Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Join me in a roundtable teleconference on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 at 2pmPT/5pm ET as we address the legal and economic consequences of the NFL lockout. Our panel will discuss specific topics such as: The real story on the lockout such as what both sides really want, how far apart they are and who the powers are…
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Prior to Dynasty Athlete Representation bringing in Martin Fischman to head its Football Division, the company was not involved in representing professional football players. That was not always the case, though. At one point in time, my agency had signed a few NFL hopefuls, including Rulon Davis, a former defensive end from California Berkeley. Rulon…
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Yes, the post title is the name of a great song and a great book about a husband-wife baseball agent duo, but it also describes my professional journey very accurately. My idea of a living Heaven is having a career as a sports agent and in order to put myself in a better position to…
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The Tampa Bay Rays fear arbitration. The club is one of the few teams that employs a “file-and-trial” strategy once it and one of its players exchange figures leading up to an arbitration hearing, which means that if numbers are exchanged, there will be no settlement pre-hearing. The Rays do this to dissuade players and…
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Mark Payne played his college basketball for UC Davis in the Big West Conference. The 6’7 195lbs hybrid guard/forward has nice size at the 1 or 2 position, shoots the ball well, but is not great at creating his own shots. He seems to be able to manage the game well at the point, but…
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This is interesting news, as Jason Martin is not listed as the agent for any recent Kansas basketball player who went on to play in the NBA. The Morris twins (Marcus and Markieff) are likely to be selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft. Tyler Honeycutt, who is leaving UCLA after his…
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I am going on a year long trip around the world and will not be posting any updates to this site until 4/1/2012. April Fools? It feels good to have baseball again. It is too bad that the headlines will continue to revolve around the NFL/NFLPA labor dispute. I picked one Final Four team correctly…
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