Connecticut 6 Classic: State’s Midmajors Seek Basketball Spotlight
May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A brand new, seasoning-opening college basketball tournament is coming to Connecticut this fall. The Connecticut 6 Classic was announced yesterday, and is drawing attention as much for the six involved schools – Quinnipiac, Fairfield, Yale, Hartford, Central Connecticut and Sacred Heart – as the school that has been left out – UConn. The exclusion of UConn [...]
Quinnipiac Volleyball Team Reinstated After Injunction
May 27, 2009 By 8 Comments
On the heels of a Federal Court injunction preventing Quinnipiac from dropping its women’s volleyball team until a full trial could be held, the university announced that the team had been reinstated. However, that was not the last word for Quinnipiac, which also announced that it was cutting its men’s indoor track team. Quinnipiac has [...]
Michael Vick Released From Prison, Not Problems
May 21, 2009 By 7 Comments
Michael Vick has been released from prison after being incarcerated for 19 months following his conviction on dog fighting charges. For Vick, however, his problems are not behind him. He still faces issues with the law, his former and perhaps future employer, and of course the public that once perceived him as Michael Jordan in [...]
UConn Football’s Success Brings More Agents to Connecticut
May 19, 2009 By 1 Comment
Are you still unconvinced that UConn has become a player in Division I football? Last month the Huskies saw 4 players chosen in the first 2 rounds of the NFL Draft – more than every college football program with the exception of USC. After speaking with a few agents at the Sports Lawyers Conference last week [...]
3 Ethical Issues for Attorney-Agents
May 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sports agents who are also practicing attorneys often argue that the Rules of Professional Conduct pose a competitive disadvantage with respect to competitor agents who are not bound by the same ethical rules. Although attorney-agents often attempt to separate their actions as an attorney from their actions as an agent, an attorney’s ethical duties typically require the [...]
Connecticut Athlete Agent Regulation
May 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of this morning’s panels at the Sports Lawyers Association conference discussed the regulation of athlete agents. The panel included counsel for the Texas Secretary of State, the entity charged with regulating agents in the Lone Star State – a significant responsibility considering there are 236 colleges in Texas. What type of regulatory system has Connecticut adopted for [...]
