Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Monday’s post about Cliff Lee’s taxes created quite an interesting discussion in the comments section. Off of the site, I had a good conversation with Robert Raiola, a CPA at Van Duyne, Behrens & Co., P.A. Raiola helps many athletes with their taxes and provided great insight to Darren Rovell of CNBC in his piece on Cliff Lee…
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We’ve all heard of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” and perhaps seen some of Rex Ryan’s tirades during the New York Jets’ most recent pre-season. The Jets received substantial publicity from being featured on HBO. For several months now, HBO has been advertising the next show to feature a look “inside” a professional sports team. Starting on…
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It would be silly for Cliff Lee and his team of advisors to not take into consider the tax consequences of signing a long-term contract. Lee is looking to sign a 7-year contract, which will lock him up in a certain locale, where he will play all of his home games and likely be taxed…
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I have the 1st seed in my fantasy football league and I am hoping to win my league for the 2nd year in a row. This weekend is the big Fort Lauderdale boat parade. It will be nice to enjoy the beautiful view from my apartment in downtown Fort Lauderdale with friends, family, and even…
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Matt Whittier, President of O-DLife, has sent a new message to agents titled, An Open Letter to All Agents. In the body of the email, Whittier wrote, You’re receiving this due to the respect that we have for your past business endeavors. We feel that you have a great deal to offer the players of…
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Casey McGehee is a right-handed infielder who attended Fresno State University prior to being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 2003 MLB First Year Player Draft. He is still in the NL Central, but is on the Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster. McGehee made his Major League debut in 2008 and…
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I started reading the website HardballTalk a couple of weeks ago, after a partner at the law firm I am working at told me that it is one of his favorite places to go to find baseball information. Since then, I have been hooked. I especially enjoy it when Craig Calcaterra, a former lawyer, talks…
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A lot of money was spent in Washington on Sunday, just not in the typical way. Admittedly, I haven’t done a great job on posting here in recent months. But sometimes a story will come along that screams out to me, and I feel obligated to write about it. The signing of Jayson Werth to…
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Arkansas is one of the forty states that has passed the Uniform Athlete Agents Act (UAAA), which requires sports agents to become licensed in the state in order to act as an athlete agent and recruit student-athletes with aspirations of going pro. One of the main goals of the UAAA is to prevent agents from…
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