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Tue, Dec 15 2009

Influential People According To SportsBusiness Journal

Also tagged: Baseball, Ben Dogra, boras corp, caa sports, Casey Wasserman, Football, Jacques Rogge, scott boras, scott boras corp, Sports Business, Tom Condon

Yesterday, SportsBusiness Journal released its annual 50 most influential people in sports business list. Baseball tied Football with locking up the most slots (8 for each), Jacques Rogge (President...

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Thu, Nov 12 2009

Athletes And Agents Need To Learn How To Properly Use Twitter

Also tagged: Alan Walsh, Athletes, hockey, Social Media

There has been a lot of discussion this week regarding the Kansas City Chiefs releasing their once-upon-a-time star running back, Larry Johnson. Did they release Johnson because he has not done anything...

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Tue, Aug 11 2009

NFL Agent Recruitment Strategy

Also tagged: Aaron Curry, alvin keels, andre smith, athletes first, BEST, blue equity, CAA, holdout, Malcolm Jenkins, maximum sports, Todd France

With Malcolm Jenkins coming to an agreement with the New Orleans Saints late Sunday night, the holdout party of 7 dropped to a smaller table of 6. Those remaining unsigned, along with their representation...

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Tue, Jul 21 2009

Is Creative Artists Agency Unstoppable?

Also tagged: Andre Buck, basketball, CAA, CSMG, derek jeter, lebron james, leon rose, nba draft, nfl draft, O.J. Mayo

After reading the article I wrote yesterday on CAA’s acquisition of CSMG’s President, Henry Thomas, and all of his clients, I realized that I did not spend enough time talking about the implications...

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Fri, Jun 26 2009

2009 NBA Draft: Breaking Down The First Round

Also tagged: 2009 nba draft, aaron goodwin, BDA, bda sports, blake griffin, Brandon Jennings, excel sports, goodwin sports management, Jason Levien, peake management group, priority sports, Taj Gibson, wayne ellington, WMG

After 60 picks and 100,000 trades, we now know who was selected in the 2009 NBA Draft and what teams they may be playing for in 2009. I will let the other web sites debate over what teams were the winners...

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Thu, May 7 2009

Athletes First Leads All Agencies In Number Of Clients Selected

Also tagged: athletes first, CAA

Neil Stratton runs an excellent web site, InsideTheLeague.com. Daily, Neil discusses the latest agent/player rumors in the NFL. Also, right around NFL draft time, Neil provides solid information regarding...

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Wed, May 6 2009

NBA Draft Signing Update

Also tagged: aaron goodwin, Andre Buck, andy miller, bda sports, BEST, Bill Duffy, dan fegan, David Falk, excel sports, jeff schwartz, Justin Zanik, keith glass, leon rose, mark bartelstein, rob pelinka

Aaron Goodwin – Terrence Williams Andre Buck (CAA) – Dionte Christmas, DaJuan Summers Andy Miller (ASM Sports) – B.J. Mullens, Daniel Hackett, Eric Maynor Arn Tellem – Wayne Ellington Bill...

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Sun, Apr 26 2009

NFL Draft Day 1 Notes – CAA In The Money

Also tagged: Al Davis, alvin keels, BEST, CAA, Matthew Stafford, Michael Crabtree

CAA clients Matthew Stafford, Jason Smith, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Knowshon Moreno, Brian Orakpo, Malcolm Jenkins, Brian Cushing, Josh Freeman, and Jeremy Maclin were selected in the first round. CAA’s...

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Mon, Apr 20 2009

CAA Is Going To Kill The NFL Draft

Also tagged: BEST, CAA, Malcolm Jenkins, maximum sports, Michael Crabtree, NFL, nfl draft

Last year, I broke down how the first round of the NFL Draft went down. CAA led the pack with 6 clients selected in the first round. CAA was followed by Maximum Sports (5), and Octagon, BEST, FAME,...

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Thu, Apr 9 2009

Early Entries Starting To Select Agents

Also tagged: 2009 nba draft, A.J. Abrams, andy miller, arn tellem, BEST, dan fegan, draftexpress, jeremy pargo, keith glass, leon rose, mark bartelstein, nba draft, ncaa eligibility

Some of the best graduating seniors in the NCAA are currently participating in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Those that are younger and as, if not more, talented are starting to decide whether...

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Thu, Apr 9 2009

Interview with Jim DeLorenzo, VP Octagon Digital

Also tagged: social networks, Sports Business

Jim DeLorenzo is a multifaceted professional in the sports industry. An attorney by trade, Jim is currently the Vice-President of the Digital sector of Octagon. In today’s social media craze, Jim...

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Wed, Feb 25 2009

Twackle…The Sports Fan’s Twitter

Also tagged: shaq, shaquille o'neal, Sports Business

It hasn’t even been a year since mega-agency Octagon brought in Jim DeLorenzo to run the newly created Octagon Digital division, but they are already making moves to establish their presence in the...

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Mon, Feb 23 2009

IMG, Octagon tied to Stanford Financial scandal

Also tagged: Anthony Kim, arnold palmer, ernie els, Golf, IMG, PGA, Sergio Garcia, Tennis, Tiger Woods, Tim Finchem

Did IMG and Octagon have a quid pro quo relationship with Stanford Financial Group, the latest house of financiers-cum-crooks (sadly, the line has become a bit blurred of late) that is under investigation...

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Sun, Feb 8 2009

Brandon Thorn’s 2009 NFL Mock Draft

Also tagged: Aaron Curry, Arizona, BEST, blue equity, CAA, College football, Colts, DeBartolo, Dolphins, Football, green bay, Hakeem Nicks, Jets, Malcolm Jenkins, Matthew Stafford, maximum sports, Michael Crabtree, Michigan, mock drafts, New Orleans, new york jets, NFL, nfl mock draft, Patriots, penn state, Percy Harvin, Rams, redskins, seattle, Steelers, UGA, USC

Last updated: April 24, 2009 (Also check out Thorn’s Big Board) Round 1 1. Detroit – QB Matthew Stafford ~ Georgia = If the Lions feel that Stafford is the best player in the draft...

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Mon, Jan 12 2009

Anyone for tennis? Representing clients and a 2009 Preview

Also tagged: CAA, federer, IMG, Tennis

One of the best things about summer in Australia is that it is saturated with world class tennis. Not only are we lucky enough to enjoy beautiful beaches and weather but we get to see all the action culminating...

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Fri, Dec 5 2008

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Also tagged: Baseball, basketball, CAA, Coaches, Football, nike

This Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from Marlboro, New Jersey. I spent the entire day at the Princeton Sports Symposium in Princeton, meeting new people and finally putting a face behind...

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Mon, Oct 27 2008

Octagon Acquires Bulk Of CSMG

Also tagged: athlete representation, Baseball, CSMG, Sports Business

A little over a year ago, I reported on the internal struggles over at CSMG headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The company was spending a lot of money being on projects that had not yet amounted to anything...

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Fri, Aug 29 2008

CAA Is Dominant

Also tagged: BEST, blue equity, boras corp, CAA, WMG

Earlier this week, Liz Mullen and David Broughton wrote in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal the following statement: CAA Sports, in two short years of existence, has become the dominant...

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Thu, Aug 28 2008

Agent Spotlight: Carlos Fleming

Also tagged: Carlos Fleming, IMG, James Blake

A former top-ranked college player in the early 90s for the University of Kansas, Carlos Fleming hung up his racket after a short-lived professional career, and wondered, what now? Returning to his hometown...

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Mon, Aug 4 2008

Sport Agency Power Rankings

Also tagged: B.J. Armstrong, BEST, CAA, Casey Wasserman, IMG, Michael Principe, Premier Stinson, Tom Condon, WMG

Now that the drafts for the major professional sports leagues have passed, and we continue our mid-summer grind toward the start of the NFL, NBA, and NCAA seasons, I felt it was a good time to release...

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