Sports Business

Wed, Jul 1 2009
Arena Football Lingering

Arena Football Lingering

Also in: Arena Football

The AFL2, which is a peg below the Arena Football League (AFL), has been playing out its 2009 season while the AFL scrapped its season due to financial issues.  Just last week, the AFL2 had a big announcement... 

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Thu, Jun 25 2009
IMG Interested In Acquiring Gaylord?

IMG Interested In Acquiring Gaylord?

SportsBusiness Journal has reported that IMG may be interested in purchasing all or part of Gaylord Sports.  This is interesting news, as IMG has stepped away from representing any athletes involved in... 

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Wed, Jun 24 2009
Show me more money!

Show me more money!

Also in: Endorsements

Mark Riddell and David Spriggs may just be the two most popular athletes amongst their peers at the moment. Due to their persistence, they have set a precedent that will help athletes residing in Australia... 

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Tue, Jun 23 2009
BEST Acquires The Services Of Lon Rosen

BEST Acquires The Services Of Lon Rosen

Lon Rosen was one of William Morris Agency’s favorites.  He had a long career as one of the head honchos at WMA, but like many of his colleagues, had the plug pulled on his career with the company... 

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Tue, Jun 23 2009
Social Media Use Risks Come with Benefits

Social Media Use Risks Come with Benefits

Also in: NBA Players, Social Networking

Shaquille O’Neal is a great promoter. And in this day and age, is it incredibly easy to make one’s self visible through the use of social media. Sometimes, though, there are pitfalls (in addition to... 

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Mon, Jun 15 2009
Athletes Intern Too

Athletes Intern Too

Also in: Lead Story, NFL Players, Retirement

With the average NFL career lasting about three and a half years, players have to worry about their post-playing careers.  Athletes often seek employment in the sports industry, because most of the time... 

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Wed, Jun 10 2009
Ingram Sets Pace for No-Contract TEs

Ingram Sets Pace for No-Contract TEs

Also in: Contract Negotiation, MLB Players, NFL Players, NFL Teams

Drew Rosenhaus, agent of Eagles Tight End Cornelius Ingram, said via his Twitter account, “…we have just agreed to terms on a 4 year deal for rookie TE Cornelius Ingram.” This is great... 

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Wed, Jun 10 2009
Volunteer At Super Bowl XLIV With The Athlete’s Business Team

Volunteer At Super Bowl XLIV With The Athlete’s Business Team

Also in: NBA Players

Going to be down in Miami for Super Bowl week?  If you have not yet booked your flight and hotel, what are you waiting for?  Not only will the city of Miami be celebrating the Super Bowl, but the weekend... 

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Mon, Jun 8 2009
Philadelphia Networking Event

Philadelphia Networking Event

What: Symposium – The Business of Sports Networking – Philadelphia Where: The Field House, 1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 When: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (6:30 p.m.) Description: Russell... 

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Thu, May 28 2009
William Morris Endeavor To Scrap Sports Marketing Division?

William Morris Endeavor To Scrap Sports Marketing Division?

Over at the brand new, EntertainmentAgentBlog.com, we have discussed the effects of the recent merger between William Morris Agency and Endeavor.  The merger is not only affecting the entertainment industry,... 

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Wed, May 27 2009
The Lingerie Football League

The Lingerie Football League

Also in: Entertainment

When I was in Chicago, I came across a commercial for the Chicago Bliss: A brand new team that will play in the inaugural year of the Lingerie Football League this season on Friday nights.  The Chicago... 

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Tue, May 26 2009
Morgan Keegan Loses An ARM and A Leg

Morgan Keegan Loses An ARM and A Leg

Also in: NFL Players, Retirement

The struggling economy caused a serious financial hit in many sectors. Knowing this, some people still seem to believe that the sports industry is immune to the rigid economy.  Others claim that fans... 

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Mon, May 25 2009
Product Review: ProPlayerVideo.com

Product Review: ProPlayerVideo.com

Also in: International Basketball, NBA Players, NBA Teams

Austin Walton, Dynasty’s Director of Basketball Operations, originally turned me on to the website, ProPlayerVideo.com.  He told me that many NBA/NBDL GMs, Assistant GMs, and scouts use the service... 

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Mon, May 11 2009
Who’s Paying the Tab?

Who’s Paying the Tab?

Also in: Colleges, Lead Story

Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal announced that they would expand their sports section from its once-a-week appearance to an everyday section, and I’ve been following the online version... 

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Thu, May 7 2009
A Lesson In Branding

A Lesson In Branding

I am a big believer in brand creation.  Not only should you be consciously aware of and constantly promoting and enhancing your own brand, you should consider your business as its own separate/ancillary... 

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Wed, May 6 2009
CAA Acquires Another Important Piece Of IMG

CAA Acquires Another Important Piece Of IMG

CAA is the old IMG, shot up with a dose of corporate steroids.  Its football division is leaps and bounds above its competition, in a sport where new entrants come into the fold every day trying to take... 

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Wed, Apr 29 2009
WMA + Endeavor = WME

WMA + Endeavor = WME

Also in: Entertainment

So it finally went down.  After months of rumors and speculation, Endeavor and WMA have put their differences aside and merged to create a new superpower that aims to rival CAA in the world of Entertainment. ... 

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Mon, Apr 27 2009
“This is the Business We Chose”

“This is the Business We Chose”

Also in: Lead Story

If you’re not a Godfather fan like myself, you may not have caught the Hyman Roth quote, but these words are easily applicable to the sports industry.  Whether you like it or not – and if... 

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Tue, Apr 21 2009
Pirates Try to Capture Fans with Added Value

Pirates Try to Capture Fans with Added Value

Also in: MLB Teams

Navigating a business in desperate times is not something new for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Veterans of selling tickets with a bad team, the economy is only part of the puzzle the Pirates have to solve when... 

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Mon, Apr 20 2009
Jason Peck Reports On Day 2 Of The CSRI 2009 Conference

Jason Peck Reports On Day 2 Of The CSRI 2009 Conference

Jason Peck, an enterpreneur, internet marketer, consultant, sports business blogger, and friend of mine, read about the College Sport Research Institute 2009 Conference on SportsAgentBlog.com, and decided... 

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