Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
In the past few months, the sports media (particularly those people focusing on golf) have been fawning over golf agent Andrew ‘Chubby’ Chandler. The Managing Director of International Sports Management (ISM) represents Darren Clarke, Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood, and used to represent U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy. The loss of McIlroy is particularly tough for Chandler considering…
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Typically, On To The Next One is focused on football and basketball players leaving their agents for new representation. However, yesterday Darren Rovell of CNBC tweeted the news that PGA Tour golfer Matt Kuchar (currently ranked #9 in the world) has become Mark Steinberg’s first big client (not named Tiger Woods) since Steinberg moved from IMG to join basketball…
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The following is a guest contribution from Daniel Elsa. Feel free to follow him on Twitter at @dboy03. Oftentimes when exploring destinations to relieve oneself of the stress and daily hassles of life, getaways such as Las Vegas, Nevada are given much thought in exploring. Whether it’s the pitch of Sin City, “What happens, Stays…
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Just yesterday, Mark Steinberg officially decided his new agency destination after leaving IMG roughly a month-and-a-half ago. Steinberg had been the Director of IMG’s Global Golf Business and was responsible for the representation of Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, and other golfers. I had speculated for quite some time that Steinberg would seriously consider joining up…
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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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Yesterday, Darren Rovell of CNBC broke the news that Tiger Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg is no longer an employee of IMG (his contract expires in June 2011), where at one point in time he was director of Global Golf Business. At IMG, Steinberg was responsible for the representation of Woods and LPGA golfer Annika Sorenstam,…
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Earlier this week, a good friend in the golf industry tipped me off to a deal between Wasserman Media Group (WMG) and SFX Golf, which would make SFX Golf a part of WMG’s Golf Division. Furthermore, my source tells me that it is likely that Jay Danzi, Director, Golf Division at Wasserman Media Group, will not…
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I recently stumbled upon an excellent blog written by an up and coming professional golfer named Scott Stallings. Scott’s blog is a little different than most other celebrity blogs in that he blogs for B Net, which is a business and management specific website. In his blog titled “Chief Executive Golfer” Scott gives readers insight…
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It is with great pleasure that I get to announce that my friend Peter Webb has officially accepted a new job with Tailwind Sports and Entertainment. He will will join Tailwind as Co-Head of the company’s Sports and Entertainment Division. Tailwind is a full-service sports and entertainment consulting firm that is based in Scottsdale with…
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Scott Boras: “When people have the opportunity to see an individual and hear him express personal feelings, that’s always the strongest method of communication.” [The Wall Street Journal] Carl Poston says Woods and his team should’ve acted sooner in dealing with the public relations nightmare. “He’s never been in any trouble before,” Poston says, “he’s…
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