Lagardère Unlimited’s recently had its Golf Division Senior Vice President David Yates leave the company and soon thereafter join Octagon’s Athletes and Personalities Division as Managing Director. While it did not take long for Yates to find a new home in the world of athlete representation, Lagardère also immediately went to work on finding his replacement. The […]
In January 2012, Lagardère Unlimited acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Gaylord Sports Management Group. Gaylord Sports was well known for its expansive golf division, which included 2012 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Phil Mickelson and 2011 PGA Championship winner and 2011 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Keegan Bradley. The company’s senior vice president, David Yates, stayed on board with Lagardère Unlimited. […]
Basketball agent Dan Fegan has gone from representing the #1 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft (former University of Kentucky and current Washington Wizards guard John Wall) to not signing a representation agreement with a single player selected in the 2012 NBA Draft. When Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST) – eventually acquired by Lagardère Unlimited – decided to […]
Jason Dubin was once a Phoenix, Arizona-based baseball agent working for a respected agency, Gaylord Sports Management (Gaylord Sports was purchased by Lagardère Unlimited earlier this year), and then served as the CEO and General Counsel for a company named Athlete Advisory Group LLC. But Dubin’s world came crashing down last year when he attempted to meet […]
Last week, multiple sources stated that golf agent Brian Newton resigned from agency Lagardère Unlimited. Newton, an industry veteran, had worked for Gaylord Sports Management prior to Lagardère’s acquisition of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company. Newton went to Georgia Tech, where he played golf and earned four-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic honors. Prior to his exit from Lagardère, Newton’s clients included Nick Watney, […]
Earlier this year, when Lagardère Unlimited acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Gaylord Sports Management Group, it inherited a golf division, baseball division, and football division. That football division was run by NFLPA Contract Advisor Ken Sarnoff. Almost immediately, the Gaylord Sports association was dropped and Sarnoff became a part of the Lagardère team, working in a football division that had been managed […]
Earlier today, Lagardère Unlimited acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Gaylord Sports Management Group. I had been hearing whispers for quite some time regarding the potential acquisition. Law firm Proskauer Rose handled the transaction for Lagardère. Not only will Lagardère Unlimited see a substantial boost to its athlete representation practice, but it will also allow for the company to expand into golf course design. […]
Earlier this week, the world was told that an MLB agent used porn star Bibi Jones, who’s work can be easily found on websites similar to https://www.nu-bay.com/, to assist him in the recruitment of potential clients. Just yesterday, the same journalist who broke the first story released the name of the agent. According to Tony […]
Alex Rodriguez has been around the block when it comes to representation. In 2007, he dropped Scott Boras (only concerning marketing) in favor of Madonna’s agent, Guy Oseary. Then, in 2008, Rodriguez hired William Morris Agency (WMA) for marketing purposes. In 2010, Rodriguez dropped all ties to Boras, terminating his relationship with Boras Corp. with […]
Round 1 1. Carolina – QB Cam Newton ~ Auburn – Agent: Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (B.C. Sports/Perennial Sports) 2. Denver – LB Von Miller ~ Texas A&M – Agent: Athletes First 3. Buffalo – DT Marcell Dareus ~ Alabama – Agent: Todd France 4. Cincinnati – WR A.J. Green ~ UGA – Agent: Creative Artists Agency 5. Arizona – CB Patrick Peterson ~ LSU – Agent: Patrick Lawlor (Galaxy Sports) 6. Atlanta – WR Julio Jones […]