Johnny Damon has no new deal with Yankees ; New contract for Jim Calhoun?; Looking back on the "secret contract"
December 22, 2009
Scott Boras, agent for Johnny Damon, has been unable to reach an agreement with the Yankees on a new deal for his client. Boras will soon begin seeking other suitors for the veteran outfielder.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AhBJgt4UghEwCcS_1NYe_7ARvLYF?slug=ti-damon121909&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Longtime University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun appears on the verge of signing a new contract. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-t25-uconn-calhouncontract&prov=ap&type=lgns
Link to Calhoun's prior contract:
http://images.usatoday.com/sports/graphics/basketball_contracts/pdfs/connecticut_bb.pdf
The Sports Law Year In Review: the "secret contract"
As we look back on the year, one of the more interesting cases comes from Manhattan, Kansas. Former Kansas State head football coach Ron Prince and his agent Neil Cornrich convinced then Kansas State athletic director Bob Krause to supplement Prince's buyout provision in his contract with another deal for 3.2 million dollars in deferred compensation. It seems no one from the Kansas State legal department was made aware of the deal and the agreement was signed by Krause alone. Several months after Prince was fired Kansas State officials discovered the supplement to Prince's buyout provision. In what became known as the "secret contract" KSU officials quickly moved to have the contract declared null and void. The contract is now in litigation. See the link below when the news of the "secret contract" was just breaking last May.
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/05/20/k-state-fights-secret-agreement-in-princes-buyout/
Contact us at respond@sportslawtalk.com with your complaints, comments, and ideas as to what the top issues in sports law were in 2009.
Scott Boras, agent for Johnny Damon, has been unable to reach an agreement with the Yankees on a new deal for his client. Boras will soon begin seeking other suitors for the veteran outfielder.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AhBJgt4UghEwCcS_1NYe_7ARvLYF?slug=ti-damon121909&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Longtime University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun appears on the verge of signing a new contract. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-t25-uconn-calhouncontract&prov=ap&type=lgns Link to Calhoun's prior contract:
http://images.usatoday.com/sports/graphics/basketball_contracts/pdfs/connecticut_bb.pdf
The Sports Law Year In Review: the "secret contract"
As we look back on the year, one of the more interesting cases comes from Manhattan, Kansas. Former Kansas State head football coach Ron Prince and his agent Neil Cornrich convinced then Kansas State athletic director Bob Krause to supplement Prince's buyout provision in his contract with another deal for 3.2 million dollars in deferred compensation. It seems no one from the Kansas State legal department was made aware of the deal and the agreement was signed by Krause alone. Several months after Prince was fired Kansas State officials discovered the supplement to Prince's buyout provision. In what became known as the "secret contract" KSU officials quickly moved to have the contract declared null and void. The contract is now in litigation. See the link below when the news of the "secret contract" was just breaking last May.
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/05/20/k-state-fights-secret-agreement-in-princes-buyout/
Contact us at respond@sportslawtalk.com with your complaints, comments, and ideas as to what the top issues in sports law were in 2009.
Posted by sportslawtalk at 12/22/2009 12:01 AM 
Categories: Scott Boras; Johnny Damon; Jim Calhoun; secret contract
Categories: Scott Boras; Johnny Damon; Jim Calhoun; secret contract
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