Gators flag is blowing proudly at […]
After signing with Roc Nation Sports a couple months ago, Manchester United and Belgian National Team striker Romelu Lukaku has signed a long-term partnership with PUMA Football. The deal was executed by his representatives at RNS and PUMA Football. It starts immediately, with Lukaku wearing the new PUMA ONE football boots during the 2018 FIFA World […]
Believing in stability as an NFL agent is like buying a used car off a Craigslist ad – the body may show no signs of physical abandonment on its surface, but what’s the likelihood it stalls on the interstate during rush hour traffic? Each day is rigged with long days, gambles and some happy days. […]
What: The Leigh Steinberg Agent Academy When: June 23 and August 25, 2018 Where: Newport Beach, CA (Steinberg Sports & Entertainment HQ) and Houston, TX, respectively Why: If you’re a student and aspire to have a career in the sports representation industry, what better way than to meet and network with the original “super-agent” Leigh […]
It’s been a pretty entertaining NBA Finals, if you’re a fan of the Golden State Warriors or any of its players. The talk is already turning to where will LeBron play next. I seriously doubt he is coming back to Miami. I also think it’s more likely than not that he leaves Cleveland. I would […]
After seven months since his decision to leave Roger Federer’s agency, Team8, Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has signed with TLA Worldwide for representation. Though the fifth-ranked male tennis player in the world, Grigor Dimitrov has been in desperate need of a morale boost. During this year’s French Open, Dimitrov would defeat the odds (go […]
Bloomberg Business of Sports reporter Scott Soshnick has revealed that ISE CEO Hank Ratner will step down and continue as an adviser at ISE for the next month. This news comes just two years after Ratner left Cablevision in 2016 for an executive slot at ISE, which boasts offices in New York City, Los Angeles, […]
Another NBA Finals and another appearance by my man Draymond Green, so you know I’m cheering on the Golden State Warriors. Staying on basketball, how crazy is this report on the potential connection between Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo and these Twitter “burner” accounts? As always, sports professor Michael McCann breaks it down really […]
I’ll lead with an apology for skipping on last week’s Friday Wrap-up. To be honest, the time of day and day of week becomes a blur when you’re half way across the world in Singapore. When you were waking up on Friday, I was probably 3 Tiger beers deep and stuffing my face with spicy […]