NBPA To Hold Elections For Exec Committee

Sources said that the NBPA has sent every NBA player an e-mail informing them that the union will hold elections for seven vacant positions on the nine-member union Exec Committee Feb. 16 during All-Star Weekend in Houston. Sources said that the e-mail was sent on Friday. The law firm of Paul, Weiss ...

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WMG Reps 11 First-Round MLS Picks

Wasserman Media Group represented 11 of the first-round picks in today’s MLS SuperDraft, including D Andrew Farrell , who was picked No. 1 overall by the Revolution. “It is a record-breaking draft for us,” said WMG Exec VP/Global Soccer Richard Motzkin . He added the firm not onl ...

Klutch Sports Group Signs Wizards' Séraphin

Klutch Sports Group, the new NBA player representation firm founded by Heat F LeBron James ’ longtime friend Rich Paul , has signed Wizards F Kevin Séraphin for representation in all areas. Klutch has also enlisted veteran NBA player agent and attorney Mark Termini , who has more t ...

Latest NFL Agents Signings

A trio of All-Americans from the SEC who are expected to go in the first round of this year's NFL Draft have signed for representation. Lagardere Unlimited has signed Univ. of Georgia LB Jarvis Jones, who is among the players being talked about as the No. 1 overall pick. NFL player agent Joel Segal, ...

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Lagardere Signs LB Jarvis Jones

Lagardere Unlimited has signed Univ. of Georgia LB Jarvis Jones , who could be the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, for representation. NFL player agent Joel Segal , president of Lagardere's football practice, will represent him. Jones is ranked No. 1 among all players on ESPN.com anal ...

NFLPA's Smith MLB's HGH Testing

NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith sent a letter to all current NFLPA player reps and Exec Board members Friday informing them that MLB and the MLBPA reached a collectively bargained agreement on HGH testing under conditions the NFL would not agree to with the NFLPA. “If the NFL had adopted the ...

Premier Sports & Entertainment Signs Patriots LB Brandon Spikes

Premier Sports & Entertainment Owner & CEO Gary Uberstine said that the company has signed Patriots LB Brandon Spikes for on-the-field and off-the-field work and will be pursuing regional and national marketing opportunities for him after the end of the Patriots' season. Uberstine said t ...

FSU's Bjoern Werner Picks CAA Sports

More top NFL prospects have signed with agents for representation. CAA Sports has signed Florida State DE Bjoern Werner, who is projected as an early first-round NFL Draft pick. CAA Sports agents Jimmy Sexton, Ben Dogra and R.J. Gonser will represent him. Website NFLDraftScout.com had Werner ra ...

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Select Sports Group Signs WVU's Geno Smith

Select Sports Group has signed West Virginia QB Geno Smith for representation for the NFL Draft. Select Sports Group agents Jeff Nalley , Graylan Crain , Erik Burkhardt and Vann McElroy will represent Smith, Nalley told SportsBusiness Journal. Nalley said all of Select's four NFL player agen ...

Top NFL Prospects Select Agents

With the college football season nearing an end, several prominent players are announcing their choice of representation as they head to the NFL. CAA Sports has signed USC QB Matt Barkley, with Jimmy Sexton, Ben Dogra and Tom Condon representing him. Barkley is seen as a possible first-round selecti ...

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