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Friday Sports Briefs
Savannah State’s “Money Grab” Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com writes that Savannah State will receive a total of $860,000 for playing Oklahoma State and Florida State in football this season. Savannah...
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Former Student-Athletes Sue NCAA over Concussions
I was recently interviewed by Michele Bowman of Lawyers.com concerning the class action lawsuit brought by former student-athletes against the NCAA over the treatment of concussions. Here’s what I had...
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Auriemma Advocates for Lowering the Hoop in Women’s Basketball UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma recently discussed an interesting suggestion for improving the women’s game: lowering the...
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The Significance of Marvin Miller Notre Dame Law School sports law professor Ed Edmonds has written an interesting piece on the significance of Major League Baseball leader Marvin Miller. Miller...
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Johnny Football and Amateurism
I recently examined the trademark law issues involved with Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, and his nickname “Johnny Football.” Warren Zola looked at the big picture over at the Sports Law Blog,...
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Pennsylvania Sues NCAA over Penn State Sanctions Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has filed suit against the NCAA over the sanctions imposed upon Penn State and its football program. Michael McCann...
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Nerlens Noel Injury The knee injury suffered by Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel has prompted discussion about the NBA’s rule requiring players to wait one year after high school graduation before...
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Monday Sports Briefs
I wasn’t able to post Friday Sports Briefs last week. In its place, Monday Sports Briefs: Big East Breakup Becomes Official Paul Doyle of the Hartford Courant covers the official breakup of the Big...
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Weston Basketball Coach Fired, Rehired There is a great story down the road from me in Weston, Conn., where the high school basketball coach was fired for appearing in what has been described as a...
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Collegiate Student-Athletes Score Victory in Right of Publicity Case
In the case of Hart v. EA Sports, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the First Amendment does not trump a student-athlete’s right to publicity, overturning the...
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