Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
When I was in law school and unsure of my career direction, I remember being told that “you can do anything with a law degree.” Tony LaRussa, lawyer and manager of the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, provides a good example. Michael McCann of the Sports Law Blog has a very interesting post on [...]
NCAA Adopts Changes to Text Message Rule Josh Barr of the Washington Post Sports Blog has a post on the NCAA’s changes to basketball recruiting rules, including rules concerning text messages. Coaches now will be allowed to send recruits an unlimited number of text messages after June 15 of a recruit’s sophomore year of high school. According to Barr, [...]
NCAA President Mark Emmert has recommended changes that would result in more scholarship money for student-athletes, the potential for four-year scholarships, as well as higher academic standards. Although these are positive changes from a student-athlete perspective, a group of student-athletes has demanded a much bigger prize – a slice of the television revenue generated by [...]
On Friday, the Connecticut Supreme Court heard argument in University of Connecticut v. Freedom of Information Commission, a case that will decide whether the University of Connecticut must release its lists of sports season ticket holders. According to Christian Nolan of the Connecticut Law Tribune who has a great breakdown of the case, this matter arose from a request [...]
How Colleges Can Help Student-Athletes Prepare for the Pros Jimmy Golen of the AP and Sports Law Blog has a great piece on what colleges do (and don’t do) to prepare student-athletes for the transition to the pros. The article features Warren Zola of Boston College, who has been a great advocate for student-athletes. Zola argues that providing [...]
