Labor and Agents
NFLPA president denies JC Tretter had inside track
NFLPA President Jalen Reeves-Maybin defended the union’s election of JC Tretter as executive director on Monday, insisting the process wasn’t unfairly tilted toward Tretter and that multiple investigations cleared Tretter of any wrongdoing while he was the group’s president from 2000-24 and during t...
WNBA players ratify CBA, Board of Governors vote next
The WNBA players on Monday unanimously ratified their collective bargaining agreement with the league, whose Board of Governors will vote next to memorialize the deal.
Guillermo Zamarripa’s bet on women’s soccer pays off
Guillermo Zamarripa never reached the World Cup as a player. But the agency he founded now represents more than 200 women’s soccer players across 42 countries — including Zambian forward Racheal Kundananji, whose $788,000 transfer fee last year became the most expensive deal in the women’s game.
Baseball’s labor negotiators: Who will be leading talks on behalf of the players union and MLB
MLBPA interim head and lead negotiator Bruce Meyer will be supported by several key members of the union in bargaining talks.
Key issues that could dominate talks between players union, MLB
MLB Players Association interim executive director Bruce Meyer says the three overriding priorities of the union are trying to get younger players paid more earlier in their careers; improving competition to the benefit of players; and protecting and advancing baseball’s free-market system.
MLBPA’s Bruce Meyer brings reputation as tough-minded litigator into critical labor talks
Bruce Meyer always knew he wanted to be a trial attorney.
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...
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Anything that takes away from our ability to build rec centers and fire stations and gives it to a billionaire-owned team is a nonstarter for me.-- Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin, on her opposition to giving public funds to Columbus Crew owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam as they seek an NWSL bid.
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