Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Who is excited for the start of September? I sure am, with the start of the college football season and the beginning of the NFL regular season (I really cannot get into pre-season as much as others). There will also be September call-ups in baseball and the resumption of basketball. And if you are in…
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First off, I want to apologize for my brief absence from SportsAgentBlog.com. If you were following along with the Rookie Duties Facebook Page, after I returned from my trip to Moscow I began to experience some computer issues – the main one being it won’t start up. Anyway, it seems as though I’ll be able…
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Readers who frequent this site are probably familiar with the fairly new column, On To The Next One, where I highlight when an athlete leaves his agent for new representation. I do not cover every switch; not all changes are worth reporting, and I could probably make a post per day due to the high…
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Immediately following this year’s August 16th MLB First-Year Player Draft signing deadline, I noted that I had heard from various sports agents and sports law scholars, that based on the strong possibility of a future mandatory (instead of the current “recommended”) slotting system, some of the big spending teams (i.e. Red Sox, Yankees) will be…
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Sponsored Post: With only two months until Halloween, it is smart to start thinking about what you are going to be dressing up as. 1) It starts to become more of a topic of conversation as the date approaches, 2) It is cheaper to buy a costume well in advance of the holiday, and 3)…
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Earlier this week, it was announced that the Orange Bowl has a new title sponsor (Discover). rbb Public Relations represents the Orange Bowl, and asked if I would be interested in sending a few questions regarding the new deal. My questions, and answers provided by the Vice President of Communications and Community Outreach for the…
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I spent last weekend in New York, meeting with friends in the sports business and companies that might be able to help out Dynasty‘s current clients and its expansion efforts. It has already proved to be a very rewarding trip. I am very close to finally being all settled in my new home in Fort…
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If you had not been following Clint Robinson‘s season all year long and just followed yesterday’s game between the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and the Springfield Cardinals, you would still be wondering why Robinson is still in Double-A. He is not the best on defense. He will admit that, but he will tell you that he…
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Earlier today, the College Sport Research Institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released the 2010 NCAA D-I Football Adjusted Graduation Gap (AGG) Report. The Fall 2010 NCAA D-I Football AGG Report includes analysis of the adjusted graduation gap between football players and full-time male students at both FBS and FCS conferences.…
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Last week, I reported that Gaylord Sports lost a baseball agent to a law firm. That baseball agent is Gregg Clifton, and he left to go practice at Jackson Lewis, a firm that specializes in labor and employment issues. Many people in the industry believe that Clifton did not necessarily leave voluntarily, and that he…
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