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Sports Law

A Big Parley (NFL + NBA + MLB + NHL + NCAA) v. Delaware

On Friday of last week, the NCAA, along with “The Big Four” American professional sports leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL (side note: I recently heard a professor refer to them as the Big 3.5), filed a federal suit against the state of Delaware.  The leagues + NCAA are concerned over Delaware’s new declaration to allow […]

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College Football Players

Colt McCoy Insures Victory

Colt McCoy will be devastated if he is not a first round pick.  The Texas Longhorns quarterback completes practically every pass that leaves his right hand.  That right hand is awfully valuable.  Sounds like just the guy who would benefit from a hefty insurance policy (discussed here on May 19, 2009). And a hefty insurance […]

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International Basketball

High Priced China

For American basketball players who cannot quite cut it in the NBA, the option of going overseas to play is very tempting.  If the player is good enough, he can get a chance playing for an NBDL team, but unless he truly believes that the NBDL will serve as a platform for him to break […]

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Headline Interview With The Agent Sports Agents

Interview With The Agent: Bernie Lee

Bernie Lee is the President of Lee Basketball Services Ltd, a full-service basketball agency that specializes in representing basketball players overseas.  Bernie is certified by the NBPA and bases his agency out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  In a world with tools like Skype, text messaging, and Google Wave (coming soon), distance between an agent and […]