Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
In the Phoenix courtroom of Judge Redfield T. Baum, the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy drama continues to play out. On June 15th, Jim Balsillie’s attempt to purchase the Coyotes and move them to Hamilton took a hit. Judge Baum rejected Balsillie’s bid, however the Research in Motion magnate has vowed to keep going in his mission…
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I’ve only written about hockey on this site, but I am a huge sports fan in general. I like to think that I have a good working knowledge of the business side of the four major North American sports leagues. So something caught my eye while I was perusing the sports pages over the past…
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Myopic – [mahy-op-ik, -oh-pik] –adjective Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted. unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted. lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded. Scott Boras recently called out the Detroit Tigers organization for being myopic in the organization’s decision to bench Magglio Ordonez. By all accounts, Ordonez is having a mediocre season. His graphs…
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If there is one thing that many learned from this season’s NBA Playoffs, it is that Orlando Magic small forward Hedo Turkoglu is a great basketball player. Hedo and his agent Lon Babby have realized this and are using it to their advantage. Turkoglu opted out of his final year with the Magic and has…
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For the second consecutive book review, I am discussing a book that has nothing to do with being a sports agent. I promise that the next one on the list will be all the sports agent you can handle. Anyway, I received The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live directly from author, Robert Tuchman. …
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The NHL Entry Draft begins on Friday. Montreal is a great host city for the draft and should be a lot like the NFL Draft in NYC with fans cheering and booing with each pick in the first round. The first two selections are on every fan’s radar. The debate of who deserves to be…
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This Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from the capitol of Florida: Tallahassee. Yesterday, I woke up (actually barely even slept because of chirping birds all night) at roughly 6 a.m. to get my girlfriend ready for her MCAT. Thankfully that battle is behind us. I feel like I have been studying for…
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Social media can create leverage for a sports agent in a ton of ways. For one, it can separate a sports agent from his competition by offering a new PR, advertising, branding medium for his clients. Social media also can create valuable connections for a sports agent to tap into when needed. But what about…
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Springfield, Missouri and the Springfield Cardinals are sad to see Pete Parise move on, but are happy with what he was able to contribute to the Double-A club in his short stint this season. Matt Baker of the Springfield News-Leader talks about Parise’s interesting journey to get to Triple A in his piece, Parise on…
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Want to know what it takes to land a professional athlete client? I am not the person you should be asking. The best practices for recruiting professional athletes can be found straight from the mouths of those who have made that very tough decision…the decision of picking a sports agent for representation. No one knows…
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