A good way of getting my attention in an email is by starting out by saying that you are an avid reader of Sports Agent Blog. Dan Hauptman, you are a smart man. But truthfully, the 3L at Loyola Law School deserves credit for being smart based on recently being published in the Loyola of […]
Tag: collective bargaining agreement
NFL players and owners aren’t exactly seeing eye to eye (more specifically wallet to wallet) when it comes to the league’s new labor agreement that will need to be negotiated before a possible lockout ensues in 2011. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith explained that players wish to extend the league’s current collective bargaining […]
On June 24, I talked about an MLB where draft picks could be traded. Apparently, it was not such a pipe dream. I mentioned that one major hurdle could be the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), which might not be interested in bringing about any significant changes to the MLB Rule 4 Draft. And […]
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MLB Collective Bargaining Panel
What: Panel – Collective Bargaining in the Sports Industry in 2010 When: Thursday, May 20 (5:15 p.m.-7:00 p.m.) Where: Nationals Park, Washington D.C. (map) Discussion will be on labor law and collective bargaining, and the outlook for the national pastime as the players’ collective bargaining agreement is set to expire in 2011. Afterwards, attendees and […]
Did you know that Tom Condon of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has represented 5 of the last 6 #1 overall picks in the NFL Draft? That is amazingly impressive. To top it off, Condon represents Sam Bradford, and even though the St. Louis Rams say that they will not sign a contract with their future […]
The weather has been beautiful this past week. I have been soaking up the sun and hitting the courts, trying to get my tennis game back to what it once was. Carl Krauser made it to New Zealand and is ready to put in some great work for the Waikato Pistons. Many of our Minor […]
No game is growing as fast internationally as professional basketball. However, baseball is not as far behind as some people may think. Dynasty recently placed a player in Germany, last year we signed an MLB-affiliated player who played his entire life in Italy, and we were close to signing a player with either a Korean […]
Since the 1993 NFL season, the league has had been fortunate enough to maintain stable and successful labor relations, extending the CBA five consecutive times and avoiding a work stoppage since 1987, but will that streak end this year? NFL owners appear willing to lock out their players in 2011 if an impasse is reached […]
March and April are two of the busiest and most exciting months for sports fans. Between the NCAA Men’s and Women’s basketball tournaments, the NFL draft, and Major League Baseball getting underway, there is always something to watch on TV. These months also bring NCAA hockey playoffs and, inevitably, the conclusion of seasons for those […]
It sure is nice to be back in South Florida for a semi-extended period of time. I will be down here until March 14, when I start the last month of my life as a college student. Law school is so close to being over, but even after I graduate, I will never stop learning. […]