Connecticut Sports Law be taking a vacation the week of November 30. We’ll be back online next week with the usual news and analysis from the law and business of sports. Thanks for tuning in.
Book Review: “The Racket” by Richard Kent
November 25, 2009 By 4 Comments
I recently had the opportunity to read Attorney Richard Kent’s latest sports book, and first novel, The Racket. Kent tells the story of Darrell Howard, an African-American boy from Hartford who is introduced to the game of tennis and improbably develops into a star. In the first of Kent’s many references to real personalities and events from the [...]
UConn-Notre Dame: Like No Other
November 23, 2009 By 4 Comments
Nearly two years passed from the announcement that UConn would play Notre Dame until this past Saturday. During this time the conversation over these teams focused on sports business issues. Why wouldn’t Notre Dame play UConn at Rentschler Field? If UConn played Notre Dame at Giants’ Stadium, how would the gate be split? If UConn played Notre Dame at Gillette Stadium how [...]
UConn-Notre Dame: “That was for Jazz”
November 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
“That was for Jazz”, UConn running back Andre Dixon appeared to proclaim while walking off the field following his game-winning touchdown in Saturday’s thrilling double-overtime victory over Notre Dame. UConn Head Coach Randy Edsall echoed similar sentiments in his post-game interview, in which he talked about sending the game ball to the family of Jasper Howard. But this game [...]
UConn to Play in Shadow of Touchdown Jesus on Saturday
November 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
It’s been long road to South Bend for the UConn football program. Twenty months ago I wrote my first article about the possibility of a football series between UConn and Notre Dame, UCONN-Notre Dame: How Far Should UConn Go to Play in the House that Rockne Built?. At that time, details of the contract negotiations between the universities [...]
High Court Punts Washington Redskins Trademark Case
November 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Washington Redskins have finally prevailed in a decade-long legal attack upon its nickname and logo. In the case of Pro Football v. Harjo, the US Supreme Court chose not to review a lower court’s decision that the plaintiffs’ claims were barred by the doctrine of laches – a common law remedy that operates similar to a statute of [...]
Why Not Us? – Five Things Hartford Needs to Be Major League Again
November 18, 2009 By 15 Comments
By Dan Canavan In an era where Jacksonville, Memphis, and Oklahoma City host major league franchises, Hartford sports fans are asking themselves: Why not us? Here are 5 steps that can bring the big leagues back to Connecticut. 1. New Building. The XL Center is at the end of its useful life and falls well below [...]
Sports Law Careers: Lewis Howes on Breaking Into Sports
November 17, 2009 By 2 Comments
