Feb
03
The second Paul Hornung Award Banquet was held last night at the Galt House in Louisville, KY. This year’s winner as the nation’s most versatile player was University of Georgia Senior Brandon Boykin. And like the award’s namesake, Boykin did a little bit of everything for the Bulldogs. Defensive Back was his main position, but …
Feb
01
We are more than happy to announce our new client, Andrew Goudelock, rookie scoring sensation for the Los Angeles Lakers. On Day One, we created an original skit on SportsCenter by connecting him with our other client, Neil Everett. As a rookie, Andrew has received some crazy nicknames from his veteran teammates. On SportsCenter, Neil …
Jan
25
We secured this exclusive feature of LaShawn Merritt with USA Today. LaShawn Merritt is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist with USA Track & Field and he gives an up close and personal look into his personal training for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games along with a look back on his gold medal wins at the …
Jan
25
Universal Sports & Entertainment Management client and 2012 NFL Draft prospect, Brandon Boykin speaks with ESPN.com’s David Ching of Dawg Nation right before the Senior Bowl. Check out an excerpt from Brandon Boykin’s interview with ESPN.com: Don’t bother asking Brandon Boykin for an opinion on where the latest mock NFL draft predicted him to be …
Jan
21
We connected I AM SPORTS client and New England Patriots RB, Kevin Faulk to an exclusive interview with the HuffingtonPost.com. Jordan Schultz writes: After beating Houston 20-13 in the Divisional round, Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed proclaimed that “we’re coming and they know it,” in reference to the AFC Championship game Sunday at New England. …
Jan
19
We connected I AM SPORTS client and Los Angeles Clippers star, Caron Butler to a one-on-one interview with The Huffington Post. In this exclusive interview, Caron talks Chris Paul and the Clippers defense and compares playing for the Clippers versus his former Championship team, the Dallas Mavericks. (Caron Butler, far right) Excerpt from Caron Butler’s …
Jan
13
We connected Universal Sports & Entertainment Management client and former University of Georgia CB, Brandon Boykin to an exclusive one-on-one interview with FOX Sports South. Boykin discussed everything from his senior year with UGA football, his amazing performance at the Outback Bowl, training for the NFL Combine, 2012 NFL Draft preparation and more. LISTEN by …
Jan
12
We connected Universal Sports & Entertainment Management client and NFL Safety, Morgan Burnett of the Green Bay Packers to an exclusive one-on-one interview with SB Nation’s Green Bay Packers blog: Was this like a second rookie season for you since you were only able to play in four games in 2010? Honestly this will be …
Jan
11
We joined forces with Team USA aka the US Olympic Committee for a cross-publicity opportunity for our client, two-time 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist, LaShawn Merritt. LaShawn participated in a LIVE “Athlete Chat” and took questions from fans. WATCH: Sphere: Related Content
Jan
02
Neil discusses his broadcast and TV career and how he landed his job at ESPN. The University of Oregon visited Neil at the ESPN Production Facility during Rose Bowl week in California. #GODUCKS Part 1/4 Interview with Neil Everett: Part 2/4 Interview with Neil Everett: Sphere: Related Content
Dec
21
Here is client LaShawn Merritt’s exclusive feature with Jere Longman of the New York Times. The article details what happens with his mistake that led to Merritt’s 21-month ban from track & field. Read an excerpt from the article here: So many florid excuses have been given by athletes claiming to have unintentionally taken banned …
Dec
20
Today, The Hollywood Reporter broke that our client Romeo Brown has been casted in Lovelace, the biopic about Linda Lovelace, the porn star best known for her performance in the 1972 box-office hit Deep Throat. According to The Hollywood Reporter: Amanda Seyfried will play Lovelace and Peter Sarsgaard will play her husband, Chuck Traynor. Brown …
Dec
15
Associated Press NEW YORK — Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt will stretch a bit farther from his signature event, running the 500 meters at Millrose Games. Organizers announced that Merritt will compete in the race on Feb. 11 in New York. He won the gold in the 400 and 1,600 relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. …
Dec
14
Last night, client Mindy R. Smith attended the luxury grand opening of Prada at Lenox Square in Atlanta. Check out more photos from the event on UptownMagazine.com. PHOTO CREDIT: Paras Griffin Sphere: Related Content
Dec
13
This week, we secured a one-on-one interview with new client, LaShawn Merritt (two-time 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist) with Track & Field News. Here is a snippet of the story. You can catch the entire story in the March/Spring Issue of Track & Field News magazine. Thanks to Jon Hendershott and the team at Track & …
Nov
26
In the midst of the great NBA news that the lockout has ended, we are also happy to announce that client NBA Legend, Spencer Haywood, has officially made the list of nominees for the 2012 NBA Hall of Fame. NBA.com reports that Haywood joins Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, Jerry Krause and Vlade Divac for the …
Nov
20
We connected our client, Mindy R. Smith (family lawyer and blogger for HuffingtonPost.com), to the inaugural “What’s Cooking?” Celebrity Charity Cook-Off for the Salvation Army. “What’s Cooking” pit local celebrity teams against each other to compete for monetary donations for the Salvation Army’s Women Auxiliary fall fundraiser, bragging rights as Atlanta’s Top Celebrity Chef, food …
Nov
16
On Veteran’s Day, client and ESPN SportsCenter anchor, Neil Everett, joined Lakers Coach Mike Brown, his coaching staff, the Laker Girls, Lakers and 710 ESPN broadcaster John Ireland, former USC and NFL great Sam Cunningham, and legendary actor Dick Van Dyke on Veterans’ Day to honor and thank local veterans for their service. Excerpt from …
Nov
10
We secured a feature for NFL’s Larry Grant (LB, San Francisco 49ers), on the HuffingtonPost.com for AOL Sports. In the article, sports writer Jordan Schultz, notes that the“San Francisco 49ers [are] Becoming Contenders Virtually Overnight.” The article goes in-depth with Grant: Defensively, Patrick Willis has flourished into one of the game’s most devastating linebackers and, …
Nov
10
Press mentions go a long way, especially when they are made by sites like CNN.com. Today, our client, Jessica Danielle of PlayerPerspective.com was mentioned on CNN’s blog/blogger round-up regarding online commentary about Joe Paterno and his firing from Penn State. CNN.com stated that the blogosphere was unrelenting on Penn State, Paterno. The article went on …
