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At Tulane, students negotiate NFL contracts – with real execs watching
For students eyeing a career in sports business, Tulane’s annual Professional Football Negotiation Competition offers more than a trophy. It’s a chance to immerse themselves in the dynamics of negotiating an NFL contract for real-life before a panel of NFL executives and agents.
CAA Hockey teams with Paul Theofanous on new Russian talent
CAA Hockey has agreed to a formal collaboration with N.Y.-based player agent Paul Theofanous, who represents some of the top Russian talent in the NHL. The agreement will see CAA and Theofanous Management International (TMI) work together on the recruitment and representation of new, primarily Russi...
NFLPA talks downsides of more football
SAN FRANCISCO -- Super Bowl fever is building in the Bay Area. In San Jose on Monday night, Patriots and Seahawks fans stood in line for hours just to watch players talk to the media. Tuesday in downtown S.F., a steady stream of fans flocked into the NFL Experience. In that environment, it’s easy to...
WNBA charts from latest CBA talks show advances, but players are unmoved
A day after a WNBA collective bargaining session yielded no new proposals, ESPN obtained a confidential league presentation from the meeting that itemized its salary projections and listed its movement on mindful issues such as 401(k) contributions, pregnancy clauses and retired player benefits.
NFLPA ‘in no rush’ to open contract early, president says
SAN FRANCISCO -- NFLPA leaders said Tuesday they’ll listen to offers if the NFL wants to renegotiate the union contract early, but are in no hurry to consider an 18th game or any other changes.
Little movement at WNBA bargaining meeting; league expects to respond to union proposal soon
The WNBA’s collective bargaining session in N.Y. ended Monday with league assurances that it will respond in the coming days to the union’s now five-week-old request for a 30% revenue-share split, sources told SBJ. But while there were new faces in the room -- such as former player-turned-Storm co-o...
Goodell insists NFL is not ‘assuming’ 18th game gets done
SAN JOSE -- Less than two weeks after Patriots owner and NFL powerbroker Robert Kraft said the league “will” extend the regular season to 18 games, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sought to discourage that certainty Monday, repeating his prior remarks that it must be negotiated with the NFLPA as part...
Klutch Sports unveils 2026 NFL Draft class
Klutch Sports is among one of the first big sports agencies to reveal its 2026 NFL Draft Class. The L.A.-based agency is looking to land three first-rounders with the representation of Ohio State LB Arvell Reese, Alabama OL Kadyn Proctor and Tennessee DB Colton Hood. Last year, Klutch set its person...
WNBA and union to meet in full on Monday as tension rises
On a day the Liberty’s Natasha Cloud stared into a camera to say, “We will not f---ing move until ya’ll move,” reports surfaced Friday that the WNBA and its players’ union will hold its first full collective bargaining session of 2026 in New York on Monday.
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Sport is the only must-see, appointment-viewing content. In a world where people are increasingly lonely and looking for a connection -- for the communal, tribal connection you get from watching a sporting event with your friends, being part of your community, crying and screaming and cheering -- the value of that to the media landscape and ecosystem is just becoming exponential.-- Arctos Partners co-founder & managing partner Ian Charles, on how team values will continue to climb because fans will continue to pay more for live experiences and in-person games.
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