The 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft officially began last night. One round and Comp Round A is in the books; rounds two through fifty still remain (along with Comp Round B). Many top picks are advised by Scott Boras, including #1 overall pick Gerritt Cole, Anthony Rendon, Bubba Starling, Alex Meyer, Brian Goodwin, and Josh…
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Jun
07
Jim Bowden Discusses Boras’ Negotiating Power; Disregard For NCAA Rules?
Jun
07
Tiger Woods Sticks With Mark Steinberg; Leaves IMG
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Mark Steinberg leaving IMG before the natural end of his employment with the company (the New York Post says Steinberg was fired). Steinberg had been Director of Global Golf Business at IMG. Upon his exit, many wondered whether Tiger Woods would leave IMG with Steinberg, who has…
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Jun
06
Corking The Cam Newton Loophole, A Sweeping Suggestion
I am happy to announce that the article I co-authored with Jeffrey F. Levine titled, “Corking the Cam Newton Loophole, a Sweeping Suggestion,” has been published in Volume 2, Number 2 of the Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law. Jeff and I wrote the article after Auburn Tigers’ All-American quarterback Cam Newton was accused…
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Jun
06
June/July Special Deal On Sports Agent Directory
In June 2010, we introduced the most comprehensive sports agency directory in the world. Since that post was published, the directory has been branded “Athlete Connect,” undergone a complete re-design, and been updated countless times to reflect agent and athlete movement. Since June 2010, we have been very happy to provide small discounts to readers…
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Jun
06
Florida Workers Compensation Law To Affect Athletes
In case you did not know, I have been blogging at ChangeLegal.com since September 2010 (albeit not nearly as regularly as I post here at Sports Agent Blog). While I am very much intrigued and interested in the sports agent profession, I have found myself itching to write about some of the hottest topics in…
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Jun
06
On To The Next One: Greg Romeus
If the 2011 NFL offseason was not overshadowed by a lockout, it might be best known for the accumulation of new clients by Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation. Then again, if there was no lockout, perhaps Rosenhaus would not be gaining so many new clients. Many rival agents believe that Rosenhaus has signed a…
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Jun
03
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/3/2011)
Really tough loss for the Miami Heat last night. Chris Bosh is not living up to his role as part of “The Big Three” thus far in the 2011 NBA Finals. Let’s see if the Heat are able to take at least one away from the Mavericks in Dallas. The 2011 MLB Draft starts in…
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Jun
02
SAB Spring Cleaning +1
Yesterday, we did some cleaning at Sports Agent Blog. The right sidebar looks much more organized, with a new Facebook Like box, SAB Features section, and a new easy Email List subscription. This Email List subscription is no different than the RSS Email option that existed in the past; if you sign up, you will…
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Jun
02
Jimmy Clausen Signs With David Dunn Of Athletes First
Gary Wichard, the recently deceased founder of Pro Tect Management, had an absolutely freakish 2010 NFL Draft. He and is company represented Arrelious Benn, Everson Griffen, Taylor Mays, C.J. Spiller, and Jimmy Clausen. That was the type of draft class that would make anybody, CAA Football included, salivate. Out of the entire group, Wichard was…
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Jun
02
Athlete Agent Laws in the United States
After many hours of work, Sports Agent Blog has completed a compilation of Athlete Agent Laws in the United States. Findings were cross-checked with multiple sources. In the occasion that a piece of information seems vague, it is simply because the state itself does not provide a concise accounting of what the law is (part of…
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