Independent Sports & Entertainment (ISE) basketball division has signed junior Quentin Grimes from The University of Houston to their client roster. He will be represented by NBA agent David Bauman, who also represents Killian Hayes of the Detroit Pistons, Reggie Bullock of the New York Knicks, and Cassius Stanley of the Indiana Pacers. The 6’5″, […]
College athletes in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and New Mexico will be allowed to earn money from third parties, subject to certain restrictions, as of July 1. Texas, Illinois, and Louisiana are expected to join those states offering a July 1 effective date in the near future, and the NCAA could still change its bylaws […]
A new filing has emerged in the ongoing lawsuit involving former Duke phenom and current NBA star Zion Williamson and his former marketing agent Gina Ford and Prime Sports Marketing. The recent filings in Bowen vs. Adidas allege Williamson and/or his family received improper benefits from Chris Rivers, an Adidas Representative. Payments were supposedly made between November […]
After a tumultuous ending to the tenure of University of Cincinnati head basketball coach John Brannen, Cincinnati has reportedly hired Wes Miller, formerly of UNC Greensboro, as its next head coach. Miller, 38, is coming off his second NCAA Tournament appearance in three seasons with the Spartans and accumulated a .578 winning percentage (185-135) in […]
In 94 days, the State of Florida is set to become the first to give college athletes the right to commercialize their publicity rights (i.e. name, image, and likeness — “NIL”). The establishment of these rights will put athletes in a position of power, but also provide sports agents with opportunities that have not existed […]
The 2nd annual Women in Baseball conference sponsored by SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center, and hosted by Rockford University took place this weekend. The theme of this year’s conference was Celebrating African American Women in Baseball. The conference featured keynote addresses from professionals such as Lauren Meyer, the Director of The Other Boys of Summer; […]
Southern University Law Center will host their 2020 Sports and Entertainment Symposium on September 18-19. According to their website: The legal field is broad and extensive when it comes to choosing an area of specialization. The world of sports and entertainment is no different, as it can range from sports to technology to music and […]
Football is back, for the time being. The National Football League (NFL) and National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) have agreed to terms on amendments concerning COVID-19 to the current collective bargaining agreement. Both parties have embraced that COVID-19 is part of our current reality and these amendments aim to protect players and their respective […]
The Florida Law Students Sports & Entertainment Law Council will be sponsoring a sports law discussion on August 4 from 12-1 PM EST, featuring attorneys Darren Heitner, Dan Lust, and Daniel Wallach. Heitner, who created SportsAgentBlog.com in 2005, is a dual-Gator and the founder of Heitner Legal where he practices sports law, contracts, trademarks and copyrights. […]
On Tuesday, it was announced that the players of the G League have teamed up to form their own union, temporarily named the Basketball Players Union (BPU). In accordance with the terms of the National Labor Relations Act, approximately 80% of G League players authorized the BPU to act as the players collective bargaining agent […]