The Saga of Johnny Manziel – AKA Johnny Football Imagine working for a company for three or four years in your early twenties. Now imagine working for that same company which controls the use of your name and likeness while you are an employee. If you use your name or likeness for your own profit,…
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Jay Bilas Calls Out NCAA for Player Likeness Violation
It seems the NCAA has been in the business of playing the hypocrite card as of late, at least judging by the series of Tweets released by ESPN’s Jay Bilas. The NCAA is up in arms about reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel, allegedly profiting from signing autographs. At the same time, Jay Bilas has…
NCAA: New Court Allegations, Again
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is currently fighting battles in the court system that have a major weight for its future structure. (Joe) Paterno family et al. vs. NCAA: Issues: To briefly summarize the lawsuit that can be read in its entirety here, the Paterno family and former members of Penn State University are…
Intuit Gives Small Business Owners A Chance To Shine During Super Bowl
Get excited, because Intuit is giving away the chance of a lifetime. WIth the “Small Business, Big Game” competition, small business owners will have the chance to win a 30-second television spot that will air during the third quarter of this season’s Super Bowl. You won’t find any ad spaces better than that. Not only will…
In Colorado, University Business May Be Driven By Sports
Universities in Colorado may be taking a page out of Boise State’s book by pushing for better athletics to drive business to their schools. Boise State made strides to increase enrollment of out-of-state students in large part because of their 2007 Fiesta Bowl victory. Now, Colorado schools are looking to their athletics for help. Colorado…
Jay-Z: Music Mogul, Sports Agent Icon?
From selling drugs as a pre-teen in the streets of Brooklyn, New York to becoming a hip-hop mogul. Now his next business venture is becoming the face of a sports agency. Yes, I am talking about Shawn Carter, also know as Jay-Z. Why would an extremely successful rapper venture into the realm of player representation…
Top Sports Agents in the NBA
The players, the coaches and the teams’ management staff get all the media attention and the love from the fans in the NBA. Of course they are the stars of the business, the people that keep the league alive and running. But in order for all them to work, there are some other professionals who…
How To Land Your Dream Job In Sports with Brian Wilhite, Virtual Fan Network – CEO
One of the many benefit of being a Sports Executives Association member is the access we provide our members to top sports business professionals are willing to share their story, experiences and advice with aspiring sports business professionals and help them find a job in sports. Yesterday, we were joined by Brian Wilhite, CEO of…
National Freedom Week: Three People in Sports Business Who Embody Freedom
The growth of the American sports industry throughout history has mirrored the United States’ journey to freedom, in many cases leading our society in breaking down social barriers that once barred participation of women and racial minorities in the pastimes now enjoyed by all. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in professional baseball in 1945,…
Original Six Hockey Equals Ratings
The Chicago Blackhawks are the Stanley Cup champions, after beating the Boston Bruins on Monday. The Hawks won their fifth Stanley Cup in franchise history and their second in the last four seasons. The Windy City representatives rode a dominating regular season into the playoffs and – aside from having some trouble with the Red…
Yahoo Named Founding Partner at Levi’s Stadium
Technology is a major component of the Bay Area region in Northern California, so it is only fitting that the San Francisco 49ers have partnered with Yahoo in a new deal with the team’s new stadium in the Silicon Valley. The agreement will allow fans to upload photos to Flickr, owned by Yahoo, during the…
Tim Tebow’s Last Stand
Word spread like wildfire this past Monday that the New England Patriots were signing Tim Tebow. But why did the sudden interest? And why did the Patriots wait so long? Let me clarify the ACTUAL thinking and reasoning behind this signing! No Revelation Tim Tebow has already had 2 stops in the NFL with the…