Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
The Connecticut General Assembly is considering a bill requiring colleges and universities to more fully disclose the terms and conditions of scholarship offers made to high school athletes. Kathleen Megan of the Hartford Courant has the story. Check back with Connecticut Sports Law next week for analysis of this bill. SI.com and the Sports Law [...]
Clemens Indicted on Charges of Perjury A federal grand jury indicted Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress over his use of performance enhancing drugs. Clemens, via Twitter, has denied the charges: ”I never took HGH or Steroids. And I did not lie to Congress. I look forward to challenging the Governments accusations, and hope [...]
After some technical challenges, I have posted the audio clip from my guest appearance on the “The Final Score!” with Matt Levine, Sports Director at WSTC1400/WNLK1350 (Norwalk, CT). We discussed the Ben Roethlisberger situation, LeBron James, contract issues in the three major sports, the UFL’s foray into Hartford, age limits in professional sports and I was even able to plug the [...]
Attorney Bill O’Sullivan, a partner at Baker O’Sullivan & Bliss in Wethersfield, presented to my Sports Law class at Quinnipiac School of Law last night on the topic of baseball law. Attorney O’Sullivan’s presentation covered the legal history of baseball from the perspective of a Mets fan and a litigator. Thank you to Attorney O’Sullivan [...]
The Law of March Madness The NCAA Tournament tipped off this afternoon. At the same time, office pools across the country began. Dan Schwartz, publisher of the Connecticut Employment Law Blog, discusses the legality of the ubiquitous March Madness pool: I’ve discussed office pools and such in detail in a previous post, but the short [...]
Sox and Dawgs has the scoop on the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Bart Steele against Turner Broadcasting, Major League Baseball, The Boston Red Sox, and Bon Jovi. The lawsuit arises from what Steele alleges to be the improper use of his song “Man I Love This Team” in the production of a commercial for [...]
Bill Shaikin and Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times report that Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for using performance-enhancing drugs. Ramirez will not be paid during the suspension, according to the report: The suspension will cost Ramirez $7.7 million, or roughly 31% of his $25-million salary. Players [...]
Jacoby Ellsbury’s steal of home plate against the Yankees provided the signature play and the enduring image of the first Red Sox-Yankees series of 2009. Whether this play will effect the long-term success of the two clubs remains to be seen. Nevertheless, Ellsbury’s play brought up an interesting issue: What would have happened had Ellsbury been [...]
