In one of my earlier posts, Iraq drops soccer team, I described the sad situation involving the dissolution of the Iraqi Soccer team and the Olympic team’s ban by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). With the Olympics right around the corner, the IOC has decided to reverse its ban on the Iraqi Olympic team (seven […]
With the today’s Major League baseball trade deadline looming, Barry Bonds is still a free agent. Yes, Barry Bonds, possibly the greatest player of our generation, if not the greatest player in the history of Major League Baseball, cannot find work. Bonds led the major leagues last year with a .480 O.B.P., a 1.045 O.P.S. and […]
In recent years, there has been a progressive increase in the number of footballers failing to honor their contracts. In soccer, most players are signed to 3, 4 or 5 year contracts. The sad truth is that many supporters of soccer know that this is meaningless today. The evidence shows that a contract provides little […]
After a Class A game went wild and featured a huge bench-clearing brawl, the pitcher, one of the main instigators of the fight, was jailed and now faces felony assault charges. Julio Castillo, a pitcher for the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League, was arraigned in court Friday morning on a felony assault […]
Just when you thought that Andy Oliver was suing the world, he adds his future Alma Mater to the fold. As a site that has been dedicated to the coverage of the ongoing Andy Oliver affair, SportsAgentBlog.com had received first word that Oklahoma State University is now one of the Defendants on the second amended […]
On June 2, I wrote a post about a left-handed pitcher named Andy Oliver who had been restricted from helping his Oklahoma State University team advance in the NCAA tournament with the hope of playing in the College World Series. At that point, I was merely pondering about what could have occurred to make the […]
Michael Vick traded his red and black jersey in Atlanta for the black and white stripes of a prison uniform and still can’t seem to get away from the legal system. This past Monday, Vick’s new lawyers filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in Newport News, VA, as he sat in a federal penitentiary on dog […]
What: The West Virginia University College of Law Fall Sports Law Forum Where: West Virginia University Law Center (Marlyn Lugar Courtroom), Morgantown, West Virginia. Click here for map. When: September 11, 2008. Begins at 11:00 a.m. Panelists: Dr. John Carlos – USA Track and Field Hall of Famer. Key role in civil rights movement. Professor […]
The Green Bag Almanac & Reader seeks submissions on baseball and the law for its 2010 volume: We are seeking submissions for our 2010 Almanac & Reader, which will have a baseball-and-the-law theme. We want scholarly essays on topics related to baseball and the law. We hope to select 12 essays, each between 1500 and […]
After two years of constant bickering between the Sonics new owner and the fans, the time has finally come. The conclusion of six intense days of trail left Judge Marsha Pechman several days to make her ruling and post it on the federal court’s website. She was interrupted Wednesday night when Professional Basketball Club LLC […]