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Arkansas’ Sam Pittman Signs With CAA

Arkansas Razorbacks head football coach Sam Pittman, who is in his second season at the helm, has signed with CAA Sports’ Jimmy Sexton for representation. Sports Business Journal’s Liz Mullen was first to report the move. Coming off a regular season in which he won eight games, the most in program history since 2015, it […]

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Klutch Sports Group Announces 2021 NBA Draft Class

Before the NBA Draft in July, Klutch Sports has announced six new NBA Draft prospects that will be added to its client roster. Brandon Boston Jr – Kentucky (Guard) Kentucky’s leading scorer for much of the 2020-2021 season. Scored 287 points, hauled in 112 rebounds, 33 steals, and 40 assists. Appeared in all 25 contests […]

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Radegen Signs Rakeem Boyd For Off-Field Work

Integrated sports and entertainment agency, Radegen, has signed former Arkansas RB and 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Rakeem Boyd for his off-the-field representation. Boyd began his collegiate career at Texas A&M before transferring to Independence Community College (Kansas) of Last Chance U fame. After rushing for 1,211 yards and 14 TD in 10 games, he signed […]

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Headline Sports Law

Arkansas’ New Athlete Agent Law May Be Used As National Model

The state of Arkansas went into 2011 with a goal of passing legislation that would implement stricter punishments for those who violate the state’s athlete agent law, including sports agents, athletes’ relatives, and third parties who negotiate benefits in exchange for an athlete attending a university.  The legislation, heralded by Representative David J. Sanders and […]

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Athlete Agent Reform Act Of 2011 Almost Arkansas Law

The State of Arkansas yet another step closer to having a stricter athlete agent law. The Athlete Agent Reform Act Of 2011 by Rep. David J. Sanders has now passed through the House of Representatives by a vote of 89-0 and last Thursday, the Senate approved it by a 28-0 margin.  It will now go to […]

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Headline Recruiting Sports Agents Sports Law

States Focused On New Athlete Agent Legislation, Not True Regulation

The latest regulatory trend concerns states pushing to “strengthen” their athlete agent laws.  This push is probably based on increased media attention paid to student-athletes receiving money and other benefits from sports agents.  The article that was likely read by every Sponsor of a piece of legislation to enhance athlete agents laws is Sports Illustrated’s […]

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The Athlete Agent Reform Act Of 2011 In Arkansas

It is not yet law, but the state of Arkansas is one step closer to having a tougher law regulating sports agents.  Last week, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill titled THE ATHLETE AGENT REFORM ACT OF 2011 (embedded at the bottom of this post in its entirety).  House Bill 1061 by Rep. […]

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Headline Recruiting Sports Agents Sports Law

Arkansas Attorney General Wants To Clamp Down On Agents And Intermediaries

It has recently become a trend for state attorneys general to claim that sports agents will be prosecuted for violating their respective state athlete agent laws.  Whether there is anything behind their words remains to be seen.  The most recent attorney general to put sports agents on notice is Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. McDaniel […]

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Proposal To Revise Arkansas’ Athlete Agent Law

Arkansas is one of the forty states that has passed the Uniform Athlete Agents Act (UAAA), which requires sports agents to become licensed in the state in order to act as an athlete agent and recruit student-athletes with aspirations of going pro.  One of the main goals of the UAAA is to prevent agents from […]

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MLB Players Sports Agents

Darek Braunecker Is A Fan Of This World Series

If you had two clients playing in the World Series, who would you want them to be after watching the first two games of the world series?  Would they be Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett?  If your name is Darek Braunecker, that dream is actually a reality.  Braunecker, whom I recently covered in an Agent […]