Michael Huyghue, Commissioner of the start-up United Football League, told Sports Illustrated’s Peter King that the league will begin play with six teams, including a team in Hartford. The Hartford squad will reportedly play at Rentschler Field, home of the UConn Huskies. The other teams include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Orlando, and New York. [...]
Olympic Special Feature: Is Ultimate Frisbee Worthy of Olympic Status?
August 8, 2008 By 12 Comments
To mark the beginning of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Hanna Kim, an accomplished Ultimate Frisbee player, offers a brief history of “Ultimate” and an analysis of whether her chosen game could gain Olympic status. The Olympic games will bring together the best athletes from across the globe and showcase the world’s favorite sports. However, noticeably [...]
CBS Sports Will Use Player Names in College Fantasy Football; NCAA Offers Mild Protest, Contradictions
August 4, 2008 By 2 Comments
The fantasy phenomenon has created an entirely new stream of commerce for professional sports leagues and franchises. That stream is now poised to spill over to collegiate sports. CBSSports.com has announced that it will become the first provider of fantasy college football to use the names and statistics of actual players, rather than the generic [...]
Inside the Wide World of Sports Law: Connecticut Sports Law blog Featured in Law Tribune Article
August 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This week’s issue of the Connecticut Law Tribune featured an article on this blog, Connecticut Sports Law. To read the article, clink on this link:Inside the Wide World of Sports Law: Hartford blogger gives attorneys, fans more than the score. The article has also been published on law.com, under the title Take Me Out to [...]
