Relativity Media has joined with Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Companies to launch Relativity Sports to represent athletes, coaches and broadcasters including Amar’e Stoudemire, Mariano Rivera, Justin Verlander, David Ortiz, Justin Morneau and Alfonso Soriano. Photos: Take Me Out: Hollywood's Best Baseball Movies The newly formed agency is absorbing the existing businesses of SFX Baseball, Maximum Sports Management (football) and Rogue Sports (basketball). “Relativity Sports serves as a perfect launching pad for us to continue to grow our entertainment business,” Relativity CEO said Ryan Kavanaugh said in a statement. "This alliance offers athletes turnkey access to a true merger of sports
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- 7/16/2012
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Baseball season may be right around the corner, but the diamond is already heating up in round two of our Athlebrity Madness tournament! Last week we asked you to vote for your favorite baseball star, the one who blurs the line between athleticism and celebrity—embodying that pop-culture tour de force known as the Athlebrity. Check out the results! Several of the national pastime's biggest names made it easily to the second round. World Series champ and beard enthusiast Brian Wilson continued his streak of domination, sending Alfonso Soriano home after grabbing 55 percent of the votes. Derek Jeter also breezed by his competition, ending Jose Reyes short season after pulling in 65...
- 3/22/2011
- E! Online
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