The New York Yankees are apparently considering legal action against the Red Sox-rooting construction worker who buried a David Ortiz jersey in the concrete of the Yankees’ new stadium. It would appear that both criminal and civil charges could be filed against Gino Castignoli, who turned his one day of work on the new Yankees’ [...]
A New Hartford Civic Center: Fantasy or Reality?
April 14, 2008 By 6 Comments
It seems that ever since the City of Hartford lost the NHL’s Whalers, stories have circulated about Hartford making a play for another NHL team. Most recently, real estate developer Lawrence Gottesdiener attempted to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins and move them to Hartford. The NHL did not appear too excited about the prospects of bringing professional hockey [...]
Spygate to Ticketgate: Patriots Sue Club Seat Ticket Holder for Breach of Contract
April 11, 2008 By 5 Comments
On Monday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard what figures to be the final episode in a case that pitted the New England Patriots against a season ticket holder seeking to escape from a long-term ticket contract. A few months after the Patriots’ first Super Bowl win in 2002, Paul Minihane signed a 10-year contract [...]
UConn Football: Bowl Game Not a Rainmaker
April 9, 2008 By 6 Comments
For the many UConn fans who assumed that the football team’s appearance in the Meineke Car Bowl was a very profitable venture, UConn has news for you: the bowl game only generated a little more than $25,000 for the University. That’s not to say that the bowl itself did not involve significant dollars changing hands. [...]
Another Coach Breaks the Rules, Receives Golden Parachute
April 7, 2008 By 1 Comment
Following the post “Three Million Reasons to Carefully Draft Coaching Contracts,” I came across an excellent article by John Gasaway of Basketball Prospectus, concerning the firing of the Indiana University Basketball Coach Kelvin Sampson. Sampson, of course, was fired for essentially violating the same NCAA rules that he violated while head basketball coach at the [...]
Three Million Reasons for Carefully Drafting Coaching Contracts
April 2, 2008 By 2 Comments
The Ohio State University (OSU) recently lost its final appeal in the wrongful termination lawsuit brought by former basketball coach Jim O’Brien. O’Brien was essentially fired for loaning $6,000 to a recruit – a clear NCAA violation. He now stands to recover nearly $3 million from OSU. Although OSU’s lawyers attempted to appeal to the morality [...]
