Two UConn football players, cornerback Tyvon Branch and guard Donald Thomas are projected to be drafted in April’s NFL Draft and worked out at last Wednesday’s Pro Day at UConn. Former Huskies Danny Lansanah, Dan Davis and Larry Taylor also participated. Erik Woodring of Middlebury, a Greenwich native, also worked out, which is puzzling considering the NFL’s treatment [...]
Can I Invest in a Rock Cat? The Ultimate in Fantasy Sports
March 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
In Connecticut, the lack of professional sports combined with the astronomical prices of attending major league venues has created strong interest in minor league sports. Minor league baseball, with teams in New Britain, Norwich and Bridgeport, enjoys particularly strong fan support. Now imagine if you could invest in your favorite minor league ball players from the Rock Cats, Defenders [...]
UPDATE: More on Ricky Santos and BC’s Pro Day
March 26, 2008 By 1 Comment
I sent an email to Brad Blank, agent for Ricky Santos, in hopes of receiving his perspective on the NFL’s rule that excluded his client from participating at BC’s Pro Day. Blank stated that the issue is “spilled milk” and he does not wish to dwell upon it, however he was able to clarify the [...]
Attorney Ben Berger on the “Beckham Bounce”
March 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
60 Minutes recently aired a story about the financial impact of David Beckham’s 2007 transfer to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS). Despite the less than stellar success of his move to L.A. on the field (the Galaxy missed the 2007 playoffs), the financial triumph of the deal is already apparent. More than [...]
NFL Rule Costs UNH Quarterback Golden Opportunity
March 24, 2008 By 5 Comments
Ricky Santos, the record-setting quarterback for the University of New Hampshire, was denied an opportunity to display his skills in front of NFL coaches and scouts at Boston College’s Pro Day last week. The NFL apparently requires that a player eligible for Pro Day either attend college in the same state or live within a certain distance (30 [...]
Breaking Down the Red Sox Boycott; Youkilis on the Parol Evidence Rule
March 21, 2008 By 1 Comment
The Boston Red Sox closed their spring training with an off-field drama demonstrating that professional sports and business go hand-in-hand. The Sox players, apparently miffed that coaches and team staff members would not receive a stipend to travel to Japan for the opening day, staged a boycott of the team’s last spring training game. The boycott lasted over an [...]
March Madness: New Networking Sites Present New Problems for NCAA Tournament Pools
March 19, 2008 By 7 Comments
Here is an interesting article from the Chicago Tribune, on a timely topic – March Madness. The article discusses the legality of NCAA tournament pools, specifically those run on social networking sites such as facebook.com. Las Vegas attorney Anthony Cabot was interviewed for the article and stated that an online pool is illegal should it meet [...]
UCONN-Notre Dame: How Far Should UConn Go to Play in the House that Rockne Built?
March 18, 2008 By 12 Comments
Last week, UConn Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway provided a public acknowledgement of one of the worst kept secrets in Connecticut sports: UConn is engaged in discussions with Notre Dame to play a series of 10 or 11 football games. To most UConn fans, the initial announcement caused great excitement. In the last 7 years, UConn obtained Division I-A status, moved into [...]
