NCAA’s March [Legal] Madness
The NCAA faces yet another legal battle brought by current student athletes. [...]
Sports
Articles looking at the intersection of sports and the law.
NFL Cheerleaders getting rowdy over low wages
Cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals filed suit for wage theft and unfair employment practices. [...]
A-Rod accepts defeat
Allow me to preface: I do not pity Alex Rodriguez (“A-Rod”), and I am not the only one that does not feel sympathy for him. In fact, I would assume that the vast majority of sports fans feel no sympathy for the man, but why? Is it because he is the youngest Major League Baseball (“MLB”) player to hit 500 home runs? Or is it because he is the youngest to reach 600 home runs, surpassing the great Babe Ruth? Maybe it is because in December 2007, the New York Yankees rewarded him [...]
Pay-For-Play: The inevitable professionalization of college athletics
The Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team’s 2013 national championship run had all of the drama of a Hollywood movie. After a brutal, freak injury to guard Kevin Ware in the Cardinals’ Elite Eight win over the Duke Blue Devils, the team rallied together for two come-from-behind wins to beat Wichita State and Michigan. As they lowered the hoop to give Ware a piece of the national championship net, the Cardinals basked in their One Shining Moment. To any lover of March [...]
Show Me The Money: The increasingly complex laws of collegiate athletics
It all started with a football player’s tweet. In the early morning hours of May 29, 2010, Marvin Austin, then a defensive tackle for the University of North Carolina (UNC) Tar Heels, posted, “I live In club LIV so I get the tenant rate… bottles comin [sic] like its [sic] a giveaway.” Those seemingly innocuous words, later identified as lyrics from hip-hop artist Rick Ross’s song “Sweet Life,” launched an NCAA investigation into the team and, eventually, the entire [...]
Richie Incognito: Loose cannon or leader of a hostile work environment?
The Miami Dolphins seem to be caught in the middle of potential litigation regarding the lack of control over their locker room environment. [...]
N.C. Court of Appeals to hear argument over Terps’ exit fee dispute with the ACC [Updated]
The University of Maryland’s appeal of a Guilford County trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss is slated to go before the North Carolina Court of Appeals on September 26, 2013. [...]
The FCC’s Sports Blackout Rule: What elimination would and would not mean for consumers
There is renewed pressure on the FCC to eliminate its nearly forty year-old “sports blackout rule.” [...]
The bulls are stampeding from Spain to the U.S., and you can join them . . . if you just sign and waive this, this, and this (oh, and that too)
The “Running of the Bulls” is making its way to the United States, but safety and liability issues cause major concerns. [...]
Collegiate Athletics: For the love of the game, or the love of money?
On June 20, 2013, a federal court in California will hear arguments to determine whether O’Bannon v. NCAA will be classified as a class-action lawsuit. If the class is certified, major changes could be much more likely to soon be underway for collegiate athletics. [...]