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Wed, Mar 3 2010
James Paxton’s College Baseball Career Is Over

James Paxton’s College Baseball Career Is Over

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

James Paxton’s fight with the NCAA brings out everything I hate about organized sports.  When it becomes all about money, power, and respect, people suffer.  Those, like Paxton, who do nothing... 

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Mon, Feb 22 2010
James Paxton Continues To Sit And Wait

James Paxton Continues To Sit And Wait

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

MLB Mock Drafts are much less exciting than NFL Mock Drafts.  The NFL Draft only has 7 rounds, but most “mock experts” only predict the first few rounds.  The MLB, with 50 rounds, is almost... 

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Mon, Feb 22 2010
2010 Scholarly Conference on College Sport

2010 Scholarly Conference on College Sport

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Business, Sports Law

What: 2010 Scholarly Conference on College Sport Where: William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) When: April 21st (Wednesday) – April... 

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Thu, Feb 11 2010
The Value of a Coach

The Value of a Coach

Also in: Coaches, Dynasty Athlete Representation, Lead Story, Sports Business

This is a guest contribution from Dynasty intern, Scott Britton. Taking a 0-28 team to a 15 win season in less than four years is an accomplishment that is pretty hard to miss. This is something Horace... 

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Thu, Feb 11 2010
Seton Hall Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium

Seton Hall Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

It is definitely symposium season.  The newest information about a symposium has been brought to me courtesy of the Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law. What: Seton Hall 2010 Sports &... 

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Tue, Feb 9 2010
2010 Sports Law Study Abroad Program in Florence, Italy

2010 Sports Law Study Abroad Program in Florence, Italy

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

What could possibly be better than learning Sports Law during the day and having five course meals at night?  A few days ago, NFL agent and attorney, Ralph Cindrich, passed on some information about... 

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Mon, Jan 25 2010
2010 UF Sports Law Symposium Livestream

2010 UF Sports Law Symposium Livestream

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

Last year, we provided a live feed for the 2009 UF Sports Law Symposium.  We did not give interested people enough notice of the livestream and we were not quite sure how to work the whole thing.  This... 

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Tue, Jan 19 2010
The Chilling Effect Of The James Paxton Case

The Chilling Effect Of The James Paxton Case

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

It took a while before mainstream media picked up on the Andy Oliver affair.  Eventually, Andy’s case against the NCAA made national headlines, but before any true damage was done to the NCAA’s... 

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Thu, Jan 14 2010
Gary Uberstine Has Had A Very Productive Week

Gary Uberstine Has Had A Very Productive Week

Also in: Coaches, Lead Story, Sports Agents

On April 15, 2008, I wrote about a merger that had a large impact on the world of coach representation.  Stinson Morrison Hecker, one of the largest U.S. law firms, combined its Coaching division with... 

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Mon, Dec 21 2009
UCF Clarifies Its Policy Concerning Recruitment Of Baseball Players

UCF Clarifies Its Policy Concerning Recruitment Of Baseball Players

Also in: Recruiting, Sports Law

Back on December 2, I had a lot of good things to say about the University of Central Florida’s Compliance Office.  But commentator, Jason Wolf, mentioned an interesting inconsistency.  He correctly... 

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Mon, Dec 7 2009
Andy Oliver Part II?

Andy Oliver Part II?

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

When I first reported on Andy Oliver back on June 2, 2008, no one had heard of him.  Since then, he has made national headlines in every major paper for his lawsuit against the NCAA, which eventually... 

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Wed, Dec 2 2009
UCF’s Compliance Office Is Golden

UCF’s Compliance Office Is Golden

Also in: Lead Story, Sports Law

Sports agents have to comply with many different regulations.  There are state statutes, a federal statute (SPARTA), players’ association regulations, and NCAA regulations.  There is not an overwhelming... 

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Wed, Nov 18 2009
My Attempt At Covering Temple Football

My Attempt At Covering Temple Football

Also in: Everything Else

I am always looking to expand my journalistic portfolio.  While this site is my baby, I had a brief stint as a contributing writer for ESPN and have been a part of many different radio shows in the past. ... 

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Thu, Nov 12 2009
Jordan’s Heir Still Wears the Air Jordan

Jordan’s Heir Still Wears the Air Jordan

Also in: College Basketball Players, Sports Law

New details have arisen regarding a previous post: Would Jordan Ever Wear Adidas Shoes. After the incident became public, Marcus still refused to wear the team’s Adidas brand shoes on the court. With... 

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Fri, Oct 23 2009
Would Jordan Ever Wear Adidas Shoes?

Would Jordan Ever Wear Adidas Shoes?

Also in: College Basketball Players, Sports Law

Michael Jordan’s son, Marcus, is already causing commotion at the University of Central Florida.  According to the AP, the Freshman has  refused to wear the team’s Adidas brand shoes when... 

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Thu, Oct 8 2009
All Aboard The Hawkeye Express

All Aboard The Hawkeye Express

Also in: Sports Agents

With over 2,340 posts, we proudly can call this site the official sports agent blog.  Jack Bechta, owner of JB Sports and writer at the National Football Post, is working his way to claim the official... 

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Thu, Oct 8 2009
Harvard Is Calling For Your Papers

Harvard Is Calling For Your Papers

Also in: Entertainment, Lead Story, Sports Law

Ashwin Krishnan (Editor-in-Chief) and Josh Podoll (Submissions Editor) at the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) are currently soliciting and reviewing submissions for the very first... 

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Tue, Sep 29 2009
Twitter Troubles Texas Tech

Twitter Troubles Texas Tech

Also in: Coaches, College Football Players, Everything Else, Social Networking

Texas Tech has come out of the NCAA gates softer than expected this season, as they have a record of 2-2 at this point. Last season the team compiled 11 wins and produced star wide out Michael Crabtree,... 

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Mon, Sep 28 2009
Open Positions At The University Of Texas

Open Positions At The University Of Texas

Also in: Sports Business

Rough job market, but the University of Texas is hiring.  The school’s College of Communication just posted multiple positions that it is looking to fill, with screening beginning as early as October... 

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Tue, Sep 8 2009
Vaccaro Questions NCAA’s Judgment

Vaccaro Questions NCAA’s Judgment

Also in: College Basketball Players, Entertainment, Lead Story, Recruiting, Sports Business

The NCAA’s agenda in certain situations involving schools and athletes is certainly questionable. Grassroots basketball enthusiast Sonny Vaccaro made some interesting points recently in an interview... 

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