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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (8/26/11)

I am officially teaching my first college class next Monday.  I am more excited than nervous.  The one thing I am not looking forward to is putting together the Powerpoint slides.  Two days after that, I will be taking a much deserved vacation to Las Vegas.  Shout at me if you will be in Vegas […]

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NBA Rookie Transition Program Postponed

While powerful NBA agents are lobbying National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Executive Director Billy Hunter to decertify the union, team owners are busy plotting their next moves (or lack thereof).  Negotiations between players and owners have been, and will continue to be, very slow moving.  In the meantime, NBA-related events and opportunities will be cancelled.  Eventually it […]

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Powerful NBA Agents Seek Use Of Decertification Weapon

Over the weekend, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports Tweeted the following: [blackbirdpie url=”http://www.twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/94530707271061504″] Wojnarowski Tweeted that statement after Arn Tellem of Wasserman Media Group, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, and many other prominent basketball agents met with National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Executive Director Billy Hunter on Friday to talk about the NBA lockout (which […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/27/2010)

Michael Jasper has been receiving a lot of press lately.  My favorite piece was written at ProFootballWeekly.com – Jasper overcomes enormous odds on journey to NFL.  Also have to love the press about Gabe Carimi, Bear Jew.  If only the players and owners could agree on a new collective bargaining agreement.  I am ecstatic about the […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (12/17/2010)

I feel honored to be nominated as the Top Sports Social Media Professional of 2010.  It is a very impressive list of professionals with a variety of backgrounds.  If you enjoy my work on this site and my Tweets, cast a vote in my direction.  And this blog feels very honored to be up for Top […]

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Recap: 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium

With the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIV in Florida this year, it is hard to imagine any more star power in the Sunshine State.  However, the 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium defied the norm and did exactly that, bringing some of the top names in the sports industry to Gainesville. The symposium was titled […]