Jameis Winston has returned to the Buccaneers after serving his three-game suspension for allegedly sexually abusing an Uber driver in 2016 and a subsequent civil suit was filed against the Buccaneers quarterback for damages amounting to over $75,000. Shortly after the suspension was announced in July, Winston fired Greg Genske and Kenny Felder, who have […]
University of Virginia junior, Eli Harold, has chosen to sign with Lagardère Unlimited agents Joel Segal, Chafie Fields, and Greg Barnett for the 2015 NFL Draft, per Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal. Rated as the sixth-best Defensive End and dubbed the “biggest riser” by ESPN’s Mel Kiper, the Virginia Beach native is projected to […]
Lagardère Unlimited and Universal Sports Network, a multi-platform media destination for Olympic-related sports programming, recently partnered to create the new TV series, Beyond the Medals – The Business of Sport. The 18-episode series will be hosted by Rick Horrow, Chairman of Horrow Sports Ventures. It will debut on Wed., Jan. 21 at 7:30pm EST and […]
Global sports agency Lagardère Unlimited has a significant imprint in the sports representation business. It is arguably what it is most known for, at least to the Sports Agent Blog audience. The company was labeled a top-10 agency last summer due in large part to its football division. At the same time, though, Lagardère has […]
On the eve of her first round match at Wimbledon, rising star Genie Bouchard announced an endorsement deal with Coca-Cola. The partnership will run for three years, with financial terms not being disclosed. Under the deal, Bouchard will market Coke and and Diet Coke products in her home country of Canada. Her image will be […]
Prior coverage of NFL Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 Keep up with Darren Heitner on Twitter and Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS First Round Highlights CAA Sports had five clients taken in the first round on Thursday, the most of any agency. The agency’s early success included […]
Lagardère Unlimited, one of the more well-known agencies in the sports business industry, recently bolstered its consulting division. The world’s No. 7 most valuable sports agency added sports marketer, Kern Egan along with a few other senior executives from the Dallas-based sports marketing and entertainment practice, Haymaker. “My team is thrilled to join Lagardère Unlimited,” […]
Steve Loy is a golf agent that has quietly had one of the most successful careers in any major sport. Loy got his start in the golf business as Arizona State University’s head golf coach, winning an NCAA championship in 1990 and coaching Phil Mickelson. After Mickelson turned pro in 1992 Loy became Mickelson’s agent. […]
Ever hear of that little company named IMG Worldwide? You know, the one that Teddy Forstmann purchased for $750 million in 2004? Well that company is expected to receive buyout bids at around $2 billion. And the bids are predicted to start rolling in over the course of the next couple of weeks. It has been […]
Lagardère Unlimited lost a Chief Operating Officer when Kevin O’Connor left the company to become a Senior Advisor to Arnaud Lagardère, the General and Managing Partner of Lagardère SCA. It now has a new Chief Executive Officer and President after it hired sports industry veteran Andy Pierce to fill that particular position. Pierce was formerly involved in Golf […]