Labor and Agents
LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia parts with managers
LIV Golf player Sergio Garcia has decided to “part ways” with longtime managers Carlos Rodriguez and Irek Myskow. The change, which went into effect a couple of months ago, was “made to avoid any conflict of interest due to their various involvements in different LIV teams.” Garcia’s wife Angela sai...
Inside David Abrutyn’s busy week with record-setting client Alex Ovechkin
It’s understandable that DAVID ABRUTYN’s voice would be rough and hoarse. The agent for Capitals LW ALEX OVECHKIN has been on a non-stop rush over the last few weeks planning all that went into capitalizing on his client’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal scoring record. SBJ caught up with A...
The Only Agency launches sports division
The masterminds behind looks like Lewis Hamilton’s 2021 Met Gala outfit as well as other styles, L.A.-based The Only Agency, is launching its own sports focused division. The company already works with some of the sports industry’s biggest names like Lionel Messi, Serena Williams, Paige Bueckers and...
Jaylen Brown expresses frustration with ‘failing’ NBA agent system
Celtics G Jaylen Brown during a recent appearance on Barstool’s “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast stated his frustrations with the NBA agent system, saying that he “has issues with the way business is done between players and agents in general,” according to Khari Thompson of the BOSTON GLOBE. ...
Jets’ Woody Johnson revives contractual argument against NFLPA report cards
In Florida, Jets owner Woody Johnson complained this week about the NFLPA’s report cards on working conditions, which gave him an “F” grade. He channeled Seinfeld’s David Puddy with his “bogus” remark, but he said something else worth fleshing out.
Wasserman acquires hockey agency KO Sports
Wasserman Hockey has added another feather to its agency cap with the acquisition of Denver-based hockey agency KO Sports. KO Sports owner Kurt Overhardt will become a Wasserman Hockey EVP. Others joining him include KO Sports partner Joe Oliver, agents Shawn Hunwick and Brian Schoelzel, and scout D...
Range Sports grows golf practice with acquisition
Range Sports is expanding its golf division through the acquisition of Sunrise Sports Consulting, the firm founded by industry veteran Jana Smoley. Smoley founded Sunrise more than a decade ago and counts PGA Tour player Matt McCarty and teacher Stan Utley among her clients, both of whom will be und...
Coco Gauff launches new agency alongside WME
World No. 3 women’s tennis player Coco Gauff in a social media post Wednesday evening announced “the launch of her venture, Coco Gauff Enterprises, with WME.” Gauff, 21, had worked with Team8, the boutique agency that Roger Federer launched with his longtime agent, Tony Godsick, “for the entirety of...
Octagon promotes Lou Nero to Co-Managing Director of Baseball
After 20 years at Octagon, longtime baseball agent Lou Nero has been named Octagon Baseball’s co-managing director. With his father, Alan Nero, he will lead the firm’s global operations including player representation, strategic initiatives and business development. Nero will be based out of Chicago...
NFLPA checking over WME Football deal
On Sunday, I wrote about former Endeavor Executive Chairman Patrick Whitesell’s plan to acquire WME Football from WME Sports and hold it independently, a transaction designed to alleviate the conflict-of-interest problem created when WME Sports owner Silver Lake CEO Egon Durban invested in the Raide...
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