Labor and Agents
WNBA, union meet into wee hours with apparent CBA progress
Tuesday’s 11th hour negotiation between the WNBA and its players association literally lasted over 11 hours into Wednesday morning, a marathon bargaining session that WNBPA Exec Dir Terri Jackson described “as a lot of conversation going in the right direction.”
Wasserman’s talent firm hits market as formal bidding window opens
Interested parties in bidding for all or part of embattled founder Casey Wasserman’s agency empire, now rebranded as The Team, have been notified that the formal process to acquire the agency is “about to start,” according to Patten & Hayes of DEADLINE. NDAs are “set to go out” and a “data room ...
Wasserman changes name to The Team amid buyer search
L.A.-based sports marketing and talent representation giant Wasserman is changing its name to The Team starting Monday. The branding shift comes as the agency’s founder & CEO Casey Wasserman is selling off an estimated 40% stake valued at approximately $2B. It was revealed in late January that h...
WNBA, union ramp up talks ahead of Tuesday CBA deadline
The WNBPA and WNBA exchanged counterproposals within 24 hours of each other over the weekend, sudden urgency that may mean Tuesday’s artificial deadline to make a deal isn’t artificial after all.
Range Sports signs women’s flag football star Kiona Westerlund
Range Sports’ women’s division is adding 18-year-old flag football standout Kiona “Ki’Lolo” Westerlund to its talent representation roster as a client. The agency will be handling her NIL deals. She will be managed by her point agent, Range Sports Coordinator of Player Relations, Nyah Jones.
NFLPA C-suite veteran Don Davis to step down
Veteran NFLPA Chief Player Officer Don Davis will leave the union after 16 years, interim Exec Dir David White informed staff and players Wednesday.
WNBPA issues statement of solidarity, rejects latest league proposal
The WNBPA executive committee issued a joint statement Wednesday claiming they are not divided despite recent criticism from their inner circle and that a recent player survey reaffirmed the league’s latest proposal remains inadequate.
Fred VanVleet leads NBPA push to rebuild player trust
Rockets G & NBPA President Fred VanVleet has “taken on the task of rebuilding players’ trust in the organization” with the leading union role, according to Tania Ganguli of the N.Y. TIMES. The union has faced pressure from members, who elected VanVleet as president last summer, for a CBA that “s...
Plum, Stewart hint at player unrest within WNBPA
A week before a league-imposed deadline to finalize a deal or expect a disrupted WNBA season, two marquee players on the WNBPA’s executive committee -- Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart -- sent a letter out of frustration Monday to Exec Dir Terri Jackson, exposing a schism between the union and its pl...
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Without a doubt, people are shaking their heads and asking why they can't seem to get their act together in Boston.Former Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau President Pat Moscaritolo, on the issues the Boston World Cup Committee has faced as the tournament nears.
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