Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
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 [...]
UConn’s Kendall Reyes Waits for the Call Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant has written a nice story on UConn defensive tackle Kendall Reyes, who is expected to be drafted tonight in the second or third round of the NFL Draft. Conner accurately describes Reyes as a “true gentlemen and class act.” Best of luck to Reyes, receiver Kashif Moore [...]
The new NCAA rule allowing colleges and universities to offer multi-year scholarships to student-athletes survived an override effort by schools which opposed the rule change. Steve Wieberg of USA Today reports that an override of the legislation was passed by the narrowest of margins: Opponents needed 207 of 330 votes by schools and conferences – a five-eighths [...]
UConn Prevails in FOIA Case The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling allowing the University of Connecticut to classify lists of donors and supporters, including season ticket holders for athletic teams, as trade secrets, allowing UConn to keep such information private. Click here for a copy of the Court’s decision. For the background [...]
With 2011 coming to a close, I have compiled a list of the top story lines and accompanying blog posts from the past year. Part I will list story lines 6 through 10; Part II will be posted tomorrow and will include 2 through 5; and the top story line will be posted on Tuesday, [...]
New York Times Series on Derek Boogaard John Branch of the New York Times has published an outstanding series on Derek Boogaard, the late NHL player who passed away earlier this year at the age of 28. “Punched Out, The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer” covers Boogaard’s rise through the junior leagues in Canada to the NHL and is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
