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When I was in Chicago, I came across a commercial for the Chicago Bliss: A brand new team that will play in the inaugural year of the Lingerie Football League this season on Friday nights. The Chicago Bliss were holding tryouts last week, just like many other LFL teams around the United States. The Lingerie Football League…
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The Arena Football League canceled its 2009 season. NFL Europe was scrapped a few years ago. The Continental Basketball Association wrapped up its season well before it was supposed to. The UNGL never got off the ground. The AAFL did not have enough funding to have its inaugural season. There are many other examples of…
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The struggling economy caused a serious financial hit in many sectors. Knowing this, some people still seem to believe that the sports industry is immune to the rigid economy. Others claim that fans will not attend games or watch sports when athlete salaries remain so high. The average NFL salary rose to around $4 million dollars this…
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Are you ready for some fantasy football? Whether you are an agent, financial planner, or even an NFL player yourself, you are most likely going to be fielding a team this year. Our resident football analyst, Brandon Thorn, will be churning out posts to help you make your picks leading up to the start of…
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Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com recently sat down with basketball agent, David Falk, following Givony’s review of David’s new book, The Bald Truth. Givony first probed Falk to answer questions regarding his book: what motivated Falk to write The Bald Truth, whether he took peoples sensitivities into consideration when writing it, feedback since publishing, etc. He…
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Austin Walton, Dynasty‘s Director of Basketball Operations, originally turned me on to the website, ProPlayerVideo.com. He told me that many NBA/NBDL GMs, Assistant GMs, and scouts use the service to check out film on players who they might have not had a solid chance of evaluating in the past. Additionally, he told me that the…
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I am back up in lovely Gainesville, FL. No matter if you are in Miami, Gainesville, or anywhere else in the state, you better get used to summer weather. Blistering heat until 2-3 p.m., then at least a couple of hours of thunderstorms. Such is life. I am back to taking classes and working very…
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While Kyle Gunderson is racking up the saves, Kyle McPherson is stacking up some wins. Last night, McPherson got the start for the West Virginia Power and pitched his best game of this young season. From MiLB.com: Kyle McPherson held the Lakewood offense in check on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park, allowing just a…
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The Andre Smith sweepstakes is over. For now. The newest winner (if that’s what you want to call it): Alvin Keels of Global Management Group (GMG). Just as a recap, here is how Andre has chewed up and spit out agents thus far (in chronological order). DeBartolo Sports GMG Priority Sports And now he’s back…
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With the Potomac Nationals, Kyle Gunderson was manly used as a set-up man. He did not expect for his role to change once he was traded to the Florida Marlins organization. It seems as though the Marlins had other plans, though, and Gundy is not complaining. In yesterday’s early game, Gundy was called in again…
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