1.   And earlier this week, Centers fired one agent, Jeff Irwin, and hired Leigh Steinberg of Newport Beach, Calif.

2.   And most of it should come from Tkachuk, who should fire his agent and realize his lack of leverage.

3.   After the Sports Illustrated controversy, Williams fired his agent and hired Leigh Steinberg, the premier agent in the NFL.

4.   Burton fired his agent because of it.

5.   For the second time in his brief, turmoil-filled NBA career, Mavericks rookie Leon Smith has fired his agent.

6.   He fired an agent and tried to get reinstated at Rhode Island.

7.   He fired two agents in three months.

8.   He fired the agent who negotiated that contract and hired another.

9.   He said he recently fired agent Dan Fegan, who also represents free-agent forward Shandon Anderson.

10.   In a reversal, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has ruled that life insurance companies may fire agents for rebating their commissions without violating state law, officials said.