Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
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 [...]
Bill Russell Sues NCAA, EA Sports Legendary Boston Celtic Bill Russell has filed suit in a California federal court against the NCAA and EA Sports alleging that the defendants have misappropriated his image and violated antitrust laws. The case is similar to O’Bannon v. NCAA (see my article on the case, “Calling a Foul”) and [...]
UConn Booster on Coaching Search, Conference Realignment Neil Vigdor of the News Times checks in with Robert Burton, the UConn booster who made headlines in January over the lack of input that he was given in the search for a new football coach. See UConn Football Donor Requests Return of Donation After Coaching Hire and UConn and [...]
The news that Syracuse and Pittsburgh are leaving the Big East to join the ACC has many UConn fans wondering where that leaves the Huskies. Here are few links on the subject: Pete Thamel of the New York Times covers the story in his article “Syracuse and Pittsburgh Switch Conferences, Sowing Chaos.” Paul Doyle of the Hartford [...]
UConn QB Box to Transfer Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant has the story on UConn quarterback Michael Box, who has decided to transfer. Box, who was recently relegated to the running the scout team, reportedly is considering 1-AA schools such as Richmond, Delaware, Coastal Carolina and James Madison. He should be eligible to play immediately by [...]
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 [...]
Fairfield County Sports Commission Hall of Fame Inductions Chris Elsberry of the Connecticut Post has a great article on Joe DeSantis and Bennett Salvatore who were inducted as the Class of 2011 into the Fairfield County Sports Commission Hall of Fame. Here is a quick background on both inductees, from Elsberry’s story: DeSantis played at Fairfield [...]
Congratulations to former UConn Husky Kemba Walker, who was drafted 9th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA Draft last night. Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant has a great story on Walker: The tears rolling down Kemba Walker’s cheeks spoke to his appreciation for the journey behind and the opportunity ahead. He sacrificed [...]
