Okay, so by now you’ve probably heard and read the story relating to Senator George Mitchell’s investigation into Major League Baseball’s steroid and human growth hormone (HGH) scandal, which started some 18 months ago. To reiterate, there was a league-wide conference call mid-day Friday, whereby League and team officials alike learned that the forthcoming Mitchell […]
Category: Sports Law
It was April 15th when I last blogged on the Reggie Bush fiasco (see Yahoo! timeline) and wrote that “Bush may be able to evade tacklers, but the increasingly intricate web cast by the growing group of arguably unsavory characters with whom he’s aligned himself may prove tougher.” At the time, Bush had just settled […]
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Interview With Michael McCann
Michael McCann is an Assistant Professor of Law at Mississippi College School of Law, a columnist for Sports Illustrated.com (SI.com), Co-Founder of The Harvard Law School Project on Law and Mind Sciences, Chair-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Sports and the Law, and the man behind Sports Law Blog. What does […]
Contributor Paul Schackman predicted it. On August 1st, he wrote that Andruw Jones would have the door closed on him this off season after the Braves acquired Mark Teixeira [Thumbs up or down for Boras ?]. Jones made $13.5 million this past year, and the Braves were just not interested in Boras’ demand for approximately […]
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WVU College Of Law Sports Symposium
What: The West Virginia University College of Law will be hosting a 2-day sports symposium called: Reversing Field: Examining Issues of Commercialization, Labor, and Race in 21st Century Sports Law. When: October 5th and 6th. Where: The Lugar Courtroom at the Law Center on the WVU campus. Who: Associate Professor of Law and Sports Law […]
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50 State Regulations In 50 Days
Joshua Golka of Athlete Agent / Sports Agent Regulation Blog announced yesterday that he will be covering athlete agent regulations in each state of the U.S., one state at a time. I believe that this is an excellent idea and encourage you to learn not only about the regulations in the state that you reside, […]
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World Wide Sports Screw-Up
Dunyasha M. Yetts was once the big man on campus at The Ohio State University. He was the Big Ten wrestling champion of his weight class in 1994 and made it to the semifinal round of the NCAA Championship in wrestling that year. His passion in the ring was transfered in the sports agent industry. […]
Last thing many sports agents want to hear/discuss are issues relating to regulatory laws/rules and ethical guidelines that bound our industry. However, it is important to be aware that such laws/rules exist and to consider them when deciding a certain course of action. Yesterday, I was able to speak briefly with Melissa Neiman, author of […]
When: September 28, 2007 (8AM-5PM) Where: Hilton Milwaukee City Center in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Topic: The Increasing Globalization of Sports: Olympic, International and Comparative Law & Business Issues Discussions: The Global Expansion of Sports Leagues and Its Implications Global Sports Marketing and Legal Protection of Intellectual Property Resolution of International Sports Disputes Comparative Analysis of […]
I often receive emails from some of our avid readers inquiring about the various academic opportunities available for sports programs. I would like to share a very special one with all of you. It is known as the “FIFA Master.” The program is about 7 years old and has made a huge impact on the […]