Falk nearly done with rebuild at FAME NBPA’s Stackhouse: Search in full swing NFLPA made deal to reduce future caps How agencies fared in NFL draft Fitness app among deals for St-Pierre Progress slow on new NBPA chief Ben Dogra: Calm in the storm Relativity hires former Wasserman COO Women In Representation Headline will represent Terrell Davis
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With Porter signing, Falk nearly done with rebuild at FAME05 / 20 / 13D avid Falk says he’s almost done rebuilding his agency, FAME , having recently signed Georgetown forward Otto Porter Jr. , one of the top prospects in this year’s NBA draft. “We will sign two or three more players and tha... Tags: Labor and Agents |
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NBPA’s Stackhouse: Search in full swing
National 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 ...
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NFLPA made deal to reduce future caps
The NFL Players Association last year agreed to reduce future salary caps in exchange for a higher amount under the cap in 2012 than the players were due to receive, the union disclosed recently in court documents tied to its collusion case against the league. The fact that the NFLPA made the agr ...
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How agencies fared in NFL draft
Even with the most up-in-the-air talent scenario in years, familiar major agencies led the way in the NFL draft. Sportstars again led all agencies in most players drafted, with 21, according to SportsBusiness Journal research. Athletes First was second, with 18, and the football division of multi ...
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Fitness app among deals for St-Pierre
A health and fitness app for the iPhone and iPad that launched late last month and features Georges St-Pierre is one of the latest commercial deals for the MMA star. CAA Sports , which represents St-Pierre, partnered with developer Zolmo on ...
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Progress slow on new NBPA chief
It took just one short meeting to oust Billy Hunter as executive director of the National Basketball Players Association. Finding a new union leader is proving to be a far more drawn-out effort. The union has yet to hire an executive search firm to replace Hunter, who was fired in February. And w ...
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Ben Dogra: Calm in the storm
It’s the day before the most unpredictable NFL draft in recent history and the agent who has represented the most first-round draft picks over the past dozen years is working the phones while trying to eat lunch in a midtown Manhattan hotel. The sound on Ben Dogra’s iPhon ...
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Relativity hires former Wasserman COO
R elativity Sports , the athlete talent representation division of film and television studio Relativity Media , has hired longtime sports executive Josh Swartz as president. Swartz will report to Happy Walters , CEO of Relativity Sports ...
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Women In Representation
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition. Talent representation has largely been a male-dominated industry, from contract work to marketing agreements. But that’s begun to change over the years, largely due to the groundbreaking work of the women highlighted below. Fr ...
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Headline will represent Terrell Davis
H eadline Media Management , a New York-based agency specializing in representing sports broadcasters, has signed former Denver Broncos running back and NFL MVP Terrell Davis for representation in broadcast and marketing work. The agency also r ...
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NFL free agent signings up slightly
T hrough the first 25 days of NFL free agency, 204 players, or 48 percent of the unrestricted free agents available, have signed contracts with clubs, representing a small increase from last year. Last year, during the same time period, 190 &md ...
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