After reading the article I wrote yesterday on CAA’s acquisition of CSMG’s President, Henry Thomas, and all of his clients, I realized that I did not spend enough time talking about the implications of this move on the sports agent industry as a whole. CSMG wis probably gone for good, but what exactly does it…
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Jul
21
Is Creative Artists Agency Unstoppable?
Jul
21
Will Agent’s Tweets Anger Under Armour?
A good college friend and fraternity brother of mine, Adam Silverstein (@onlygators on Twitter) sent me a message to check out David Canter’s tweets criticizing Under Armor and the ad company that created UA’s new advertisement…and then his tweets backtracking from pressure yesterday. Canter’s criticism was blasted using Twitter as his medium of choice, which…
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Jul
20
Norm Duke Adds Another ESPY
Congratulations are in order for Norm Duke, who won the 2008-09 “Best Bowler” ESPY Award. This marks Duke’s 3rd consecutive ESPY win and 4th overall. Here is what Duke had to say to PBA.com: “The ESPYs is a chance for bowling to reside alongside all of the other sports. Whether you believe baseball, basketball and…
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Jul
20
Is CSMG Something Of The Past?
What do Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Devin Harris, Udonis Haslem, Dee Brown, Anthony Parker, Ronnie Brewer, Michael Finley, Shaun Livingston, Quinton Ross, Denham Brown, Marcus Taylor, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, and Marcellus Sommerville all have in common? Their primary agent is Henry Thomas, formerly of CSMG. This weekend, it was reported (via Twitter) that Thomas will be…
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Jul
20
Beckham Returns Fashionably Late
Have you seen David Beckham lately? Besides the poster of him in your girlfriend’s room, probably not. The former England Captain and Manchester United star just returned to his MLS team, LA Galaxy, after his short three month stint with Real Madrid. Some players possessed hard feelings after Beckham’s initial departure for Real Madrid, but…
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Jul
17
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (7/17/09)
I am done with Summer law school finals. Business Orgs and Analysis & Drafting of Intellectual Property are out of the way…although I really enjoyed taking and learning the material for both classes. I cannot believe that in one-year from now, I will be done with law school and studying for the Bar Exam. I…
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Jul
17
Orlando Hudson’s Collecting On His Contract
Initially, I was not accurate on the name of Orlando Hudson‘s agent, but I was right on giving his agent praise for the structuring of Hudson’s 2009 contract. As a reminder, this was the deal that Hudson signed with the Dodgers in the offseason: $380,000 signing bonus, deferred without interest to a time not designated…
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Jul
16
Suggs Gets Paid
Terrell Suggs signed a 6-year, $63 million contract with $38 million guaranteed. This contract makes him the highest-paid linebacker in NFL history. Let’s see Suggs’ contract compared with his fellow linebackers and those drafted in the first round in 2003: Terrell Suggs – 6 years, $63 million (2009) Jarret Johnson – 5 years, $21.7 million…
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Jul
16
7/16/09 News & Notes
Last night was the Triple-A All Star Game. Pete Parise has been enjoying his time off. While he is resting, other Dynasty clients have been performing well on the field. Last night, Dan Leatherman picked up his 3rd save of the season. He pitched 2 innings, logged 3 strikeouts, and gave up no hits or…
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Jul
16
An Illusion Of Collusion, Or The Real Thing?
Labor law. It’s not the most interesting of law school subjects, but it is definitely not the worst. In fact, just yesterday, I was messing around with fellow Co-Founder of AccessAthletes.com (yes, I was a founder of the site), Matthew Allinson, about how dry the subject can be. Anyway, a big issue that can come…
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