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Sources: Durant Leaving Landmark Sports To Join Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports06 / 10 / 13Thunder F Kevin Durant is leaving Landmark Sports, and multiple sources said they expect Durant to join Roc Nation Sports. A Roc Nation Sports spokesperson declined comment on whether Durant was joining the firm founded by Jay-Z in April '13. Landmark Sports President Rob Pelinka, who had repped Dur... Tags: Labor and Agents |
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NFL Jets' Geno Smith Fires Agents
Jets second-round NFL Draft pick QB Geno Smith recently " fired his agents in his first significant decision" as a pro after he "plummeted" out of the first round of the NFL Draft last week, according to Manish Mehta of the N.Y. DAILY NEWS. Smith's "belief that he would have -- and should have -- b ...
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Could LeBron Jump To Roc Nation?
Grantland’s Bill Simmons speculated in his podcast that Heat F LeBron James could leave his current agent, CAA’s Rich "Shorty" Paul, and sign with CAA-backed Roc Nation Sports Agency, operated by Jay-Z. Simmons said of Leon Rose, who was James’ agent before Paul and is "tied in" wi ...
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CAA Leads With Five First-Round NFL Picks
CAA Sports led all agencies in the first round of Thursday night’s NFL Draft with five clients selected, including the No. 2 overall pick, Texas A&M OT Luke Joeckel. Three Octagon clients were chosen in the first round, the same number as Lagardère Unlimited, whose Joel Segal reps t ...
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MLBPA Waiting On Jay-Z Agent Application
MLBPA Exec Dir Michael Weiner, in his first public comments on the matter, said the union would consider Jay-Z' decision to sell his interest in the Nets , among other things, in deciding whether to grant him permanent certification to represent MLB players in contract talks with clubs. Jay-Z and t ...
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Columnist: Boras Should Drop Claims To Cano
MLB agent Scott Boras should "turn the page" and let Yankees 2B Robinson Cano join Jay-Z' new sports agency "without a fight," according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com. Cano last week announced plans to join Roc Nation Sports , which is working with CAA Sports. Olney wrote about Boras, "Just move on. ...
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Murray Agency Creates Globosport Partnership
XIX Entertainment, which represents tennis player Andy Murray, on Thursday announced an “intriguing new partnership with Globosport, the company run by" Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, to "explore business opportunities in China and India,” according to Kevin Mitchell of the GUARDI ...
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Boras Stunned By Cano Defection To Jay-Z
Yankees 2B Robinson Cano’s hiring of Jay-Z and CAA "didn’t just shock the baseball world, it stunned Boras, as well," according to Dan Martin of the N.Y. POST. Boras yesterday “implied the agency made Cano an offer he couldn’t refuse.” Boras said, “In defense of ...
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Jay-Z, Cano Partnership Examined
Nets investor Jay-Z yesterday came out with the "double-barreled announcement ... that he was opening his own sports agency, and that he was stealing" Yankees 2B Robinson Cano from agent Scott Boras, according to Ken Belson of the N.Y. TIMES. The move has Jay-Z "poised to shake up the sports world b ...
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Wasserman Signs Baylor's Brittney Griner
Wasserman Media Group has signed Baylor Univ. C and concensus No. 1 WNBA Draft pick Brittney Griner for representation in all areas. WMG VP/Action Sports & Olympics Lindsay Kagawa Colas will serve as Griner's primary agent. Colas said that she already was in talks with three shoe companies withi ...
Rich Paul Pushing Forward With Klutch
Klutch Sports Group Founder Rich Paul is "not only the agent with the NBA's biggest talent on his client list, but he's also the Cleveland man who is building a solid foundation with his agency with potential for it to blossom into something much larger," according to Jodie Valade of the Cleveland P ...
