Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Hockey is really losing its relevance in the United States. Sure, there are passionate fans in Detroit, Chicago, and a few other northern states, but I can’t even find enough qualified hockey professionals to field an NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement panel at the 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium. The NFL, NBA, and MLB captures the…
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Former Angels’ pitcher John Lackey has reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox. The BoSox are looking to upgrade their starting rotation to make a big push for the World Series title. As of right now, the Red Sox have ace Josh Beckett in the rotation. Lackey and Beckett combine for an average ERA…
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Yesterday, SportsBusiness Journal released its annual 50 most influential people in sports business list. Baseball tied Football with locking up the most slots (8 for each), Jacques Rogge (President of the International Olympic Committee) was ranked #1, and six agent types/groups were listed. #26 – George Pyne (President of IMG Sports & Entertainment) #32 –…
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Love or hate the guy, how can you not respect Scott Boras for what he has done for his clients and for all other baseball agents’ clientele? All of us should really be paying for a portion of the numerous dollars spent on Boras Corp’s server system that churns out data comparisons so that Mr.…
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Yesterday, I talked about the Rule 5 Draft, which marks the end of the week-long MLB Winter Meetings. The very beginning of the week is marked by an important decision that very few players have to make: Whether to accept arbitration. This year, 23 players were offered arbitration, and last Monday at midnight, we were…
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Finally, some good news. In case you don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook, yesterday I got a call from Matt. After another weekend of games, the Dayton Gems – the Shooters IHL affiliate – are calling him up. He’s got one more practice with the Shooters today and after that he will be hitting…
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Last week, when rumors were quickly spreading about various coaches who might seek out the vacant Kansas football head-coaching position, some writers started to take critical looks at their hometown coaches. They were upset just thinking that their head coach might leave town to try to fill the large void left by Mark Mangino. No…
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Last week was a hectic one for those already in the business of baseball and many who are willing to do whatever they can for a small chance of breaking into the industry. Even if it takes flying to Indianapolis to tread through inclement weather and sitting in a lobby all day waiting for a…
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After having a bone spurs removed from his elbow, J.J. Putz is still rehabbing the injury. However, White Sox management has been monitoring Putz for “quite some time” and are confident that he will be able to fulfill his duties. Putz’s deal is worth $3 million and is for just 1 year. If Putz closes…
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No more Gators Football Championship talk out of me. Alabama played one heck of a game, and it was readily apparent that the multiple injuries + Dunlap’s stupid arrest held us back from putting up a serious fight. I hate to see Nick Saban win after the way he treated the loyal Miami Dolphins fans…
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