Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
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Welcome to 2012! I hope all of you are still sticking to your New Years resolutions. My personal resolutions are to stop biting my nails, stop cracking my knuckles, smile more often, and cut out some red meat from my diet. Huge news yesterday with the announcement of Lagardère Unlimited acquiring Gaylord Sports Management Group. It…
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Earlier today, Lagardère Unlimited acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Gaylord Sports Management Group. I had been hearing whispers for quite some time regarding the potential acquisition. Law firm Proskauer Rose handled the transaction for Lagardère. Not only will Lagardère Unlimited see a substantial boost to its athlete representation practice, but it will also allow for the company to expand into golf course design.…
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Running back Darrell Scott just finished up his Junior season at the University of South Florida (USF). He tallied 814 yards and racked up 6 touchdowns (4 against Florida A&M alone) this past season. 2011 was his only season with the USF Bulls. He had transferred from Colorado after the 2009 season. Scott recently decided that…
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Yesterday, Twitter was abuzz with people retweeting a gentleman named Joey Roberts, who wrote, “Andrew Luck will be represented by @athletesfirst Dave Dunn.” That tweet has since been discarded. Roberts’ profile also had stated he was an “ESPN NFL Production Projects Coordinator.” That biographical information has also been scrapped. People believed him. He probably believed himself.…
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Arizona State University cornerback Omar Bolden started his collegiate career strong by earning First Team Freshman All-American honors by the Football Writers Association of America. In 2010, Bolden was an All-Pac-10 selection. But then the injury bug bit him during Spring ball. Bolden tore his ACL and had to sit out 2011. But he recently received an invitation to…
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Where do you expect to get your NFL Draft news? From a Philadelphia 76ers/NBA writer for the Delaware News Journal? Oh, the beauty of Twitter. Yesterday, Martin Frank broke news that Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation signed Penn State defensive tackle Devon Still. #PennState DT Devon Still signs with agent Drew Rosenhaus, Still’s brother told me.…
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A league source has stated that former University of Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins is now a client of Ben Dogra and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Jenkins was a first-team All-SEC selection. He was named to College Football News and Sporting News Freshman All-American team. Rivals.com ranked Jenkins as the 6th best cornerback of his class coming out of high school,…
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Congratulations are in order for Chad Speck and Thomas Sims of Allegiant Athletic Agency (a3). The agents have recently signed University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill defensive tackle Quinton Coples, who is likely to be a first round selection in the 2012 NFL Draft. a3 has experienced nice success in its football and basketball divisions over the past three…
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