As long as the NFLPA and the NFL do not come up with a solution regarding a new collective bargaining agreement and the NFL’s lockout is not enjoined by a court of law, the NFLPA will begin making payments to the players it represents starting on April 15, 2011. Players will receive 1/6 of the…
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Mar
31
New England Sports, Entertainment, & IP Law Symposium
What: 1st Annual New England Sports & Entertainment/IP Law Symposium at Maine Law When: Saturday, April 2, 2011 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Where: Moot Court room at Maine Law Speakers Catherine Bigley McGovern: Dr. McGovern teaches Entertainment Law and Theatre Law at DePaul University College of Law. Her consulting practice is focuses on Art…
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Mar
30
Update: Howard A. Kusnick PA v. Kellin Deglan
The Texas Rangers selected Kellin Deglan with the #22 overall pick in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft. The 6’2 catcher was one of the more intriguing players on the Canadian high school baseball circuit, who was seen as pretty raw, but had quite a bit of potential, especially with a powerful bat. The fact that…
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Mar
30
Aiming For The Top! – Episode 11: Ups and Downs
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. Life is about ups and downs. If life was always easy, how would one appreciate anything? How…
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Mar
30
Certain Overseas Players Need To Report Foreign Bank Account Information
We take taxes seriously here at Sports Agent Blog, and agents across the board should do the same. A gross majority of professional athletes have not been schooled on foreign and domestic tax laws, and even if they were, they would not have the time to deal with the various matters that confront them with…
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Mar
29
Deadline Approaching To Study Sports Law In Florence, Italy
As Zak Kurtz discussed in January 2011, there are great Sports Law programs being offered in Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands this Summer. The Florence, Italy program will go from June 2 – July 25, 2011. The deadline for applying to the program has been extended from March 31, 2011 to April 8, 2011. Thus,…
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Mar
29
BDA Sports Is Off To A Strong Start With Its 2011 NBA Draft Class
A little over a week ago, I noted that recruiting for the 2011 NBA Draft is heating up. As teams have been getting knocked out of the post-season tournaments, the players who perform for those teams have either declared their intention to enter the NBA Draft or commit to staying at least one more year…
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Mar
29
Agent Selection Scenarios: Virginia Commonwealth Basketball
Virginia Commonwealth University is only the 3rd team in the history of the NCAA Tournament (since it was expanded to 64 teams in 1985) to have made it to the Final Four as a #11 seed. The other 2 are Louisiana State University in 1986 and George Mason in 2006. I had the pleasure of…
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Mar
28
Agent Selection Scenarios: Butler Basketball
So I started slacking on keeping up with this column, but my excuse is that I was on international waters with no internet connection and plenty of margaritas. I have to at least cover every Final Four team, though. Kentucky and Connecticut have already been dealt with. All that is left is Butler and VCU. Today…
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Mar
28
Oklahoma and Georgia Notify Agents Of State Laws And University Policies
At the end of last week, the Executive Director of Compliance at the University of Oklahoma and the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at the University of Georgia sent out separate emails to formerly NFLPA Certified Contract Advisors, who are no longer certified for the sole reason that the NFLPA does not currently exist as…
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