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Tellem's is the second major agent group to depart SFX Baseball, following Randy and Alan Hendricks, who departed in November 2003. Pat Rooney and Fernando Cuza head the remaining baseball group with SFX, which is owned by Clear Channel. Tellem said he exercised an option last September to leave SFX on Jan. 1. "We were not part of their core business," he said Friday. "It's a huge behemoth public company. I needed to get my business back and recapture our entrepreneurial spirit." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Isaiah Rider Arrested On Kidnapping ChargesTroubled former NBA player Isaiah Rider was arrested by Marin County sheriff's deputies Thursday on charges of kidnapping a female acquaintance, authorities said. Rider, 34, was being held on $2 million bail at Marin County Jail on charges of kidnapping and battery, said Sgt. Bruce Baker of the Marin County Sheriff's office. Rider, who also faces an outstanding warrant for resisting arrest in Alameda County, was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday. Rider allegedly got into an argument Wednesday night with the unidentified female acquaintance and drove off with her against her will, Baker said. The woman began to scream, attracting the attention of police. Authorities tracked Rider down early Thursday morning and arrested him, Baker said. The woman was not injured. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Silver Viewed As A Lock To Replace Stern
Among some owners, Silver, 43, is viewed as the perfect choice. He has overseen the league's explosive growth overseas and "has the same marketing genes as Stern," one league official said. Silver is already being mentioned as a potential successor to Stern. "He'll be a little Stern clone, in a lot of respects," said a person who has had extensive dealings with both men. "But he won't be as political." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Jan 2006 Archive
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Arn Tellem has left SFX and is selling his business to the Wasserman Media Group, taking with him clients that include baseball players Jason Giambi, Hideki Matsui, Nomar Garciaparra and Frank Thomas, and basketball players Jermaine O'Neal and Tracy McGrady.
David Stern said he intended to find a replacement for outgoing deputy commissioner Russ Granik by the new year, but there still hasn't been an announcement about the NBA's new No. 2 man. Despite that, Stern's No. 3 man, Adam Silver, is seen as having the job locked up, according to sources.