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• Yordan Alvarez Changes Representation
Astros designated hitter/outfielder Yordan Alvarez has changed agencies and is now a client of MVP Sports Group, Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports tweets. Alvarez just debuted last season, which went down as an AL Rookie of the Year-winning campaign, so he’s not eligible to reach arbitration or free agency in the near future. As such,…...2020
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• Twins To Sign Josh Donaldson
The Twins have agreed to a four-year contract with free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. Donaldson is represented by the MVP Sports Group. More to come....2020
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• Josh Donaldson, Twins agree to four-year, $92M deal
The Twins have agreed to a four-year contract with free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. There’s an option for a fifth season on the deal, tweets Darren Wolfson of 1500 SKOR North Radio. Donaldson is represented by the MVP Sports Group. The $92M guarantee makes this the largest free-agent signing in team history...2020
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• Orioles To Sign Jose Iglesias
The Orioles have reached a one-year, $3MM deal with shortstop Jose Iglesias, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. The pact also includes an option for 2021 that would make the contract worth roughly $6MM. Iglesias is a client of MVP Sports Group. The 30-year-old Iglesias has done much better this offseason than last, when he sat…...2020
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• Orioles to sign SS Jose Iglesias
The Orioles have reached a one-year, $3M deal with shortstop Jose Iglesias, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. The pact also includes an option for 2021 that would make the contract worth roughly $6M. Iglesias is a client of MVP Sports Group. The 30-year-old Iglesias has done much better this offseason than last, when he sat on the market until the R...2020
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• Tigers To Sign Jonathan Schoop
The Detroit Tigers are “in agreement” with free agent second baseman Jonathan Schoop, per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. It’s a one-year deal worth $6.1MM plus performance bonuses for Schoop, a client of VC Sports Group. Rosenthal notes that the Tigers plan on utilizing Schoop in the middle of the order as their everyday seco...2019
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• Tigers reportedly sign 2B Jonathan Schoop to one-year, $6.1M deal
The Detroit Tigers are “in agreement” with free-agent second baseman Jonathan Schoop, per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. It’s a one-year deal worth $6.1M plus performance bonuses for Schoop, a client of VC Sports Group. Rosenthal notes that the Tigers plan on utilizing Schoop in the middle of the order as their everyday second baseman. Schoop stays ...2019
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• Twins, Danny Coulombe Agree To Minor League Deal
The Twins have agreed to a minor league contract with left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets. He’ll likely head to big league camp this spring in search of a roster spot. Coulombe is represented by Elite Sports Group. A veteran of five MLB seasons, the 30-year-old Coulombe spent the 2019 season…...2019
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• Veteran reliever Danny Coulombe agrees to minor-league deal with Twins
The Twins have agreed to a minor-league contract with left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets. Coulombe will likely head to big-league camp this coming spring in search of a roster spot. Coulombe is represented by Elite Sports Group. A veteran of five MLB seasons, the 30-year-old Coulombe spent the 2019 season with...2019
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• Dinelson Lamet Hires MVP Sports Group
Padres right-hander Dinelson Lamet has changed agencies and hired MVP Sports Group as representation, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Lamet, who earned Super Two status and has four years of arbitration eligibility as a result, is slated to go through the process for the first time this winter. He’s projected to make $1.7MM in…...2019
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• Cubs hoping for a return to form for Dan Winkler, sign P to one-year deal
The Cubs and free-agent righty Dan Winkler are in agreement on a one-year, Major League contract, Robert Murray reports (via Twitter). The MVP Sports Group client elected free agency at season’s end after being outrighted off the Giants’ 40-man roster. Winkler, 30 in February, was one of the players sent from Atlanta to San Francisco in the Mark Me...2019
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• Everything You Need to Know About the PLL, Paul Rabil's Bold Venture
The most influential player of the millennial generation is putting it all on the line, with unwavering belief that lacrosse has reached its tipping point. P aul Rabil wants to be clear about one thing. He did not set out to start a new professional lacrosse league. He just wanted to help make the existing league better. Before the Premier Lacrosse...2018
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• Everything You Need to Know About the PLL, Paul Rabil's Bold New Venture
The most influential player of the millennial generation is putting it all on the line, with unwavering belief that lacrosse has reached its tipping point. P aul Rabil wants to be clear about one thing. He did not set out to start a new professional lacrosse league. He just wanted to help make the existing league better. Before the Premier Lacros...2018
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• Cubs, Bourjos reportedly agree to minor-league deal
The Cubs have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Peter Bourjos, reports Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune (Twitter link). The Dishman Sports Group client will be invited to Major League Spring Training and vie for a reserve job with the reigning NL Central champs.Bourjos, 30, spent the 2017 season with the Rays and appeared in 100...2018
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In his 10-season NFL career as a target for Hall of Fame-bound wide-receiver Drew Brees, Saints Star Marques Colston got up close and personal with sports technology, but with annual offseason visits to the operating room for injury repair. Colston led the Saints to a Super Bowl Championship. Now he's leading sports tech companies ...2017
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• Twins To Sign Josh Donaldson
The Twins have agreed to a four-year contract with free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. Donaldson is represented by the MVP Sports Group. More to come....2020
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• Josh Donaldson, Twins agree to four-year, $92M deal
The Twins have agreed to a four-year contract with free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. There’s an option for a fifth season on the deal, tweets Darren Wolfson of 1500 SKOR North Radio. Donaldson is represented by the MVP Sports Group. The $92M guarantee makes this the largest free-agent signing in team history...2020
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• Orioles To Sign Jose Iglesias
The Orioles have reached a one-year, $3MM deal with shortstop Jose Iglesias, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. The pact also includes an option for 2021 that would make the contract worth roughly $6MM. Iglesias is a client of MVP Sports Group. The 30-year-old Iglesias has done much better this offseason than last, when he sat…...2020
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• Orioles to sign SS Jose Iglesias
The Orioles have reached a one-year, $3M deal with shortstop Jose Iglesias, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. The pact also includes an option for 2021 that would make the contract worth roughly $6M. Iglesias is a client of MVP Sports Group. The 30-year-old Iglesias has done much better this offseason than last, when he sat on the market until the R...2020
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• Tigers To Sign Jonathan Schoop
The Detroit Tigers are “in agreement” with free agent second baseman Jonathan Schoop, per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. It’s a one-year deal worth $6.1MM plus performance bonuses for Schoop, a client of VC Sports Group. Rosenthal notes that the Tigers plan on utilizing Schoop in the middle of the order as their everyday seco...2019
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• Tackling Tech: A Virtual Reality Check for NFL Fans
True virtual reality has quickly captured the imagination of content owners, tech vendors and fans. However, capturing and holding the attention of fans with an immersive experience does have its challenges .Those who seek to redefine pro sports viewing will need to overcome core tech and network infrastructure obstacles. Last week alone, the MLB ...2017
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• Harvard sports group schools Senators on advanced stats after loss
2017
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• Report: Colin Kaepernick changes agents
Colin Kaepernick reportedly has switched agents.The Sacramento Bee’s Matt Barrows says the 49ers quarterback parted ways with XAM Sports, which represented the player since the time he entered the league in 2011.It’s unclear at the moment who will be representing Kaepernick, but Barrows believes it could be Jeff Nalley of Select Sports Group, which...2017
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• Podcast: European Ball With Agent Josh Chetwynd
Host Jeff Todd chats with Josh Chetwynd of Elite Sports Group about his experiences in European baseball as both a player and a player representative. Chetwynd, who has been elected into the British baseball hall of fame and negotiated a European-record $1.3MM bonus for Italian … ...2015
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• Rabil, Harrison Embrace Opportunity to Team Up Again
When Paul Rabil and Kyle Harrison first met in 2004, Harrison was three years into his decorated career as a Johns Hopkins midfielder. Ahead was his historic senior season, which ended with the Blue Jays finishing 16-0 and winning the school’s first NCAA championship since 1987. Harrison finished his brilliant run at Homewood by winning the Tewarra...2018
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• Everything You Need to Know About the PLL, Paul Rabil's Bold Venture
2018
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• Everything You Need to Know About the PLL, Paul Rabil's Bold New Venture
2018
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• Von Miller’s agents land in litigation
The Von Miller negotiations got nasty. The aftermath could get even nastier. Via Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Daily, agent Joby Branion of Vanguard Sports Group has sued Carmen Wallace of Athletes First and Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports. Branion claims that Wallace made “false and defamatory statements” about Branion to Miller’s...2016
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• J.R. Smith got married to Jewel Harris on Monday
J.R. Smith’s whirlwind offseason since winning the NBA title with the Cleveland Cavaliers continued earlier this week when he married Jewel Harris in a ceremony held near his childhood home in New Jersey. Great night @TheRealJRSmith and Shirley's wedding! #Congrats #MrandMrsSmith pic.twitter.com/MMtkRwOzLw — Klutch Sports Group (@KlutchSports) Au...2016
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• LeBron Angling to Pull off Greatest Power Play in NBA History with Cavaliers
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• Twins To Sign Josh Donaldson
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• Willie Cauley-Stein Signs with Roc Nation: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
2015
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• Kings to play 10 Nationally Televised regular season games in '15-'16
The NBC Sports Group announced their National TV schedule for the upcoming 2015-’16 season on Monday morning. 105 regular season games are slated to be broadcast on the Network – the most they’ve ever scheduled. Of those games, 93 will be broadcas......2015
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• FOX Sports, NBC Sports team up to unleash new era in NASCAR TV
On the heels of one of the most exciting NASCAR seasons in recent memory, the award-winning marketing teams at FOX Sports and NBC Sports have co-created an adrenaline-charged on-air promotion that is set to unfold on multiple network platforms. The announcement was made today as part of a panel featuring NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus and F...2014
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• Cubs To Sign Dan Winkler
The Cubs and free-agent righty Dan Winkler are in agreement on a one-year, Major League contract, Robert Murray reports (via Twitter). The MVP Sports Group client elected free agency at season’s end after being outrighted off the Giants’ 40-man roster. Winkler, 30 in February, was one of the players sent from Atlanta to San Francisco...2019
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• Orioles To Sign Jose Iglesias
2020
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• Sean McDonough Will Replace Mike Tirico on ESPN 'Monday Night Football'
2016
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• Tigers To Sign Jonathan Schoop
2019
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• Blue Jays Sign J.A. Happ
The Blue Jays have announced the signing of lefty J.A. Happ to a three-year, $36MM contract. Happ, 33, is represented by the Jay Fee Sports Group. With the signing, Toronto has brought back a pitcher who spent about two-and-a-half seasons with the club before he was traded away last winter. (That deal brought back outfielder Michael Saunders.)̷...2015
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• Tackling Tech: New NFL Fan Features for 2017
The National Football League and its tech partners are putting the finishing touch on new features and functionalities that they hope will quickly become fan favorites. As always, the league is looking to balance tradition with technology, which has been increasing difficult as the game itself evolves. Among the new additions for the regular season...2017
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• J.R. Smith Comments on Playing for Potential Superteam Featuring LeBron James
2016
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• J.R. Smith Comments on Playing for Potential Superteam Featuring LeBron James
2016
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• Josh Donaldson, Twins agree to four-year, $92M deal
2020
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• Tigers reportedly sign 2B Jonathan Schoop to one-year, $6.1M deal
2019
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• PLL To Air 3 Games on NBC, 16 Games on NBCSN, 20+ on Gold
PLL To Air 3 Games on NBC, 16 Games on NBCSN, 20+ on Gold The Premier Lacrosse League and NBC Sports Group jointly announced today the television and live streaming schedule for the PLL’s inaugural 39-game season, which begins on June 1. The PLL is a six-team, tour-based league featuring 160 of the best lacrosse players in the world. The teams that...2019
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• Mets sign lefty reliever Luis Avilan to minor-league deal
The Mets announced Thursday that they’ve signed left-handed reliever Luis Avilan to a minor -league contract and invited him to major-league spring training, where he’ll compete for a bullpen job. Avilan is repped by SPS Sports Group. Non-tendered by the Phillies earlier this winter, Avilan will land with their division rivals in hopes of cracking ...2019
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• Yankees sign former first-round pick Rex Brothers to minor league deal
The Yankees announced Friday that they’ve signed left-handers Danny Coulombe and Rex Brothers to minor league deals with invitations to spring training. Coulombe is repped by Elite Sports Group, and Brother is a client of Jet Sports. Coulombe, 29, spent the past three seasons with the A’s, pitching to a 4.10 ERA with 8.7 K/9, 3.7 BB/9, 1.09 HR/9 an...2018
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• Manny Machado’s agent rips the media for fabricating 'news'
There’s been a ton of speculation regarding the potential landing spots for All-Star free-agent shortstop Manny Machado. A recent report from ESPN’s Buster Olney suggests the Chicago White Sox have offered Machado a well-below market value $175 million over seven seasons. Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports pushed back against this report, indicating Mach...2019