The year is 2009. Our country is faced with some of its darkest days in history. The U.S. economy is on a steady downfall and it is only getting worse. Many people who make a living on Wall Street are starting to zip up their pockets to try and save some money here and there. It seems…
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Feb
05
The Effect of the Economy on Sports
Feb
05
Dynasty Baseball Division Continues to Grow, With The Addition Of Mets Prospect
For Immediate Release Dynasty Baseball Division Continues to Grow, With The Addition Of Mets Prospect Gainesville, FL – [February 4, 2009], Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC is pleased to announce that its Baseball Division now has eight promising clients, with the addition of Zach Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum was selected by the New York Mets in 2008, and…
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Feb
05
A Month Until I Get To Show Off My Florida Gator Putter
Brian Allman of Sweet Spot Golf is my man. He is a long-time reader of SportsAgentBlog.com and makes sure to check in with me at least once a week, even if it is to just chat about a story on the blog. He also happens to have a great company in Sweet Spot Golf and…
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Feb
05
Schackman’s 2009 NFL Mock Draft – Part 1
With the Super Bowl out of the way it’s now time to focus on the next biggest event: The NFL Draft. 1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia) -Stafford is the only player that makes sense here for the Lions. As crazy as it sounds the Lions do have some weapons on offense. Now they…
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Feb
05
Michael Phelps Teaches Us A Great Lesson
Kevin Sullivan, former Assistant to the President Bush for Communications, former Vice President of NBC Sports, former Vice President of the Dallas Mavericks (and a lot more under his belt), put together an excellent Keynote Speech at the 2009 UF Sports Law Symposium. In his concluding remarks, Sullivan used a PowerPoint Presentation to demonstrate how…
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Feb
04
2/4/09 News & Notes
2/3/09 Savannah State (Horace Broadnax) (12-11) vs. Texas-Pan American Raye Bailey scored 19, including four 3-pointers, to lead Savannah State to a 64-58 win over Texas-Pan American Monday night. Chris Linton had 12 points and Jovonni Shuler along Tracy Rankins each scored eight for Savannah State (12-11). Savannah State led 27-22 at the half. #8…
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Feb
04
IPL V2.0
It’s that time of year again where Indian Premier League (IPL) teams offer astronomical amounts of money to cricketers for a couple of months work. Last year MS Dhoni topped the list, being paid US$1.5 million by the Chennai Super Kings. That figure is set to be broken this year as the next round of…
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Feb
04
Who Wouldn’t Sponsor the MVP?
The answer to that question gets a little bit blurry when you start talking about the newly crowned Superbowl XLIII MVP, Santonio Holmes. Sports Business Daily reported that Holmes’ history, which is marked by several criminal incidences, may make it difficult for sponsors to get behind the Pittsburgh Steeler WR. Here is a brief re-cap…
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Feb
04
The NFL Combine Is Exactly Two Weeks Away
Rulon Davis has been invited, Kevin Grant has not. We are happy that Rulon will have another chance to blow away coaches and scouts, as he did at the Texas vs. The Nation game. We are also not disappointed about Grant, since all signs from his training facility point to him blowing away scouts at…
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Feb
03
Unfortunate News From CBA Headquarters
The Continental Basketball Association employs many talented athletes and coaches, and has provided an excellent venue for athletes to show their skill before making a jump to the D-League or overseas for over fifty years. At the end of 2008, I heard a rumor that the CBA was thinking about folding after not finding enough…
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