Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
This week UConn’s Jim Calhoun became only the seventh coach in Division I basketball history to win 800 games. Nevertheless, people around the state, and the country, continue to discuss Coach Calhoun’s clash with a reporter during a post-game press conference last Saturday night. In fact, some members of the Connecticut General Assembly have demanded [...]
“A basic purpose of this Association is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as an integral part of the student body and, by so doing, retain a clear line of demarcation between intercollegiate athletics and professional sports.” -NCAA Bylaw 1.3.1 Amateurism, one of the NCAA’s guiding [...]
The Yale Entertainment and Sports Law Association will present an all-star panel of sports attorneys for a discussion on Wednesday, February 25 at 4:10 pm. The event is entitled “The Sports Attorneys” and includes the following: Professor Michael McCann, from Vermont Law School and Sports Illustrated Mike Zarren from the Boston Celtics Jay Reisinger, who [...]
By now, you’ve probably seen clips of Jim Calhoun’s press conference following the Huskies’ victory over South Florida on Saturday night. Freelance reporter Ken Krayeske decided to grill Coach Calhoun about his status as the highest paid state employee in these tough economic times. Coach Calhoun acquitted himself well, handled the reporter and added some of his [...]
Offerman Faces Civil Suit for Bat Attack Former Boston Red Sox and Long Island Ducks player Jose Offerman was sued in Connecticut federal court in connection with an on-field brawl in which he attacked the opposing pitcher and catcher with his baseball bat. The catcher, John Nathans, is the plaintiff, and claims that he suffered permanent injuries that ended [...]
By Robert J. Romano, Esq. A few weeks ago, Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo fired head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski after he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy with the New York Jets. True, Coach Jagodzinski was warned by Mr. DeFilippo prior to meeting with the Jets that such action would occur. But, this [...]
Ben Berger, who serves as Connecticut Sports Law’s resident soccer expert, recently launched his own blog, Footiebusiness.com. Here is a description of Ben’s new blog: At Footiebusiness.com, we hope to cover the intersection of soccer and money by examining the sponsorships, contracts, labor agreements and financing that are an integral part of the sport we [...]
By Tim Cedrone (Cross-posted on Sports & Business Blawg) Phelps Loses Endorsement Pact, Faces Suspension over Photos by Suzanne Vranica & Matthew Futterman Kellogg Co. is severing its relationship with Michael Phelps after the Olympian was photographed smoking marijuana. . . . The Battle Creek, Mich., packaged-food company, whose brands include Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies [...]
