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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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SFX keeps ties to sold practice
N HL agent Jay Grossman has bought back his hockey practice from SFX Sports to address concerns of the NHL Players' Association about the perception of a conflict of interest, said Jeff Lewis , chairman of SFX Sports Group. "Mr. Grossman owns the stock ...
Tags: All Pro Sports & Entertainment, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Hockey, Labor and Agents, Minnesota Vikings, MLB, NHL, Premier Management Consulting Inc., SFX, SportsNet Marketing & Management Inc.
Did agent get clients too early?
Florida state officials are trying to find out whether sports agent and former Jacksonville Jaguars senior vice president Michael Huyghue contacted and signed players from Florida's top college football programs before receiving an agent's license. "We are investigating allegations of ...
Tags: Colleges, Jacksonville Jaguars, Labor and Agents, NFL
Walsh, Schatia split from AMG
Hockey agents Allan Walsh and David Schatia have left AMG Sports, taking about 55 hockey clients with them, as part of a plan to form a new multisport athlete representation firm. Walsh said he and Schatia have a deal with a television production company, which he would not identify, f ...
Tags: Hockey, Labor and Agents, NHL
'Gofer' helps Madden's switch
S andy Montag 's first job at sports agency IMG 17 years ago was to work with broadcast client John Madden , the former Oakland Raiders head coach who happened to have a fear of flying. "IMG hired me to ride with him by train," said Montag, who recalled that his first offi ...
Tags: ABC, Ace Hardware Corp., Chicago Cubs, EA Sports Edge, Football, Fox, IMG, Kellogg Co., Labor and Agents, NFL, Oakland Raiders, PepsiCo, Sprint Corp.
NFLPA: No violations by Elway
T he NFL Players Association does not think that former quarterback John Elway or his agent violated any rules in a secret deal that gave Elway the right to buy 10 percent of the Denver Broncos at a deeply discounted price. "We have been advised that the agreement did ...
Tags: Football, Interperformances Inc., Labor and Agents, NFL, Sports Placement Services
Boarder's comeback golden
Editor's note: The second paragraph of this story is revised from the print edition. O ctagon agent Peter Carlisle says client Chris Klug 's personal story makes his bronze medal as good as gold. Carlisle, Octagon's director of Olympic and extreme sports, signed a multiy ...
Tags: Labor and Agents, NFL, Octagon Group, Olympics
SFX ices figure-skating division
S FX has sent letters to about 20 figure-skating clients, including Olympic medal favorites, to say that the company no longer represents skaters. SFX sent the letters just before the Olympics started, said Rocky Marval , formerly the company's vice president for skating. The ...
Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Labor and Agents, Los Angeles Dodgers, Magicworks Entertainment Inc., MLB, Octagon Group, Olympics
Tank Black fires back
F ormer sports agent William “Tank” Black , convicted last month of defrauding NFL player clients out of about $14 million, has filed claims against some of those same players for money he contends is owed to him for negotiating their pl ...
Tags: ESPN, Football, Labor and Agents, NFL
IMG scores a slam double
IMG represented both the men's and women's winner at the Australian Open last month: the comeback princess, Jennifer Capriati, and the unexpected male winner, Thomas Johansson. A dominant power in tennis, IMG nonetheless in recent years had not enjoyed the feat of be ...
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Firm beefs up NFL candidates
F our of IMG 's NFL linemen draft prospects have some extra muscle behind their preparation for the annual league combine. The players have been drinking three liquid meals in addition to eating their three squares a ...
Tags: CBS Broadcasting Inc., HBO Sports, Labor and Agents, NASCAR, Octagon Group
