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Coaches NBA Players NBA Teams

A Worldwide Wes Mention

Forget about the silly rumor about William Wesley (aka Worldwide Wes) packaging John Calipari and LeBron James together to potential NBA owner suitors.  I don’t put much, if any, value into that claim.  Instead, watch the video below because it is an interesting view on William Wesley, who has been covered (barely) on this blog. […]

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NBA Players Sports Agents

Rick Kaplan Talks About Representing Marcus Camby

It has been quite some time since I’ve linked over to Brian Berger’s Sports Business Radio website.  Over the years, he has provided some really interesting interviews with prominent people in the world of sports, all for free consumption.  Last week, he had an interview with Rick Kaplan, the agent for Portland Trail Blazers center […]

My Interview With Hot Stove TV

On my way up to Jupiter, FL on Wednesday to catch the Cardinals vs. Nationals game, I did a phone interview with Tom Reese and Paul Rubillo of hotstove.com, a fairly new website that has done a great job of capturing the attention of baseball fans across the world with the duo’s interesting articles and […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation MLB Players

Come Root For The Underdogs

With Pete Parise being a hot topic amongst St. Louis Cardinals fans, I have begun to get approached by media entities who want to learn more about Pete and who are interested in how he became a client of Dynasty.  Two days ago, I was featured in an interview on the Fansided site, Redbird Rants. […]

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Headline Sports Agents

Ask The Expert: Nick Brockmeyer, Platinum Sports & Entertainment Management, LLC

Even though Nick Brockmeyer and I have never met each other in person, he is definitely a person in my industry that I consider to be a friend.  The President of Platinum Sports & Entertainment Management, LLC originally reached out to me in January 2008, to tell me that he enjoys this website and asking […]

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Sports Business

So You Want to Work In Sports?

My name is Zachary Lipari, and this is my first post on SportsAgentBlog.com. So you want to work in sports?  You’ve put in the days, the months, and the years into getting yourself ready to be a productive member of the sports industry.  You have recently graduated college, maybe even with an industry specific degree […]

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Sports Business

My 5 Question Interview With ProVentures

ProVentures describes itself as a Sports and Entertainment Marketing Intermediary based in McLean, VA that utilizes extensive contacts, experience and insider knowledge to help clients build brand equity.  I can’t argue with that.  From my limited experience dealing with the company and its excellent managers and employees, ProVentures seems to be on the up-and-up, and […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Dan Leatherman Interviews With AccessAthletes

Dan Leatherman was one of my first baseball clients.  He is someone who I respect and love.  When I found out that he was promoted to Double-A at the end of the season, I was probably as happy for him as I would be for myself if I were in his situation. Leatherman went into […]

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Headline Interview With The Agent

Interview With The Agent: Nik Lubisich

Nik Lubisich is was raised in the Northwest and continues to call that region of the United States his home today.  He is a former professional baseball player (stuck in the Minors for 6 years before suffering career ending shoulder injuries) who has translated his knowledge of the game and what players look for out […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Pete Parise Speaks Before Starting Playoff Battle

Yesterday, while waiting on his flight to board for Albuquerque to take on the Isotopes in the Pacific Coast League playoffs, Pete Parise took the time to talk with Scout.com writer, Brian Walton.  The result was that TheCardinalNation.com, the St. Louis Cardinals website on Scout.com, penned two pieces contraining titles plush with alliteration. In To […]