Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
By Dan Canavan While sitting in the Rentschler Field press box preparing for Thursday night’s UFL contest, my colleague Dan Fitzgerald leaned over and whispered: “which team is which?” The teams had just run out on to the field through a pyrotechnic display, and with all the pregame excitement, press box buffet and Doug Flutie [...]
Last Friday, the day before the UConn football team played the University of Rhode Island at Rentschler Field, a press release was issued advising of increased security, including pat-down procedures, in light of recent terrorist threats. Fans entering the gates of Rentschler Field received a white card with additional details on the security measures: UConn and [...]
UFL Set to Play in E. Hartford on November 12 As part of the UFL’s inaugural season, the Florida Tuskers and New York Sentinels will play at Rentschler Field on November 12. The game signifies the possibility that the upstart league will field a team in Hartford in its second year. UConn football is off that week, [...]
Connecticut Sports Law has questioned, and may continue to question the UFL’s plan to play a shortened “Premiere” season. It appears more logical to take the time to assemble a full complement of teams, build community support for those teams and reveal a more polished product. Nevertheless, the UFL is moving forward and here are 3 major factors [...]
UConn has released its 2009 football schedule with an unexpected and welcome surprise: all home games will be played on Saturdays. In years past UConn has played games at Rentschler Field on Thursday and Friday nights, as well as Saturdays, to take advantage of opportunities to play on national television. Here is the Huskies’ 2009 [...]
After some uncertainty, the United Football League (UFL) has announced that it will kickoff its inaugural season this fall. Dubbed the “UFL Premiere” season, the league will play a 6-game schedule, with only four teams instead of the anticipated 8 teams, due in part to the prevailing economic conditions. Details on the season remain rather [...]
The United Football League (UFL) launched its new website (www.ufl-football.com). According to the website, the UFL will begin play in the fall of 2009. Although the league has yet to definitively name the locations of its first six teams, Hartford remains a target of the UFL. Hartford is listed under “Potential Markets” on the UFL’s website, which lists [...]
Under the gold dome of the state capitol, state legislators and UConn officials announced an agreement that clears the way for UConn to play under the golden dome, at the University of Notre Dame. A contract between Notre Dame and UConn has not been finalized. However, the General Assembly has given its blessing for UConn to enter into [...]
