12.11.15
Earlier this week a sea change began to occur in the NCAA, when President Mark Emmert started to substitute the word "student" for "student-athlete."
12.08.15
Yesterday a California appellate court lambasted the NCAA for its shoddy procedures in investigating major infractions, such as the one involving Reggie Bush several years ago.
12.02.15
On December 2, Lord Sebastian Coe was grilled by members of the British Parliament, in which he had previously been a member, about corruption and doping problems in the International Association of Athletic Federations, of which he is president.
11.24.15
The movie entitled Concussion, which, ironically, is being heavily advertised during televised football games, will be coming out on Christmas Day.
11.19.15
Earlier this month there was a major settlement by the United States Soccer Federation in a case against it regarding youth concussions.
11.17.15
The attempt by the fantasy sports sites, FanDuel and DraftKings, to obtain a temporary restraining order against cease-and-desist letters from New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, failed yesterday.
11.05.15
In an article in Forbes.com today, the Chair of Manatt's Sports Law Practice Group, Ron Katz, proposed that, in order to preserve amateurism, the NCAA separate from the so-called Power Five schools in football and men's basketball.
10.22.15
The long-time Commissioner of the National Hockey League, Gary Bettman, will keynote the PrimeTime Sports Management Conference in Toronto on November 9 and 10.
09.22.15
In August, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or "the Board") unanimously ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to decide whether college football players at Northwestern University are "employees" under the National Labor Relations Act.
09.17.15
Santa Clara University's Institute of Sports Law and Ethics held its sixth annual symposium on September 10, 2015.