SBJ/20100517/Sports Business Awards
Best in Talent Representation and Management
| BEST |
| Highlights |
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NFL clients include rookie standout
Percy Harvin and Super Bowl hero Darren Sharper |
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Also delivers top talent in the NBA,
tennis, boxing and mixed martial arts |
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More than $250 million in client
salaries and endorsements in 2009 |
| CAA Sports |
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Hit the jackpot at
the 2009 NFL draft, representing nine of the first 19 picks |
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Negotiated largest
rookie contract in NFL history for No. 1 pick Matthew Stafford |
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Represents more
than 500 athletes in football, baseball, hockey, basketball, soccer, tennis,
golf and Olympic sports |
| IMG |
| Highlights |
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Added more than 50
clients to its sports talent roster |
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Negotiated Danica Patrick’s move to the NASCAR Nationwide Series |
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Represents more
than 1,000 athletes, models and celebrities in total |
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| Boras Corp. |
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Lands the contracts
that move the market for the top players in Major League Baseball |
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Negotiated the
largest contract in MLB draft history for first overall pick Stephen Strasburg |
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Represented six
first-round picks in the 2009 MLB draft |
| Octagon |
| Highlights |
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Broad client list that includes top
Olympians, NBA standout rookies, free agent baseball stars and top NFL coaches |
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First-round draft picks in all four
of the major
U.S.
team sports |
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Added Olympian Apolo
Anton Ohno to its roster in the run-up to the
Vancouver Winter Games |
| Wasserman Media
Group |
| Highlights |
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Features a roster
of all-star and global talent in a range of sports, including major growth in
action sports and golf |
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Represented five
first-round picks in the 2009 NBA draft |
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Represents more
than 700 athletes across 20 sports |
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