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Welcome back to The Varsity, my twice-weekly private email about the money and egos that drive the sports business. I’m coming to you today again from my hometown of Washington, D.C. Next week I’ll be traveling to Los Angeles and Dallas. This Sunday’s episode of the Varsity podcast is going to be a good one: I’m chatting with Matt Kramer, co-head of the sports media group at CAA. One of the most connected executives in the industry, Matt is Woj’s longtime agent and has a great perspective on his client’s decision to leave his $7 million-a-year gig at ESPN to become general manager of men’s hoops at St. Bonaventure.
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Welcome back to The Varsity, my twice-weekly private email about the money and egos that drive the sports business. I’m coming to you today again from my hometown of Washington, D.C. Next week I’ll be traveling to Los Angeles and Dallas. Let me know if you’ll be around.

This Sunday’s episode of the Varsity podcast is going to be a good one: I’m chatting with Matt Kramer, co-head of the sports media group at CAA. One of the most connected executives in the industry, Matt is Woj’s longtime agent and has a great perspective on his client’s decision to leave his $7 million-a-year gig at ESPN to become general manager of men’s hoops at St. Bonaventure.

Also, I have to cop to some professional jealousy: My partner Lauren Sherman is on a book tour for Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon. The truth is that you shouldn’t trust me when I say how good this book is… I’m predisposed to like anything Lauren writes. But you should trust The New York Times, which published an old-school rave review on Wednesday. No, Marchand, there aren’t any pictures…

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