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Kansas Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium

This is my first post since coming back from a nice weekend vacation to the Bahamas.  I was able to catch the tough loss for Kansas against VCU this weekend.  Let’s not focus too much on that, and instead, look at something promising for Kansas in the near future. What: KU Sports & Entertainment Law […]

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2011 IMG World Congress of Sports: March 30-31 Miami, Florida

Later this month IMG and SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily are hosting their annual World Congress of Sports. It is seen as one of the most prominent conferences in Sports Business with A-List Speakers and fantastic networking opportunities. This year’s Congress will be held at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami, Florida. The Panel List reads as […]

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Sports Industry Networking and Career Conference

What: 2011 Sports Industry Networking and Career (SINC) Conference When: March 4-5, 2011 Where: The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. (map) Agenda Friday, March 4, 2011 9:00am – 9:30am Keynote: Gary Stevenson 9:30am – 10:20am: ProServ Founders Ray Benton, CEO, Junior Tennis Champions Center Frank Craighill, Chairman and CEO, Atlis Marketing LLC Donald Dell, Group President, […]

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Why Pick A Non-Attorney Agent Over An Attorney-Agent?

Why would a professional athlete ever choose a sports agent who is not an attorney over an attorney-agent who has gone through three years of law school and passed at least one state Bar Exam?  It is because being a successful sports agent in today’s sport landscape requires much more than just a knowledge of […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (9/17/2010)

Anyone looking forward to the start of Yom Kippur tonight?  I know that my body is not excited; my stomach is used to having to digest food almost every two hours.  Good luck to Clint Robinson and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (the Double-A Kansas City Royals Affiliate) as they attempt to capture the Texas League […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/28/2010)

I am ready for a new phone.  I don’t think I hate anything or anyone as much as I hate the hourglass on my Blackberry Curve.  The damn icon is the death of me.  I have to take out the battery at least five times per day.  But not for much longer.  Yesterday, I went […]

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Should A Sports Agency CEO Be Social Networking?

I have talked about how out of the few agents who actually have a social media presence, many need to learn how to properly use the networks, not only for damage control, but also because building a strong fan/follower/friend base can lead to more money for the agents and their clients. In reality, many athlete […]

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Attaching Value To Your Social Media Presence

As of the moment that I am drafting this post, there are 88 sports agents/agencies being followed on The Master Twitter list of sports agents/agencies (if you read this site and you are not yet following this list, you need to get on it!).  While there are a few agents on Twitter who are not […]

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On To The Next One: Dwight Howard

With a 3-0 lead over the Charlotte Bobcats in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, one would think that the only thing on Dwight Howard‘s mind right now is finishing up the series with a sweep and moving on to the next opponent.  Instead, it seems like he has some other big things on […]

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Seminar: Current Trends In Sports Law

What: Seminar: Current Trends In Sports Law, From Social Medial And IP Issues To New Regulatory, Legislative And Case Law Developments When: June 25, 2010 Where: Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington (map) Cost: Individual: $695.  Group rate: $595 each for two or more registrants from the same firm.  Government employees:$495.  Students & people in their job for […]