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Well I officially dismiss football from everything in my life. The Florida Gators and Miami Dolphins proved their inability to win when it matters and choked in the final seconds of their respective games. What is the cure? Hopefully a weekend of golfing will help. This week on FORBES: (1) Sports-Specific Crowdfunding Concept Created For Athletes […]
Earlier this week, it was reported that Wasserman Media Group received a $100 million investment from a Silicon Valley investment group. The investment from Madrone Capital Partners is the second investment Wasserman has taken since the sports agency’s creation over a decade ago. According to SportsBusiness Journal, two years ago, Wasserman received $25 million from […]
Happy start to the month of August. You can almost taste football, which is right around the corner. Fantasy football preparations are in effect and Marshawn Lynch ended his hold out. All seems right with the world. That said, there are issues much larger than sports and I wish that one day there will be […]
Lindsay Kagawa Colas is Vice President of Action Sports & Olympics at Wasserman Media Group. Colas is a double graduate of Stanford University where she received a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Masters in Sociology- Organizational Studies. While at Stanford, Colas was an All-District 8 performer and two-year captain of the Women’s Volleyball […]
Prior coverage of NBA Draft (agent/player) relationships: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS Highlights Creative Artists Agency led the way with 6 clients taken in the first round of the NBA Draft. Wasserman Media Group had 2 of the first 3 players drafted along with 3 of the first 6 taken off […]
Wasserman Media Group has signed top-ranked amateur golfer, Patrick Rodgers, according to a tweet earlier Tuesday afternoon from the Wasserman Twitter account. Rodgers — a Stanford University product — declared his intention to turn pro a few months ago. Despite his decision, Rodgers plans to return to Stanford at some point to complete his degree. […]
On Monday SportsPro Magazine released its annual list of the most marketable athletes on the planet. Athletes are judged on their marketability over the next three years, with criteria that includes age, home country awareness and crossover appeal. Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton topped this year’s list. The list raises the question, which company manages the […]
Wasserman Media Group, according to a recent sports business article, has the most valuable basketball division of any sports agency in the world. The signing of future lottery pick and University of Kansas center, Joel Embiid, will only add to that distinction. The ex-Jayhawk signed with Wasserman’s Vice Chairman and NBPA Certified Contract Advisor, Arn […]
Only hours after declaring for the 2014 NBA Draft, Marcus Smart signed with Lee Melchionni of Wasserman Media Group. Melchionni currently represents Byron Mullens (76ers), and he is the secondary agent to Danilo Gallinari (Nuggets), Kris Humphries (Celtics), Kendrick Perkins (Thunder), Tiago Splitter (Spurs), and Gerald Henderson (Bobcats). Smart has had his fair share of […]
Wasserman Media Group announced that it will open an office in Dubai that will solely focus on corporate consulting and event management in golf. David Collins, who joined Wasserman last week, will serve as the Senior Vice President of the Dubai office. Collins has extensive experience in the golf industry. He was involved with the […]