Last week, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com wrote the following: Scott Boras’ latest attempt to free-agent-nap another marquee player — in this case, as first reported by Fox’s Ken Rosenthal, Mets dynamo Jose Reyes — was nothing new, other agents say. Now, technically, there is nothing illegal about it, as long as Boras reports all contact with…
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Jun
30
Jayson Werth Was Not Free-Agent-Napped By Scott Boras
Jun
29
On To The Next One: Andrew Brunette
In May I wrote that Todd Reynolds will not be representing any homosexual hockey players after his outlandish Tweets regarding Sean Avery’s support of same-gender marriage. Reynolds, the Vice President of Uptown Sports Management, sad that it was very sad for him to read Avery’s “misguided support of same-gender ‘marriage.’” In the same Tweet, Reynolds…
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Jun
28
On To The Next One: Kenrick Ellis
Kenrick Ellis was selected by the New York Jets in the 3rd round with the #94 overall pick of the NFL Draft. The New York media always attacks New York professional sports franchise selections in any sports draft, but the pick of Ellis was not criticized for his performance on the field. Instead, many were…
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Jun
28
On To The Next One: Brandon Spikes
This one was rumored about for quite some time. Now it is official. Former Florida Gators and current New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes has left Terry Watson of Watson Sports Agency and signed with Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation. On June 10, 2011, when I reported that Greg Little switched from Octagon to Rosenhaus, I…
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Jun
27
Professional Athlete Franchise Summit 2011
What: 2nd Annual Professional Athlete Franchise Summit When: July 10-13, 2011 Where: Georgia Tech-Bill Moore Student Success Center (219 Uncle Heine Way) in Atlanta, GA The Franchise Summit is an educational event built to introduce the professional athlete to the basic architecture that supports the franchise industry. The two-day classroom curriculum is crafted by the best…
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Jun
27
Agent Spotlight: Michael Lelchitski
Last week we posted our 2011 NBA Draft Listing Of Players Selected And Their Agents. While the list includes the standard NBA agent names like Arn Tellem, Bill Duffy, Rob Pelinka, Happy Walters, Leon Rose, etc. it also has some lesser known people on it. One of them, Austin Walton, was featured in a recent…
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Jun
24
On To The Next One: Jose Valverde
Jose Valverde is in the midst of one of his best seasons in his 8 year Major League career. His ERA is below 3.00 and he is a perfect 17-for-17 in save opportunities. He will need to continue to be Mr. Reliable in the 2nd half of the season if the Detroit Tigers hope to…
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