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Roc Nation Sports Signs Mike Vick

Roc Nation Sports has announced a new addition to its Personalities division; four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Mike Vick. Vick will join a small but strong personalities division at Roc Nation that includes Jalen Rose, Tony Allen, Caron Butler, Victor Cruz, and Zach Randolph.  Vick will work closely with Roc Nation to continue to bolster his […]

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NBA Teams Philanthropy

CAA Sports & OKC Thunder Partner To Create Thunder Fellows Program For Black Students In Tulsa

CAA Sports and OKC Thunder have created the Thunder Fellows Program, which is designed to unlock new career opportunities for Black youth in the Tulsa area. These opportunities will include curriculum such as data and analytics, with the goal of developing pipelines for professional roles in sports, entertainment and technology. In the statement released by […]

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Headline Philanthropy

New Website Publicizes Athletes’ Charitable Endeavors

Far too often, the stories we hear and articles we read about athletes are focused on their various wrongdoings. A new website, Athletes Give, is looking to change the conversation by promoting the thousands of philanthropic events being put on by athletes each year. The site is a convenient, global portal of aggregated athlete community […]

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Tara Modlin Hopes To Skate Her Way Out Of Trouble

Want to see a website that looks like it was created in 1990, replete with graphics that look like a 5-year old created and background music that you cannot turn on/off?  Well here you go.  That website is the home of Fireworks Sports Marketing, the brainchild of sports agent Tara Modlin.  At least the company’s Facebook […]

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Sports And Entertainment Philanthropy Summit

What: Third Annual Sports and Entertainment Philanthropy Summit When: March 27-29, 2011 Where: Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV – Special Nightly Rate: $50 (plus taxes and fees)* Who: Individuals involved with sports and entertainment philanthropy (Executive Directors, Development Directors, Representatives from teams’ Community Relations, friends & family of charitable celebrities) gather […]

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Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty

Today is Blog Action Day 2008.  Last year’s mission was to help the environment, and SportsAgentBlog.com did its small part to notice those in the sports world who have been going green and encourage others to follow suit.  This year’s goal is to make a difference by having over 7,500 bloggers post about poverty.  Those […]