Jul
08

Interview With Seth Meyers, Host Of The 2011 ESPYs

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The following is a guest contribution from Heather Brittany.  Heather is currently a law student at Loyola Law School and Sports Chair of its Entertainment & Sports Law Society. Seth Meyers is hosting the 19th annual ESPYS on July 13, 2011.  This will be Meyers’ second year in a row hosting the awards show.  Yesterday, I…
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Jul
02

Gambling With Your Career

By | Entertainment, NBA Players, Sports Law

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After the whole Tim Donaghy scandal, it would be smart if athletes decided to stop gambling, at least for a while.  Since the Donaghy story broke, we have heard about Charles Barkley and Adam Jones (formerly known as Pacman) getting sued by Las Vegas casinos for not paying their gambling bills.  This week we now…
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May
16

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

By | Colleges, Golf, NBA Players, NFL Players, Recruiting, Retirement, Sports Agents, Sports Business, Sports Law

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While Darren continues to schlep around Israel, I’ll continue his Friday wrap-up tradition even in his absence. The following are some headlines that we neglected to cover during the week. The Academy for Athletes, founded by former NFL running back Paul Miles, offers instruction in finance, health, law, public relations and social awareness. It also…
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Mar
03

Publicly Endorsing Political Candidates

By | Golf, NBA Players, Social Networking, Sports Agents

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For a couple of days, Yardbarker.com had a post by Greg Oden on its front page, racking up more barks (positive votes) each hour. The title of his blog entry was: Senator Obama is getting my vote. Then, Jason Wulterkens wrote about how Tiger Woods recently jumped on the Obama bandwagon, throwing his support toward…
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