Labor and Agents
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...
After almost 90 hours of face-to-face talks, WNBPA now faces Engelbert’s Monday deadline
Another near all-nighter between the WNBA and WNBPA did not result in a collective bargaining deal Sunday evening, meaning Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s self-imposed Monday deadline to wrap up negotiations -- or start re-calibrating the preseason schedule -- is finally here.
WNBA talks stay positive, but all eyes Saturday turn to revenue sharing
With a new soft deadline of Monday hanging over WNBA collective bargaining, the league and its union pressed on through another 15-hour negotiation Friday, with the delicate topic of revenue sharing coming next on Saturday.
Smith&Saint agency undergoes rebrand
Boston-based boutique talent agency Smith&Saint is rolling out a companywide rebrand as it looks to expand its presence across sports, digital creators and its culinary talent while scaling services around its roster.
Ahmad Nassar steps down from PTPA Exec Dir role
The Professional Tennis Players Association announced on Thursday that Deputy Executive Director Romain Rosenberg is being elevated to Executive Director. Rosenberg replaces Ahmad Nassar, who had been the PTPA’s Executive Director since 2022 and will now transition to an advisor role.
WNBA and players union gain ground, to meet again Friday
The WNBA and its players’ union inched incrementally closer to a deal following roughly 15 hours of advanced talks that began at 11am ET Thursday and ended in the pre-dawn hours of Friday, sources told SBJ. In the most private discussions of the week -- with neither WNBPA Exec Dir Terri Jackson nor ...
NFLPA director vote imminent
The NFL Players Association could elect a new executive director within days, a necessary but preliminary step toward possible talks with the NFL on a longer regular season.
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The team wasn't too fond of the [uniforms] we were going to be wearing [in Qatar], just because we didn't feel it represented us necessarily and the country as we'd like. When you have an opportunity to represent your country at a World Cup ... you just want to love the kit.-- USMNT MF Tyler Adams, on why players wanted input alongside Nike and U.S. Soccer on the design of their 2026 World Cup kits.
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