Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
With the NBA Draft being held tonight, the issue of the “one and-done” college basketball player is once again in focus. Marc Isenberg, publisher of the blog Money Players, has written frequently written on this topic. Here’s an excerpt from his latest post: On one hand, it is absurd to get completely bent out of [...]
By Dan Canavan The NHL franchise currently known as the Phoenix Coyotes will be put up for auction by the Bankruptcy Court. On Monday, Judge Redfield T. Baum ruled that the team would be auctioned, and set a two-tiered schedule for the sale of the Club, designed to favor a local ownership group willing to keep [...]
In my previous post entitled “Revisiting the UConn-Notre Dame Series” I referred to an earlier post that I had written about coaching contracts, and cited reports by the Star-Ledger that Rutgers coach Greg Schiano had a secret clause in his contract allowing him to leave the university should the stadium renovation not be completed on [...]
It was exactly 15 months ago today that I first wrote about the football series between UConn and Notre Dame. The title of the article was “How Far Should UConn Go to Play in the House that Rockne Built?” And that very same issue persists today – with no games to be played in Connecticut, is [...]
By Dan Canavan Late on Monday, Bankruptcy Judge Redfield T. Baum ruled that Jim Balsillie cannot force the NHL to move the Coyotes to Canada. The Coyotes’ saga, however, is far from over. Judge Baum’s ruling does not preclude the ultimate transfer of the team to Balsillie or any other party that may seek to relocate the [...]
Michael McCann of SI.com and Sports Law Blog has an interesting piece on Plaxico Burress, and whether Commissioner Roger Goodell will allow Burress to play football this season - should a team be interested in signing him. McCann also mentions that the UFL may be a destination for Burress. Here’s an excerpt from the article: Plaxico [...]
Connecticut Sports Law reader Steve Lackner posted an interesting comment last week on the Derrick Rose situation. Here are Steve’s comments followed by my responses. With the recent incident involving Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Memphis University, how can the University be held liable / responsible for him cheating on a high school [...]
