Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
1. Collegiate coaching contracts. The year 2009 began and ended with stories of college contracts, the virtual free agency within which coaches operate, and the struggle between coaches and universities to gain the upper hand. In January, Jeff Jagodzinski was fired by Boston College for merely interviewing with the New York Jets. His contract didn’t prohibit him [...]
Here are Connecticut Sports Law’s top story lines of 2009, from 2 through 5. Click here to see 6 through 10. 2. Oliver v. NCAA. Does a student-athlete have a right to legal counsel when negotiating a contract with a Major League Baseball Team? A Ohio judge thinks so, but the NCAA disagrees. Although this [...]
By Richard Kent UConn-Stanford women at the Hartford XL Center was all it was cracked up to be and more. UConn faced its only half time deficit of the season at 40-38 but stormed back in the second half with one of its patented runs to win by 12. UConn was led by its two all-American candidates, [...]
With 2009 coming to a close, I have compiled a list of the top story lines and accompanying blog posts from the past year. Part I will list story lines 6 through 10; Part II will be posted tomorrow and will include 2 through 5; and the top story line will be posted on New Year’s Eve. Thank you for your readership, [...]
For many fantasy football owners this time of year is special not only because of the holidays, but because it’s fantasy football playoff season. (Unfortunately for me and my co-owner, the season was lost on draft night). Apparently Fidelity does not share the same appreciation for fantasy football – the company recently fired 4 employees who [...]
