Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Last fall, I published a post entitled When Can a School Take Away Your Scholarship?, covering the basic NCAA rules on the cancellation or reduction of athletic scholarships. To follow-up on this theme, I have provided an analysis of a more specific issue: the cancellation or reduction of a scholarship during the academic year. You are a scholarship [...]
Coach and Athletic Director magazine recently featured my article covering the various legal issues facing coaches running sports camps. I have addressed contract, business, liability, employment and compliance issues. Click on the following link to view the article: Address Legal Issues Before Starting a Summer Camp. My sincere thanks to Michael Austin, Editor-In-Chief of Coach and [...]
Junior Seau Junior Seau’s tragic passing this week spurred a number of articles about Seau as a player and a person. Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports wrote an excellent piece on Seau; ESPN Boston has a number of posts regarding Seau’s time with the New England Patriots; and Eric Olsen has a great story about Seau from [...]
In August 2010, I published an article in Sports Litigation Alert concerning a potentially precedent-setting case in the business of collegiate athletics. The article, entitled A Beacon in Poughkeepsie: Marist Claims Victory Over James Madison in Coaching Contract Suit, discussed the judgment of default that entered against James Madison University (JMU). The article also spoke to [...]
Congratulations to UConn defensive lineman Kendall Reyes, who was chosen by the San Diego Chargers in the second round (49th overall) of the recent NFL Draft. According to the Hartford Courant’s Desmond Conner, “the last interior lineman drafted from UConn was New London’s John Contoulis, a fourth-round selection by the Giants in 1964.” Mark Blaudschun of the [...]
