SBJ: Brooks Downing launches own agency

SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL (NOV. 5, 2012) By Michael Smith, Staff Writer Veteran marketer and agent Brooks Downing has left Lagardère Unlimited to open his own agency in Lexington, Ky., where he will primarily represent college coaches and manage events. Downing, who founded BD Global Sports and will serve as president, will be heavily invested in the college…