Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
West Virginia University has filed a lawsuit against The Big East Conference seeking to invalidate the conference’s exit requirements so it may be free to join the Big 12 Conference next season. The Big East requires a $5 million buyout and a 27-month waiting period to leave the conference. West Virginia has been unable to work out a settlement [...]
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 [...]
Lewis Rice has posted an excellent write-up of Sonny Vaccaro’s keynote speech at the 2011 Harvard Sports Law Symposium which was held in Cambridge, Mass. on March 25. Vaccaro’s message and position on big-time collegiate athletics can be described with the following quote: “There’s not one rule in that rule book that advocates for the athlete,” he said. “Everything [...]
Canadian Prosecutors Consider Charges Against Chara Canadian prosecutors are reportedly considering charging Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins with assault after his check on the Canadians’ Max Pacioretty left Pacioretty hospitalized. According to Richard Weir of the Boston Herald, charges against Chara would be unlikely, at least under US law. Typically, tort actions arising from in-game conduct require intentional [...]
Nickname Law Dre Cummings over at the Sports Law Blog has a nice post on the legal battle over the University of North Dakota’s use of the “Fighting Sioux” nickname. Here’s an excerpt: The “Fighting Sioux” nickname/moniker has engendered deeply divided and passionate debate in North Dakota and amongst the two primary Sioux tribes in [...]
Hanson Sues Cable, Raiders In light of the fact that I am currently on the left coast, it seems appropriate to mention the latest legal news coming from the Oakland Raiders. Former assistant coach Randy Hanson has filed a civil suit against the Raiders and Head Coach Tom Cable. Hanson alleges that he was assaulted during [...]
Congratulations to Scott McCummings and Kevin Duffy, who signed letters of intent to attend and play football at UConn and Southern Connecticut, respectively. Both players attend Natick (MA) High School, my alma mater. Congratulations are also in order for Natick coach and Athletic Director Tom Lamb, who recently announced his retirement following Natick’s 12-1 season. Lamb [...]
