Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
By Dan Canavan Here’s Part II of my interview with Bob Crawford, voice of the Hartford Wolfpack. Click here to read Part I of the interview. Dan Canavan: As you get ready to call a game, what is your average game day experience here at the XL Center? Bob Crawford: On game day, I usually start [...]
By Dan Canavan Bob Crawford With the hockey season in full swing, I thought it would be a great time to catch up with Bob Crawford, voice of the Hartford Wolf Pack and Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for Northland/AEG. Bob is currently in his thirteen season with the Wolf Pack, and has over twenty years [...]
Although the NCAA strenuously defends the receipt of improper benefits by student-athletes, there is an exception for bowl season in college football. The NCAA allows the bowls to present players with various gifts, so long as the total value does not exceed $500. UConn, for example, received a RCA mini-camcorder, Pro Swiss Watch, Oakley Surf [...]
Calhoun’s Unsigned Contract Stories concerning Jim Calhoun’s medical leave of absence from the UConn basketball team mentioned that he has yet to sign the contract extension that was nearly complete in December 2009. Although this may appear unusual, it reminded me of Robert Romano’s article Coaches – How Hard Is It to Sign a Multi-Million Dollar Contract?: [...]
Standard player contracts were the topic of discussion during my Sports Law class at Quinnipiac University School of Law last night. As a practical example we reviewed a minor league player contract that one of my students had been party to as a player. The objective was for the students to analyze the contract as if [...]
