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Catching Up with Links
June 11, 2009 by
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* I was interviewed on Toronto 590 The Fan yesterday to discuss the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy saga. Geoff up some great links yesterday on the same topic.* I had several interviews on Cold Hard Sports to discuss such topics as whether David Ortiz has been slandered by rumors about...
Hustlin' Chagaev
June 11, 2009 by
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An Attempt to Unravel the Confusion Surrounding the Cancellation of the Rematch Between WBA Heavyweight “Champion in Recess” Ruslan Chagaev and “Champion” Nikolay Valuev On May 30, 2009, Ruslan Chagaev, 25-0-1 (17 KOs), the former Uzbekistani amateur sensation and undefeated...
Franchise Relocation Fees, Antitrust, in Phoenix Bankruptcy Court
June 10, 2009 by
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We've given little attention so far to the bankruptcy of the Phoenix Coyotes, pending in federal bankruptcy court in Phoenix. The ongoing dispute over control of the team raises some important longstanding issues relating to franchise relocation and antitrust law. In the hope that...
Law Professors at the Baseball Hall of Fame
June 10, 2009 by
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Last week, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, hosted its annual "Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture". The event featured ten law professors. Congratulations to Patricia Bryan (North Carolina), John Eastman (Chapman), our guest blogger Ed Edmonds...
MLB's First Year Player Draft This Evening - A Thought About Free Agent Compensation
June 09, 2009 by
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The first three rounds of baseball’s First Year Player Draft will take place this evening. The first round of the draft will be shown live on MLB Network. There will be five selections in the first round that constitute compensation for Type A free agents that were signed during...
NBA and English Premier League discuss commercial cooperation
June 09, 2009 by
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The Premier League, the English soccer competition, and the NBA, the American national basketball association, are discussing a commercial cooperation. Both competitions are generally considered to be the most popular sports competitions in het world. Together they want to learn from...
Alan Milstein on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination
June 07, 2009 by
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After Ohio State star running back Maurice Clarett won a sweeping victory before U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in his 2004 case challenging the NFL's age eligiblity rule, the NFL appealed and a three-judge...
Tony La Russa Reaches Settlement over Fake Twitter Account Lawsuit
June 06, 2009 by
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Jimmy Golen of the Associated Press interviews several people, including me and Harvard Law prof Wendy Seltzer, over St. Louis Cardinals' Manager Tony La Russa's recent lawsuit and subsequent settlement over a guy creating a fake Twitter account, purporting to be La Russa....
When should Congress be involved with sports?
June 04, 2009 by
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Mike's post about Congressman Cohen's letter to David Stern urging repeal of the NBA's age limit raises an interesting question. Past efforts by members of Congress on the issue of steroids (hearings, letters to the Union and the Commissioner's Office, etc.) have been...
Does the NBA Age Limit Violate Age Discrimination Laws?
June 04, 2009 by
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New York labor and employment attorney Louis Pechman of Berke-Weiss & Pechman has a very interesting analysis on the possibility of the NBA's age limit violating age discrimination laws. Here is an excerpt from his piece:Surprisingly lost in the discussion about whether age...
Congressman Steve Cohen Takes Aim at NBA Age Limit
June 03, 2009 by
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U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) has written to NBA commissioner David Stern and NBPA executive director Billy Hunter asking them to eliminate the NBA's age limit, which requires that a player be 19 years old plus one year removed from high school in order to be eligible...
David Price, Francisco Liriano, and the Saga of the Super Twos
June 01, 2009 by
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On Saturday evening, the middle game of a three-game series between the Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Rays, Francisco Liriano and David Price, were the starting pitchers for their respective teams. Price picked up his first regular season win in the game after throwing 108 pitches...
Ballpark t-shirt case in Texas?
May 31, 2009 by
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A woman wearing a "Yankees Suck" t-shirt was threatened with removal from The Ballpark in Arlington last week. And the story is drawing some national attention (ED: Contains video line; I removed video from post because it was playing automatically).The Rangers have received...
What happens in Delaware...
May 28, 2009 by
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The possibility of sports gambling in Delaware is one step closer to becoming a reality. In March 2009, Delaware Governor Jack Markell requested an opinion from the Delaware Supreme Court regarding the legality of Delaware’s proposed sports lottery. On Wednesday, the Delaware Supreme...
The StarCaps Saga Continues
May 27, 2009 by
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As you might recall, five NFL players—Kevin and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister, and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints—were suspended for four games last year after testing positive for bumetanide. Bumetanide, a diuretic, is banned under...
Perjury in Congressional Hearings on College Bowl System and the BCS?
May 27, 2009 by
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Congress conducted hearings on the college bowl system earlier this month. Now, reporters have raised questions regarding whether bowl defenders committed perjury or acted in contempt of Congress in claiming that most bowl games are organized by charitable groups and that tens of millions...
New Sports Law Scholarship
May 26, 2009 by
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Recently published scholarship includes:Scott A. Anderson, A call for drug-testing of high school student-athletes, 19 MARQUETTE SPORTS LAW REVIEW 325 (2008)Genevieve F. E. Birren & Jeremy C. Fransen, The body and the law: how physiological and legal obstacles combine to create...
Judge Sotomayor's Sports Law Opinions
May 26, 2009 by
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It's official: as Professor cummings predicted earlier this month, the President will nominate Second Circuit Judge and die-hard Yankees fan Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Perhaps more than any Supreme Court nominee in history, Judge Sotomayor has a long record of adjudicating...
Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame
May 25, 2009 by
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A commenter to my post on steroids and the Hall of Fame asks about Pete Rose. I thought it warranted a new post, rather than a comment. I actually wrote about this point three years ago.Rose should not be in the Hall, because different rules apply. Rose is ineligible for the Hall under...
Hall of Fame, Steroids, and Cheating
May 23, 2009 by
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Zev Chafets argues on ESPN that steroid users should not be kept out of the Hall of Fame. His argument is that steroid users are no different than players of past generations, many of whom engaged in questionable activities off the field (consorting with gamblers, the Klan, and gangsters...
Will Michael Vick Return to the NFL?
May 20, 2009 by
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I have a new SI.com column on this topic. Here's an excerpt.* * *What will Goodell do? He appears poised to reinstate Vick for the 2009 season, though probably with onerous strings attached, such as Vick facing permanent expulsion should he get into any trouble. Without expressly...
"Redskins" Case and the Dangers of "Reply All"
May 20, 2009 by
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After the Washington Redskins won at the D.C. Circuit last week, which I discussed here, the team's law firm learned a valuable lesson in the dangers associated with the "reply all" function of Microsoft Outlook. The legal gossip blog Above-the-Law has a series of e-mails...
WADA-code in the EU
May 19, 2009 by
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is the foundation which has been established to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against doping in all forms of sport. In pursuing this aim WADA cooperates with intergovernmental organizations, governments, public authorities and other public...
On Jeremy Mayfield: You’ve Got a Fast Car, and an Unusual Drug Policy.
May 17, 2009 by
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Let me start this post about Jeremy Mayfield’s indefinite suspension for violating NASCAR’s new drug policy with two admissions. First, for many years, my favorite stock car driver was Cole Trickle. Second, I have found myself shouting “shake and bake”(in my head) after making...
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