After working for CAA since 2015, NFL agent Brian Ayrault has teamed up with WME Sports to lead its football division. Brian has been in the business for over 16 years representing NFL’s top players, coaches and executives. His clientele includes 20 first-round draft picks and 7 players drafted in the top 10 picks. Since March 2020, Ayrault has negotiated more than $350 million for his clients. Among these deals include Joey Bosa’s record breaking…

Sports marketing and entertainment agency Rubicon Talent has entered the college athletics realm by launching a division called Rubicon-U. Rubicon-U will advise amateur athletes, universities, conferences, brands, and media platforms on ways to take advantage of opportunities with the NIL legislation, a legislation which will allow college athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness. Rubicon Talent founding partner, Dave Maryles, said he and his partners saw a need arise in the marketplace of…

Klutch Sports Group continues to add to its star-studded NBA clientele, signing Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby for representation. Klutch Sports announced the move across their social media platforms on Friday.  Anunoby was represented by Chris Emens and Omar Wilkes of Octagon. Wilkes, the son of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Jamaal Wilkes, left Octagon in June after eight years with the agency and joined Klutch Sports as the Head of Basketball thereafter.  Anunoby started…

Craig Carton was living the dream of every sports fan — talking about sports for a living in the country’s biggest media market on a wildly successful morning radio show, WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton.” Until his world crumbled.  “Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth,” from HBO Sports and StreetSmartVideo, will detail Carton’s rise and fall, the latter of which consisted of serving prison time after he was convicted in November 2018 of conspiracy,…

Miami-based marketing agency, Distinction Agency continues its growth with a pair of signings. In a press release, the firm announced the signing of Atlanta Dream Forward Betnijah Laney, and 2020 NBA Draft Prospect, Paris Austin, to marketing agreements. In a partnership made with RLA Management and veteran NBA agent, Wesley Alston, Distinction Agency will work together for Paris Austin. Austin finished his senior season with the California Golden Bears averaging 9.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and…