Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Monday marked the fifteenth anniversary of the announcement that the Whalers were leaving Hartford. The Whalers’ departure remains a point of contention, and the possible return of the team remains an area of great interest with Connecticut hockey fans. In fact, posts concerning the Whalers are among the most popular in the four-year history of this blog. The Hartford [...]
NCAA Reforms Discussed Christian Dennie of the College Sports Law Blog has posted an excellent summary of the issues discussed at the recent NCAA Convention held in Indianapolis, covering items such as multiyear scholarships, the $2,000 stipend and the “Cam Newton Loophole.” Kansas, Weis and another Transfer Dispute In the wake of the Todd O’Brien case, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
For those of you following the University of Connecticut’s quarterback competition this preseason there were a couple of good stories coming out of UConn’s media day: Jeff Jacobs: Introducing UConn’s QB Contenders - Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant Chasing Orlovsky: Can UConn QBs come close to its finest QB’s numbers? - Neil Ostrout, Connecticut Post 4 UConn teammates [...]
The end of the NFL lockout has led to a compressed free agency period that has teams, players and agents working at a furious pace. Here are a few of the most interesting stories on the business and legal aspects of this unique time in the NFL, including the moves of the New England Patriots: [...]
Congratulations to the Boston Bruins As you all know by now, the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston for the first time in 39 years. Boston goalie Tim Thomas was awarded Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP. ESPNBoston.com’s Joe McDonald has written a nice piece on [...]
When I was in law school at UConn, the bookstore sold a t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan: “UConn Law: A law school the basketball team can be proud of.” After this weekend’s NFL Draft, I wonder if we’ll see a new slogan – “UConn Football: a football team the basketball team can be proud of.” Although basketball [...]
