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Liz Mullen
Staff writer Liz Mullen covers labor, agents and horse racing.
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NBPA’s Stackhouse: Search for leader in full swing05 / 20 / 13National Basketball Players Association officials met with NHL Players’ Association Executive Director Don Fehr and MLB Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner last month as part of their effort to find a new head for the players union. “The process has started, and for ... Tags: Labor and Agents |
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NHL agents don’t expect big changes
While many executives were still sorting through the terms of the new collective-bargaining agreement last week, NHL player agents don’t expect dramatic changes to player contracts under the deal. “The system is really the same,&rdqu ...
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NFLPA sees decline in applications
Approximately 225 financial professionals have applied to be certified under the NFL Players Association’s revamped financial advisers program, down from the 350 advisers who were certified under the old rules. The NFLPA’s board of player representatives earlier this year passed new a ...
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Reebok, hockey phenom near deal
Reebok’s CCM Hockey brand is close to signing a multiyear head-to-toe apparel and equipment endorsement deal with 15-year-old hockey phenom Connor McDavid, the No. 1 pick of the Ontario Hockey League. If the deal is completed, as expected, it would be the most significant deal Reebok has si ...
Firm backs hockey agency
Canadian sports marketing and corporate consulting firm SDI Marketing has invested in ARC Sports Group, a new hockey representation firm founded by an agent who recruited NHL star clients for the Orr Hockey Group. The Hurricanes& ...
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Paul’s Klutch will look to hire in '13
Klutch Sports Group, the new NBA player representation firm founded by LeBron James’ longtime friend and new NBA contract agent Rich Paul, will start making strategic hires, possibly including a marketing agent, early next year, Paul said last week. Paul shocked many in the basketball world ...
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NBPA reviews Priority agent
Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger has left Priority Sports & Entertainment after more than seven years of representation, and the National Basketball Players Association is reviewing whether a Priority agent violated its regulations in the wake of a bitter legal battle between two agencies th ...
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NBC: Prime time suits Breeders' Cup
Putting a horse racing event on prime-time television was an experiment for NBC, but based on the better-than-expected ratings for the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Classic, there’s a good chance it will air in prime time again next year, said Jon Miller, NBC Sports president of programming. &ld ...
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Legacy making first big purchase
The Legacy Agency is acquiring Peter Greenberg & Associates, a baseball player representation practice that represents 20 major leaguers, including stars Johan Santana and Jose Reyes. The deal marks the first significant acquisition since the agency was formed late last year. Combining the pr ...
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Excel hires Biagas as general counsel
Hal Biagas has agreed to join Excel Sports Management as its general counsel, the latest hire by the sports talent representation firm owned by agents Jeff Schwartz, Casey Close and Mark Steinberg. Biagas most recently was Wasserman Media Group’s executive vice president of operations, a po ...
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Issues follow agent out the door at WMG
Wasserman Media Group may have ended its employment of MLB player agent Paul Kinzer, but a fight over his roster of young baseball player clients, including 22-year-old Chicago Cubs shortstop and two-time All-Star Starlin Castro, may be just beginning. “All my players are still with me,&rdq ...
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