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Fri, Mar 5 2010

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (3/5/2010)

Also tagged: arn tellem, Baseball, Football, Hideki Matsui, nfl combine, nfl free agency, Soccer

It sure is nice to be back in South Florida for a semi-extended period of time. I will be down here until March 14, when I start the last month of my life as a college student. Law school is so close...

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Thu, Feb 25 2010

Understanding Major League Baseball’s Salary Arbitration System

Also tagged: Arbitration, Baseball, c.c. sabathia, CBA, Collective bargaining, Free Agency, Jay Reisinger, Major League Baseball, prince fielder, Tim Lincecum

Under MLB’s current collective bargaining agreement (CBA), a player with at least three but less than six years of Major League service is eligible for salary arbitration. A player with more than two...

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Wed, Feb 24 2010

Should the NHL go to Sochi?

Also tagged: 2010 winter olympics, Alexander Ovechkin, hockey, NHL, Olympics, ovechkin

I am in Vancouver, BC having the time of my life at the 2010 Winter Olympics. I’ve seen two hockey games so far, including Canada’s tension filled 3-2 shootout victory against the Swiss last...

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Wed, Feb 24 2010

Why the NHL Should Continue to Participate in the Olympics

Also tagged: 2010 winter olympics, 2014 olympics, CBA, Collective bargaining, Gary Bettman, hockey, NHL, Olympics, ovechkin, Washington Capitals

The 2010 Winter Olympics are in full swing in Vancouver right now with thousands of athletes proudly donning the colors of their countries. However, one group of athletes that want to participate might...

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Mon, Feb 1 2010

Recap: 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium

Also tagged: 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium, Agents, Donald Fehr, Dr. Harvey Schiller, marc isenberg, Michael McCann, mlb, MLBPA, nba, nbpa, NFL, nflpa, Paul Healy

With the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIV in Florida this year, it is hard to imagine any more star power in the Sunshine State. However, the 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium defied the norm and did exactly...

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Wed, Oct 14 2009

The Lockout Provision

Also tagged: CBA, NHL, NHLPA, signing bonus

Finding a professional athlete work during a lockout might amount to getting him on teams in other countries or minor leagues in North America. This strategy was widely used during the last NHL lockout...

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Tue, Aug 25 2009

The NBA Is Losing Its Competitive Edge

Also tagged: basketball, CBA, Kobe Bryant, NBA Teams, salary cap

Matthew Epps, a Spring 2010 J.D. Candidate (like me) from Villanova University School of Law (unlike me), just received a high honor entering his third and final year of law school; he was published in...

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Wed, Aug 19 2009

The Cost of Representing Your Country

Also tagged: Gary Bettman, hockey, National Hockey League, NHL, training camps

Olympic training camps recently began for many hockey-playing nations. However, the chatter surrounding these camps kicked into high-gear a few weeks ago, via Twitter no less. Allan Walsh, a player agent...

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Fri, Aug 7 2009

What Exactly is the “Spirit of the CBA”?

Also tagged: CBA, Free Agency, marian hossa, National Hockey League, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, salary cap

In June, I wrote an article describing the future implications of the “decade deal” as I called it, on the National Hockey League. A player typically signs a deal longer than ten years for tens of...

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Thu, Aug 6 2009

49ers Faithful Are Getting Crabby With Eugene Parker

Also tagged: Football, Michael Crabtree

The Saints are waiting for Malcolm Jenkins to come marching in and it looks as though the 49ers will be waiting a lot longer for their first round pick to sign. The battle over next year’s crop...

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Tue, Mar 24 2009

Are We Really Needed?

Also tagged: CBA, gilbert arenas, law school, self representation, Sports Agents

As somebody already in the sports agent profession or a student looking to one day get your big break, this story may not be something that pleases you. The title asks, Are We Really Needed? A couple...

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Wed, Mar 18 2009

The Economy, the NHL, and Contract Negotiations

Also tagged: CBA, Contract Negotiation, contract renegotiation, Economy, Free Agency, hockey, NHL, NHL teams, salary cap

There has been much concern about the financial conditions of NHL teams the past few months. Obviously, a struggling economy isn’t good for any sports team. So how will the depressing economic...

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Mon, Dec 22 2008

Losing Some Pals Over Furcal

Also tagged: arn tellem, atlanta braves, Baseball, Braves, Furcal, MLBPA, Paul Kinzer, Sports Agents, WMG

The biggest sports agent related news of last week had to be the battle of words between the executives of the Atlanta Braves vs. the agents at Wasserman Media Group. And it was all over Rafael Furcal. ...

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Mon, Dec 8 2008

Score One For The Little Guy

Also tagged: CBA, gene upshaw, NFL, nflpa, Roger Goodell

The NFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expires after the 2010 season, and among other points up for debate–including revenue sharing and a rookie pay scale–the NFLPA may want...

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Wed, Nov 19 2008

Tumultuous Times for the NFL Players Association

Also tagged: gene upshaw, NFL, NFL Players, nfl players association, nflpa, retired players, salary cap

A federal jury awarded over 2000 NFL retirees more than $28 million in damages last week after a three week trial in San Francisco in a class action lawsuit against the NFL Players Association (NFLPA)....

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Thu, Nov 6 2008

A Crash Course On MLB Free Agency

Also tagged: Baseball, Free Agency, mlb, mlb Free Agency

We are in one of the most exciting periods of the year for baseball aficionados. With the culmination of the World Series, free-agency is quickly approaching. Use this guide so that you do not become...

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Thu, Aug 28 2008

The Pirates Got Boras’ed

Also tagged: CBA, eric hosmer, MLBPA, pedro alvarez, pittsburgh pirates, scott boras

While I was frantically trying to find a class to substitute the terrible Child Support Enforcement Law that I dropped yesterday, I received an IM from Brian Foley of TheCollegeBaseballBlog.com. I had...

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Sun, Jul 6 2008

Paying The Price: The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Also tagged: CBA, Free Agency, jerry jones, NFL, nfl owners, nflpa, salary cap

In March 2006, NFL Owners voted almost unanimously, 30-2, to accept the NFLPA’s final proposal to extend its collective bargaining agreement (CBA). On May 20, 2008, NFL Owners unanimously voted to...

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Thu, Jun 12 2008

Would An MLB Salary Scale Be Good?

Also tagged: Baseball, mlb, signing bonus

We recently had a deep discussion over whether the NBA Rookie Salary Scale is bad. Commentators seemed to believe that it is actually a good thing that the scale is in place and that the NFL should mirror...

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Mon, Jun 9 2008

This NFL CBA Talk Could Take A While

Also tagged: 2008 nfl draft, CBA, Football, gene upshaw, Kevin Mawae, leigh steinberg, matt ryan, NFL, nfl draft, nfl player, NFL Players, nflpa

We would all be acting ignorant if we were to take at face value what the higher-ups in the NFLPA are spitting at us: that increasing rookie salaries is not one of the main issues of pending talks between...

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