Happy July 4th weekend! Not so happy for Scott Boras and his Range Rover. I turned in my (roughly) 4,500 word paper on The Duties of Sports Agents to Athletes and Statutory Regulations Thereof. It’s nice to have that off of my shoulders. I will be wrapping up one class next week (Analysis and Drafting of Intellectual Property Law) and my other class the following week (Business Organizations). I thoroughly enjoyed both classes and learned a lot during this busy summer. Understanding intellectual property law is very important for any agent who wishes to handle an athlete’s marketing deals. There is a lot of money to be made in copyrights and trademarks, and it helps having an agent who knows what he is doing in that area. Anyway, enjoy the weekend. See you back here on Monday! Here are some stories I missed over the past week:
Basketball
- Don’t mess with the Duffy (especially after his success in this year’s draft) [Ainge's criticism of Rondo angers agent].
- Thanks to Full Court Press for the very friendly comments [Carnival Of The NBA #65].
- More practice and competition overseas [Basketball development: Europe vs U.S.].
Football
- From Sportsstars, Inc. to Todd France [Rice Has New Representation].
- Drew Rosenhaus is on the Florida Panthers payroll [Panthers fans “hire” Drew Rosenhaus to negotiate ticket prices?].
- A total of $28.8 million in severance payments could be lost [Another Way The Uncapped Year Hurts Players].
- Someone tell J.P. Losman that there jai-alai playing is not allowed [UFL Contract Contains "NFL Exemption"].
Sports Business
- Anyone want to send me $185,000 so I can purchase .dynasty? [Custom Domain Extensions Will Soon Change the Sports Industry...].
- Tough news for athletes planning on becoming sportscasters upon retirement [Ex-athletes have no safety from ax in TV, radio gigs].
- Business schools love pro athletes, and more pro athletes should accept that love and enroll [For Pro Athletes, Business School Is No Game].
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