I am out in Las Vegas enjoying an annual tradition: March Madness with some of my closest friends from home. It serves as a rare true vacation and one I look forward to every single year. It’s all orange and blue for me. Rooting hard for my Florida Gators to win another national championship. This […]
Earlier today, the New York Yankees announced it signed Masahiro Tanaka to an unprecedented seven-year, $155 million contract. This is the fifth richest contract for a pitcher in MLB history. The deal should come as no surprise to baseball fans and MLB teams after Tanaka selected Casey Close of Excel Sports Management to represent him. […]
Excel Sports Management just lost a client in Houston Astros OF, L.J. Hoes. However, the New York-based agency just made up for it — albeit in a different sport — with the signing of Brooklyn Nets guard, Shaun Livingston. Excel President and Agent, Jeff Schwartz, and Agent Sean Kennedy will represent the Peoria, Ill. native, […]
New York-based Excel Sports Management saw a recent loss on its client roster as Houston Astros OF, L.J. Hoes, switched to Dan Lozano of MVP Sports Group. Drafted in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, Hoes played in just 47 games this past season between Baltimore and Houston. The […]
In July 2011, outfielder Colby Rasmus was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays. Since then, Rasmus has signed a couple of one year deals: a $2.7 million contract in January 2012 and a $4.675 million contract in January of this year. He was represented by Beverly Hills Sports Council for both of those […]
Tony Godsick, a tennis agent at IMG Worldwide for roughly 19 years, is no longer with the company. IMG Worldwide also lost Roger Federer (who has won a whopping won 16 Grand Slam titles in his career) as a client along with Godsick’s departure. However, IMG Worldwide still has hope that Federer will return as a client at some […]
Yesterday, Cheyenne Woods and agency Excel Sports Management tweeted about their brand new relationship (embedded Tweets, below). [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/_misswoods_/status/204625488805765121″] [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/excelsm/status/204605510656327680″] Cheyenne’s last name should appear familiar. Cheyenne’s uncle is Tiger, who is also a client of Mark Steinberg at Excel Sports Management. Steinberg had represented Tiger Woods as Director of Global Golf Business at IMG Worldwide prior to teaming up […]
The Higgins Group, formerly led by Mike Higgins and Derrick Powell has been acquired by Excel Sports Management. Excel Sports is a strong, growing agency that represents numerous NBA, MLB and PGA standouts. Adding Higgins and Powell to the team brings in a host of new clients and a new office in Washington D.C. A few of Higgins’ […]
Almost exactly a year ago, I reported that New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira fired his longtime agent Scott Boras in the middle of an 8-year, $160 million contract that Boras negotiated. Boras will continue to be paid his commission on said contract, which has a term that spans until 2016. It’s hard to forget the things that Teixeira […]
On Saturday, Duke and UNC met at Cameron Indoor Stadium to play in what ended up being a lopsided game with UNC earning an easy victory over the Blue Devils. While the game itself was not highly enjoyable to watch, it was fun to observe many future NBA players on the court at the same […]