Labor and Agents
New Florida bill looking to cap NIL agent fees
A Florida House panel last week approved a proposal that “would cap the fees of agents representing college and high-school athletes” who get paid through NIL deals, according to Jim Turner of the NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA. The bill would “limit agent fees to 5% when working with college or high schoo...
Former Wasserman golf agent opens new firm
Former longtime Wasserman golf manager Butler Melnyk has formed his own agency, LongGame Sports Management. Melnyk left Wasserman earlier this month, taking with him PGA Tour players Ludvig Aberg, Sepp Straka, Austin Eckroat and Kevin Kisner.
Whitesell plans to take WME Football after Endeavor go-private
Endeavor Executive Chairman Patrick Whitesell is finalizing a deal to acquire WME Football from WME Sports after Silver Lake completes its go-private acquisition of WME parent company Endeavor on Monday, sources familiar with the deal said.
NFLPA’s top lawyer to retire
NFLPA General Counsel Tom DePaso is retiring after more than four decades, the biggest departure in the union’s C-suite since Lloyd Howell replaced DeMaurice Smith as executive director in 2023.
Carlos Alcaraz distances himself from PTPA lawsuit, calls it ‘surprising’
World No. 3 tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has “distanced himself” from the class-action lawsuit filed by the PTPA against the governing bodies of the sport, saying that it had “caught him by surprise,” according to REUTERS. Alcaraz: “It was surprising for me, because no one had told me about it. … I ...
Tandem Sports + Entertainment rebrands to Gersh Sports
Tandem Sports + Entertainment is rebranding to operate as Gersh Sports, the company announced today. Tandem’s basketball division, led by Steve Gersh, head of Gersh Sports, and You First CEO Juan Aísa will become the first to operate under the Gersh Sports banner.
Octagon taps Alastair Garland to run tennis division
Octagon is elevating longtime executive Alastair Garland to Managing Dir of its tennis division, a step up from his previous title of SVP. Garland will continue to report to Octagon founder & President Phil de Picciotto in the new role while overseeing the agency’s tennis operations, player repr...
Ovechkin’s goal-scoring record chase a great opportunity for Capitals and NHL
When Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin suffered a fractured left fibula in late November, it seemed likely that his quest to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 career goals would carry over into the next season. That would have been just fine with Jim Van Stone, the president of busines...
UFPA files unfair labor practice charge against UFL
The United Football Players Association has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board alleging the league took a series of unlawful steps against the union as negotiations around a new labor contract continue, the union announced today.
NFLPA update: About half of eligible workers took buyouts
Roughly 34 NFLPA employees accepted the buyouts offered in February, just under half of those eligible, sources said.
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For the league to step in and say that a team chose to play one player over another player and that was the wrong decision, I think that's a bit of a slippery slope.-- NBA EVP/Strategy & Analytics Evan Wasch, on the league monitoring player availability but not mandating how coaches rotate players in game.
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