Labor and Agents
WNBA releases CBA details: Salary cap to rise above $11M by 2032
The WNBA on Friday afternoon officially announced the nuances of its tentative collective bargaining agreement with the WNBPA, touting a seven-year deal that projects the first multimillion-dollar contracts in league history, increased roster sizes and a 52-game schedule by the end of the deal.
The Team suitors get inside look at agency’s finances
There are around 100 interested parties in The Team, formerly the Wasserman sports and music agency, with “more than 10″ having signed N.D.A.s and “getting a look at the books,” according to Matthew Belloni of PUCK. Some private equity, some high-net-worth individuals, UTA is in (backed by its priva...
Questions for NFLPA leaders following JC Tretter’s ascension
Neither NFLPA President Jaylen Reeves-Maybin nor incoming NFLPA Executive Director JC Tretter have taken any media questions after the union’s board of player reps elected Tretter on Tuesday. But given the union’s potential to direct the future of the NFL business in profound ways in the coming year...
A&P Agency helps viral sensation Amir Khan ahead of March Madness
In an NIL era often dominated by standout quarterbacks and star guards, Austin, Texas-based A&P Agency has landed one of the most unusual, and mutually beneficial, client pairings since college athletes were first allowed to profit from their name, image and likeness in 2021. Last August, the ag...
WNBA and union reach verbal CBA deal with about 20% rev share split, season to start on time
After 17 months of both terse and cryptic negotiations -- including over 100 hours of dusk-to-nearly-dawn discussions the past eight days -- the WNBA and WNBPA reached a verbal agreement early Wednesday on a CBA. Although full terms have not officially been confirmed, sources told SBJ earlier that t...
NFLPA names JC Tretter new executive director
The NFLPA board of player representatives Tuesday elected former union president and senior executive JC Tretter to become its next executive director, eight months after Tretter left his senior leadership role with the union and claimed he did not want the top job.
Sources: WNBA, union down to about 4% difference on revenue sharing
The WNBA and WNBPA are believed to be over 4% apart on their split of revenue share, sources told SBJ Tuesday, a marked gain that the sides will continue to hash out as talks resumed Tuesday.
DeChambeau eyes next media steps with extra agency representation
Bryson DeChambeau is adding agency representation as he eyes his next steps from an off-course perspective. Josh Pyatt and the newly launched WIN Artists will be co-managing DeChambeau’s media business alongside his longtime manager, Brett Falkoff of GSE Worldwide. Along with the media business, Fal...
Engelbert’s deadline for a deal passes, WNBA exhibition games may be in jeopardy
Essentially trying to wrap 17 months of negotiations into one week, the WNBA and WNBPA exited a seventh consecutive overnight bargaining session at 3:40am ET Tuesday without a signed term sheet. Whether the sides are close to a CBA deal or not, the season is also getting close, and the next words ou...
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I don’t think the human brain could have comprehended it correctly. It’s been a perfect storm on a lot of levels, and something that has definitely far exceeded our expectations.-- Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, on how the signing of P/DH Shohei Ohtani has exceeded expectations in nearly every metric.
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