Behind the NFL’s Labor Negotiations Andrew Brandt of the National Football Post takes a look behind the curtain at the mediation between the NFL and the NFL Players Association, with mediator George Cohen. Brandt’s The Busine$$ of Football column is excellent reading for all NFL fans asking the question of whether there will be football in [...]
Friday Sports Briefs
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
CT Sports Law Named to Top 50 Blogs Covering the Sports Industry by Sports Adminstration Masters
January 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Sports Administration Masters has listed Connecticut Sports Law on its “Top 50 Blogs Covering the Sports Industry.” The following blogs were listed in the sports law category: Sports Law Blogs 31. Connecticut Sports Law: Covering the intersection of sports and the law in Connecticut. 32. Offside: A Sports Law Blog: As the legal analyst for the [...]
Jets’ Sal Alosi Escapes Tort Claim, Not Punishment
December 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The most memorable play of the New York Jets’ 10-6 loss to the Miami Dolphins came from the sidelines, not the playing field. During a punt, Jets’ strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi tripped the Dolphins’ gunner Nolan Carroll, who had been blocked to the sideline. While not the modern-day equivalent of Woody Hayes’ punch of an [...]
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March 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
John Daly Loses Libel Suit, Tweets Reporter’s Phone Number Over on the Sports Agent & Sports Lawyer Blog, Jason Wolf covers John Daly’s libel suit against the Jacksonville Times-Union newspaper. According to Wolf, the judge in that matter granted summary judgment in favor of newspaper, finding that there was no “actual malice” and that the offending column [...]
Bowl Game Gifts Raise Amateurism Debate
January 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
Although the NCAA strenuously defends the receipt of improper benefits by student-athletes, there is an exception for bowl season in college football. The NCAA allows the bowls to present players with various gifts, so long as the total value does not exceed $500. UConn, for example, received a RCA mini-camcorder, Pro Swiss Watch, Oakley Surf [...]
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January 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
American Needle v. NFL In what figures to be one of the most important sports law stories of the year, the case of American Needle v. NFL will be heard by the United States Supreme Court next week. Michael McCann of Sports Law Blog has posted excerpts from an article by Greg Stohr on Bloomberg.com [...]
Friday Sports Briefs
December 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Congress Takes Aim at the BCS Howard Wasserman at the Sports Law Blog discusses H.R. 390 which prohibits the BCS from promoting, marketing or advertising the BCS as a national championship game unless a single-elimination playoff is in place. Wasserman points out a potential First Amendment problem with the bill and offers a more direct solution: [...]
