The law firm of Robinson & Cole has confirmed that it is considering an attempt to enter the sports agent business – a story first posted on Connecticut Sports Law on July 21. In an article published in the Connecticut Law Tribune, the firm’s recruitment of former UConn basketball player Brittany Hunter was explained as [...]
Power Struggle: Rodriguez, Schiano Demonstrate Change in Collegiate Football Coaching Contracts
July 28, 2008 By 28 Comments
The dynamic between the coaches of Division I football teams and the universities that employ them is quickly becoming a hot topic. The ever-increasing popularity of the college game coupled with the vast financial opportunities have thrust coaches into the spotlight. As players only wear the colors of their university for only three or four years, head coaches have become the proverbial faces [...]
Superliga’s Second Year Brings Success, Union Tension
July 27, 2008 By 6 Comments
Ben Berger, Connecticut Sports Law’s resident soccer expert, provides an overview of the professional soccer tournament Superliga2008. Superliga2008, the second annual clash between teams in Major League Soccer and the Mexican Primera Division, has entered its semi-final stage. The tournament pits four top MLS teams versus the last four Mexican semi-annual champions (Mexico’s soccer schedule is [...]
Freddy Adu and Player Loan Agreements in Professional Soccer
July 23, 2008 By 3 Comments
Ben Berger, Connecticut Sports Law’s resident soccer expert, explains how loan agreements – a foreign concept to most American sports fans – operate in the realm of professional soccer. Portuguese powerhouse Benefica has announced that American teen Freddy Adu has been loaned to Ligue One side Monaco for the upcoming season. Less than a year after [...]
Robinson & Cole Interested in the Sports Agent Business?
July 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
Last week’s news that former UConn basketball player Brittany Hunter decided to forgo her plans to work as a graduate assistant at UConn and instead become an assistant coach at Temple University contained an interesting piece of information. Hunter, in addition, to working as a graduate assistant at UConn, also planned to join the law firm [...]
Notre Dame Set to Hire Sports Attorney as Athletic Director
July 15, 2008 By 2 Comments
Notre Dame reportedly will go outside of the box, and into the bar, by hiring prominent Indianapolis sports attorney Jack Swarbrick as its next athletic director. According to the Chicago Tribune, Notre Dame has targeted Swarbrick to fill the vacancy left by Kevin White, who left for Duke amid speculation that the firing of football coach Tyrone Willingham and hiring [...]
Local Sports Briefs: New Haven’s Sparano, Hartford Summer League Certified, UConn-Notre Dame Dates Finalized
July 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
ESPN’s Matt Mosely wrote an excellent feature on New Haven native Tony Sparano and his rise from Head Coach at Division II University of New Haven, to trusted assistant of Bill Parcells, to Head Coach of the Miami Dolphins. Photo from espn.com, attributed to UNH Athletics, Icon SMI The Greater Hartford Pro-Am summer basketball league has regained its certification [...]
Family Sues Little League, Retailer and Metal Bat Manufacturer Over Personal Injuries Sufferred by Child
July 9, 2008 By 8 Comments
By Jarett L. Warner The family of a fourteen year old boy has commenced a lawsuit against a Little League affiliate, a sporting goods retailer and the bat’s manufacturer. Twelve year old Steven Domalewski was injured while pitching for his baseball team in 2006, when a line drive struck him in the chest and [...]
