Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
As you may have read by now, the UFL has suspended its training camp for 30 days and pushed back the start of its season due to financial issues. It’s fair to wonder whether this suspension will become permanent and the league will shut its doors. The Hartford Colonials are obviously affected by this development, […]
By Dan Canavan On Saturday, Connecticut hockey fans turned their shoulders into the wind and huddled into Rentschler Field to be a part of the Whale Bowl, the main event of a two-week hockey festival produced by Howard Baldwin and Whalers Sports and Entertainment (“WSE”). The exact number of fans who watched Baldwin’s Connecticut Whale take […]
By Dan Canavan LAS VEGAS – Last week, the Colonials traveled to Las Vegas for another heartbreaking loss, which extended Hartford’s record to 1-4. Although the Colonials struggled offensively for most of the game, Quarterback Josh McCown registered a late touchdown to force overtime with 01:04 remaining in regulation. But in overtime, Locos Kicker Steve Hauschka posted a […]
By Dan Canavan On a cold and blustery day at Rentschler field, the Colonials dropped a heartbreaker to Jeff Garcia and the star-studded Omaha Nighthawks. A bad snap over the head of quarterback Josh McCown killed a late drive and sealed the 19-14 loss in front of an announced crowd of 14,056. The Colonials lost to […]
The United Football League’s (UFL) Hartford Colonials kick off a three-day mini camp this morning at 9 am, at Sage Park in Berlin. Team workouts are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There will be two practices on Friday and Saturday, with a morning session from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and an afternoon session from […]
By Dan Canavan and Dan Fitzgerald Hartford has been targeted as the home for a United Football League (UFL) franchise from the early moments of the upstart league. The UFL’s ”Premiere Season,” which included a game between the New York Sentinels and Florida Tuskers at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, only fueled speculation that the UFL […]
Michael Hugyhue, Commissioner of the United Football League (UFL), will address the Connecticut Bar Association’s Sports & Entertainment Law Section on Tuesday night at 6 pm, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Hugyhue will discuss some of the legal and business issues faced by the UFL as well as the speculation surrounding the league’s addition […]
A few years back the City of Hartford launched an advertising campaign designed to attract more young people to live and work in the City. One of the more infamous promotions included a billboard placed on I-84 that read “Come to Hartford. I swear, it’s fun.” The billboard was derided as an indictment of people’s expectations […]
