A few weeks ago, Rachel Baribeau of the Tuscaloosa News had a long conversation with Jimmy Sexton of newly formed SportsTrust Advisors. Baribeau got a hold of Sexton at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. I strongly consider you to read the interview in its entirety. The Q&A that interests me the most is the…
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Feb
14
Looking Back To Jimmy Sexton’s Interview At The Senior Bowl
Feb
14
University of Southern California’s Agent Summit
Last Tuesday, the University of Southern California hosted an “Agent Awareness, Education and Eligibility Summit.” The following officials were in attendance: Jimmy Sexton – Co-Founder, SportsTrust Advisors Tom Condon – Football Agent, CAA Rick Smith – Agent, Priority Sports Mark Levin – Director of Salary Cap and Agent Administration, NFLPA Ray Anderson – VP of…
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Feb
11
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/11/2011)
Amazing that I arrive in New Orleans when the city happens to be the coldest it has been this entire Winter. Oh well. At least The Big Easy has been a great time thus far, and I have really enjoyed serving as a arbitrator at the Tulane Law Baseball Arbitration Competition. Many thanks to everybody…
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Feb
11
Nova Southeastern Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium
This is a great event to attend if you are in the South Florida area. I will be speaking on the 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. panel titled, Family Managing an Athlete’s Career. What: 4th Annual Nova Southeastern University Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium When: Saturday, February 19th, 2011 (9:30 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: Luther Campbell…
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Feb
10
The NFL Gets to Keep A 4 Billion-Dollar Bargaining Chip
With all the press from Super Bowl week and the talk about the upcoming CBA deadline, many people overlooked a very important ruling by NFL Special Master Stephen Burbank last Tuesday, February 1. Under the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement the league is required to maximize revenue for the mutual benefit of both sides. The NFL…
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Feb
09
Wrapping Up The Dallas Super Bowl Experience
I again want to thank Adam Rosenfield (@adamrosenfield), Elaine Steinfeld(@elainefrances), and Michelle Weinberg (@mushified) for covering the Super Bowl events in Dallas, Texas for Sports Agent Blog. The following write-up is a wrap-up of their experiences, written by Adam Rosenfield. It was an interesting weekend in Dallas for Super Bowl Weekend. The vibe in and…
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Feb
09
Aiming For The Top! – Episode 6: Will you be my Valentine
This is an in depth weekly series that chronicles the quest of a boutique hockey agency, VSM Hockey, to reach the top of the NHL hockey agent world. Its story is narrated by its president and founder, Nikolaï Ray. Hello everyone. This last week has been a quiet week for us. We had our scouts at…
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Feb
09
On To The Next One: Devin Harris
Former Wisconsin guard Devin Harris is in his 6th year in the NBA, currently playing with the New Jersey Nets. Prior to joining the Nets, Harris was with the Dallas Mavericks. Harris consistently got better in each of his four seasons with the Mavericks, logging more minutes and points in each successive year. This year,…
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