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Contract Negotiation NBA Teams Sports Business

Andy Miller Joins Klutch Sports Group

Klutch Sports Group welcomes Andy Miller and several others this week. Miller will be leading a new division in representing NBA Coaches and Executives. As an ex-player agent, Miller has negotiated over $2 billion in deals, and currently represents Chauncey Billups and Nick Nurse. Andy Miller was one of the most notable NBA agents early in […]

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Contract Negotiation Sports Agents Sports Business

Launch of Endebrock Talent Management, LLC

Newly formed sports agency, Endebrock Talent Management, LLC launches tomorrow as a full- service sports agency specializing in the representation of collegiate and professional coaches, front office personnel, and executives. ETM was founded by Tyler Endebrock. Endebrock has experience in contract analysis, professional development, recruiting, and marketing with college and NFL athletes at coaches at […]

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Coaches Headline Sports Agents

CAA Sports Acquires Kauffman Sports Management

As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, CAA Sports has acquired Kauffman Sports Management, a full-service talent representation agency with offices in Los Angeles, CA and Philadelphia, PA. Kauffman Sports, led by its Founder, Steve Kauffman, specializes in the representation of NBA and NCAA coaches and front office executives. Its talent roster includes names such […]

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Headline Interview With The Agent

Six Questions With Aaron Swerdlow, Managing Director And General Counsel At Kauffman Sports Management Group

In just three years, Aaron Swerdlow has worked his way up to Managing Director at Kauffman Sports Management Group. Kauffman Sports represents some of the premier coaches and executives in the NBA and NCAA. Connect with Aaron on LinkedIn and Twitter. The following “Six Questions” short interview was conducted by our Assistant Editor, Cameron Chung. (1) When […]

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Tennis

2011 Australian Open: Where are the Americans in Tennis?

As the 2011 tennis season kicked off with the first major, Australian Open, no one can deny the lack of American players in tennis. Over the last decade, the number of American professional tennis players (men and women) has declined. Serena and Venus Williams are ranked four and five in the world. They have dominated […]

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Friday Wrap-Up Headline

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (12/10/2010)

I have the 1st seed in my fantasy football league and I am hoping to win my league for the 2nd year in a row.  This weekend is the big Fort Lauderdale boat parade.  It will be nice to enjoy the beautiful view from my apartment in downtown Fort Lauderdale with friends, family, and even […]

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College Football Players Headline NFL Players Sports Agents Sports Law

NFL Player Suspensions For Taking Money/Benefits As Student-Athletes Not Under Consideration

Two days ago I reported on a new group comprised of influential people from the NFL, NFLPA, NCAA, government, agent community, universities, Collegiate Coaches Association, and American Football Coaches Association, which has been meeting to try to come up with some answers to the problem of sports agents providing money and other benefits to student-athletes. […]

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Friday Wrap-Up Headline

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (10/22/2010)

I am up in Jupiter, FL for the the next two days meeting with some of the best high school baseball players on this continent.  Every year, scouts, agents, coaches, etc. come to Jupiter to attend the World Wood Bat Association fall championship.  Heavy dose of football in today’s Friday Wrap-Up, but with all the […]

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Headline Recruiting Sports Agents Sports Business Sports Law

Sports Agents = The Issue de Jour

The following is a guest post from a good friend and extremely intelligent sports business professional, Marc Isenberg (@marcisenberg).  He wrote a great book titled, Money Players, and continues to help student-athletes manage their careers as a part of a new company, INsight Group. College sports has a handful of core problems: “One and done,” […]

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College Basketball Players College Football Players Headline Recruiting Sports Agents Sports Law

Athlete Agent Enforcement Thus Far, And Where To Go From Here

Roughly a week before I sat to take the Florida Bar Exam, a flood began.  It started with an NCAA investigation into potential rules violations by players, agents, and even university employees at the University of North Carolina.  It quickly spread to NCAA investigations at the University of South Carolina, University of Florida, University of […]