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Ivy League joins digital trend

by Douglas N. Masters, Seth A. Rose | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/17/2013

The Ivy League this month announced that it will join the Big Ten and the PAC-12 in launching its own digital sports network, giving fans of the conference and its teams unprecedented access to their favorite team’s home and...more

Platinum Sports Shoots Air Ball; Sixth Circuit Dismisses Action Against Governor Snyder And Attorney General Schuette For Lack Of...

by Gary Mouw | Varnum LLP on 5/16/2013

In 2011, the Michigan legislature enacted laws barring sexually oriented businesses from displaying signs on premises, or off-site billboards, that contain more than "words or numbers." See MCL §§ 125.2833 and 252.318a. ...more

Traumatic Brain Injury a Growing Concern for Athletes

by Phillips Law Offices on 5/3/2013

Our law firm has more than 65 years combined experience representing individuals and families injured and suffering due to the negligence or mistake of others. Other than fatal injury, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are some...more

NFL Concussion Lawsuits in Philadelphia

by The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP on 5/2/2013

Earlier this month, a federal court in Philadelphia heard arguments about concussions in the National Football League (NFL). More than 4,100 plaintiffs, who are part of 222 consolidated lawsuits, are at the beginning of the...more

High School Football Player Wins $11.5M for Concussion

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 4/25/2013

A jury awarded $11.5 million to a former high school football player accusing helmet maker Riddell Sports, Inc. of causing brain injuries he suffered as a teenager....more

College Football Playoff Called College Football Playoff

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/24/2013

Less than nine months ago, the powers-that-be in college football approved a plan that would ditch the current postseason bowl season for the best teams in the country and replace it with a four-team playoff. While many had...more

The Efforts to Legalize Sports Betting in New Jersey—A History

by Christopher Soriano | Duane Morris LLP on 4/16/2013

A complex and expensive battle between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the four major professional sports leagues and the state of New Jersey over whether New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks can offer...more

DOJ Unseals Indictment Against Online Sports Wagering Operators and Affiliates

by Dan W. Goldfine, Harsh Parikh, Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/12/2013

On April 10, 2013, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against 34 individuals and 23 companies for their involvement with online sports wagers. According to the indictment, Legendz Sports,...more

Dodgeball Eliminated From New Hampshire School

by Cynthia A. Augello | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 4/9/2013

Do you recall your childhood days of playing dodgeball during gym class? Leaping to the left and right, diving to the ground, trying to escape elimination while dodgeballs streak past and constantly plotting your next attack....more

Red Cup Saturdays in Columbus

by Yavitch & Palmer Co., L.P.A. on 4/5/2013

Fall is in the air. That means football, along with all the related fun. Bars, tailgates, parties. Chocolate chip cookies at 9:00 a.m. washed down with a beer or two before the game....more

Termination of Rutgers basketball coach highlights importance of employment advice to athletic departments

by Tyrone Thomas | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 4/4/2013

Rutgers University announced its termination of the employment of men’s basketball coach Mike Rice. The firing occurred after a media frenzy from the release of video of practices in which Mr. Rice was observed shoving...more

Commission Launches First State Aid Investigations Into Football Clubs

by Robert Bäuerle, Martina Maier | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/2/2013

The European Commission opened the first in-depth investigation into alleged State aid for professional football clubs. This comes after the Commission launched investigations into the financing of arenas. It is likely that...more

District Court Finds Boys’ Basketball Haircut Policy Does Not Constitute Discrimination Or Infringe Student Rights

by Brian P. Crowley | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 3/27/2013

In Hayden v. Greensburg Community School Corporation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana found that a school’s haircut policy for the boys’ basketball team did not constitute gender discrimination,...more

Paying College Players

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/27/2013

As my diehard readers (maybe reader? Hi Mom! (Just kidding, I’m pretty sure even she doesn’t read these)) will remember, I blogged about pending litigation between former college athletes and the NCAA regarding whether...more

March Madness Taking Hold Of Sixth Circuit

by Kyle P. Konwinski | Varnum LLP on 3/26/2013

March gets the blood flowing for all of us basketball fans, and it appears the Sixth Circuit is no different. Last week, while many of you were game-casting or locating the "hide" button on your Web browser, the Sixth Circuit...more

Jaffe Sees 'A Lot' of IPOs in 2013 'Pipeline' [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/26/2013

Mar. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Marc Jaffe, co-chair of the Global Capital Markets Practice Group at Latham & Watkins LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about the global outlook for the 2013 IPO market. Jaffe, in this...more

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Ivy League joins digital trend

Platinum Sports Shoots Air Ball; Sixth Circuit Dismisses Action Against Governor Snyder And Attorney General Schuette For Lack Of...

Traumatic Brain Injury a Growing Concern for Athletes

NFL Concussion Lawsuits in Philadelphia

High School Football Player Wins $11.5M for Concussion

College Football Playoff Called College Football Playoff

The Efforts to Legalize Sports Betting in New Jersey—A History

DOJ Unseals Indictment Against Online Sports Wagering Operators and Affiliates

Dodgeball Eliminated From New Hampshire School

Red Cup Saturdays in Columbus

Termination of Rutgers basketball coach highlights importance of employment advice to athletic departments

Commission Launches First State Aid Investigations Into Football Clubs

District Court Finds Boys’ Basketball Haircut Policy Does Not Constitute Discrimination Or Infringe Student Rights

Paying College Players

March Madness Taking Hold Of Sixth Circuit

Jaffe Sees 'A Lot' of IPOs in 2013 'Pipeline' [Video]

It’s Madness and We’re Dancing

Will Liability Insurers Have a Duty to Defend the NFL in Concussion Litigation?

Money, Money, Money

Three Point Shot - March 2013

When Athletes Retire, Is the Next Step Bankruptcy or Paradise?

Team Mascots: Balancing Tradition and Cultural Sensitivity

American Academy Of Neurology Warns Of Dangers From Concussions

Office Pools in Connecticut: Jump In? Maybe. (But Don’t Cause a Splash)

Madness in March—The Final Four Reasons to be Wary of the NCAA Tournament in the Workplace

Jaffe Sees 'A Lot' of IPOs in 2013 'Pipeline' [Video]

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