Labor and Agents
The Team acquires Provisions Golf, doubling down on creator‑led digital golf
The Team is deepening its bet on creator‑led golf by acquiring boutique agency, Provisions Golf. As part of the deal, Provisions founders Joe Gilliland and Josh Morgan are joining The Team as SVPs of the Creators division, with Gilliland based in Dallas and Morgan in San Diego. They will report to C...
GSE Worldwide, Full Day Productions to host college volleyball event at AT&T Stadium
Full Day Productions and GSE Worldwide aim to break the record for the highest attendance at a volleyball game through a collaboration to host Spikes Under the Lights, a one-night showcase at AT&T Stadium. Set for Aug. 27, the event will feature Nebraska, Penn State, Florida and SMU competing in...
MVP Sports Group, Beverly Hills Sports form EVOLV Sports Management
The baseball talent representation sector has gained a new entrant. MVP Sports Group and Beverly Hills Sports Council, which both have headquarters in Southern California, merged to form EVOLV Sports Management, a player representation firm launching with more than $6B in negotiated player contracts...
Upper Edge Sports, Prime 1 Sports collab to represent athletes
Ashburn, Va.-based NFLPA agency Upper Edge Sports is joining forces with Washington, D.C.-based boutique NIL agency Prime 1 Sports in a partnership designed to create a seamless pipeline for football players from high school and college through the NFL. In practice, that means a player who starts wi...
NFLPA agent Alexander Nguyen joins McRae Sports Group
Attorney Alex Nguyen is betting that a winding path through family law and personal injury cases will translate to a future inside the NFL Draft green room. Nguyen, recently certified as an NFLPA agent in October, has joined Clermont, Fla.-based NIL and NFL agency McRae Sports Group as an agent and ...
Winter Olympics star Johannes Høsflot Klæbo signs with Octagon
After a record-setting performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Norwegian cross-country star Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has signed with Octagon, betting that Olympic dominance can translate into commercial relevance — particularly in the underdeveloped U.S. market.
Inside the negotiations that led to the WNBA’s collective-bargaining deal
Nothing good happens after midnight — except for the eight days that saved the WNBA season.
Athletes First wins NFL Draft’s first round with nine selections
Athletes First returned to the top of the agency leaderboards in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft from Pittsburgh. The Laguna Hills-based agency finished the night with nine selections in its first victory in three years, putting an end to CAA Sports’ two-year win streak in dominant fashion.
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In the first eight years of legalized sports betting you could make the case she’s had, if not the largest impact, then [close to it] on the sports betting industry and where it needs to go in the years ahead.-- PGA Tour VP/Gaming Scott Warfield, on the impact of now former FanDuel CEO Amy Howe.
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