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On November 5th, UFC Welterweight Champion, Georges St. Pierre signed a multi-year endorsement deal with athletic apparel powerhouse Under Armour. St-Pierre, known by his fans as GSP, is one of the UFC’s most talented and marketable fighters and will be featured in a national campaign for the industry giant. Outfitted in Under Armour’s ColdGear performance…
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Before Pete Parise finally left to Puerto Rico last Friday, he had been training nonstop, trying to get his body into even better shape for the start of next season. He had been doing his training at Athletes Advantage, a state of the art indoor sports performance training facility located in South Florida. On October…
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PGA Tour pro Ryan Moore has made headlines this last week for finally signing an endorsement deal with Scratch Golf. What’s the big deal? For those of you who don’t know, Moore has been known on the PGA Tour this past year as the “logo-less” guy and not because he wasn’t offered endorsement deals, but…
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Cuba is known for producing remarkable talent on the diamond. Its players are followed by every single MLB organization, and many agents dream about getting their hands on the next Cuban-born prospect. Recently, the baseball world has been caught up with what team Cuba’s most recent defector, Aroldis Chapman, will sign with. Chapman is just…
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On July 13, 2009, I wrote a Book Review on Donald Dell’s Never Make the First Offer. The book actually hit shelves on September 1, but I was lucky to get an advance copy. I loved it, and my review reflected my joy with reading every page of the short and succinct book. I enjoyed…
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Last week I finished my entry by briefly introducing you to the annual Bauer International Invite that was held this past weekend in Chicago. If you were able to check out the tournament’s website, you’ve probably got a pretty good idea as to how insane the schedule was. With a four-game Round Robin played over…
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Mark Kotsay has inked a new deal with the Chicago White Sox on November 5th (15 days before he is slated to become a free agent and hit the open market). According to RotoWorld.com (my #1 source for contract info), Kotsay and the Sox agreed to a 1-year, $1.5 million contract. This contract total was…
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You have heard of Brandon Jennings. He had problems attaining the requisite scores to go to a D1 school and decided to play his first year out of high school overseas. His struggles were documented, but he was still a lottery pick of the Milwaukee Bucks. There were many doubters. He has shut them up…
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Come to SportsAgentBlog.com at 1:00 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 9. We will be running a contest with some giveaways that you won’t want to miss. The Gators finally showed their skill last weekend. Next up, Vandy. It is also my fraternity’s Alumni Weekend. It will be nice to see many of the guys I…
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Today, Pete Parise took off on a plane headed towards San Juan, Puerto Rico. As of this moment, he is preparing to play for Ponce, the reigning champions of the Puerto Rico Baseball League (PRBL). I say “as of this moment,” because with the PRBL, what you think you know, you actually have no idea…
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