What happens when you collect a bunch of money from phony tax returns, you get convicted, and then you reach bail on a bad check? You go to jail, and you do not collect $200. In fact, you may have to pay an additional $2.7 million to make up for the false money that you […]
Category: Sports Law
I will be heading to Buloxi, Mississippi today (Sunday) until Wednesday evening on a gambling vacation with my father. It is kind of a nice way to lose $500 win $3,000 before I enter some place called law school in the fall. Thus, expect no posts from me until Thursday. However, if the lovely contributors […]
I have not yet taken Contract Law (I still have about 1 month of freedom before I am launched into the pits of Law School hell), but I did learn some information about contracts when I took a Sports Law class while completing my undergraduate degree. I learned that there is such a thing as […]
If you want to follow who represents whom, head over to the DraftExpress: 2007 NBA Draft Prospect Agent Listings. Joshua Golka put up a post on his Athlete Agent / Sports Agent Regulation blog about the NBA today [Basketball Agent Info]. It includes links for certification to become a basketball agent (NBPA and FIBA – […]
Justin Upton broke baseball barriers when he was selected #1 overall in 2005. He received a whopping $6.1 million signing bonus for placing his name on the dotted line [New high MLB signing bonus]. A new Golden Age of baseball had arrived. The 1994 strike was a distant memory and it seemed as though nothing […]
Unless you have been living under a rock in the sports world this week then you would have heard about Billy Donovan’s U-Turn from the Orlando Magic. Quick Re-cap: Billy Donovan, former Gator basketball coach decides to leave UF and take the head coach position at Orlando Magic. Donovan, who took the Gator’s to 2 […]
While Joshua Golka does not post often at the blog Athlete Agent / Sports Agent Regulation, his posts tend to be very informative. Plus, I have to give him credit for being the only other sports agent blog on the blogosphere.Anyway, Joshua reports that Hawaii may be the most recent state to sign on to […]
The Sports Law Professor was able to attend the 33rd annual Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) Conference in Cambridge, MA that occurred from May 17-19. I would have loved to have been able to attend, but as you are probably aware, I was falling in love with Israel at the time. Anyway, TSLP made some comments […]
Ron Perrick is an ambitious man. Not only is he a registered agent in Canada, but he also is a practicing attorney. He is experienced in the court and has represented CFL and NHL players since 1970. He also seems to be determined to piss his clients off. Perrick decided to take $926,916 in fees […]
Peter Waldman’s report today in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) about the bitter relationship between Don Nelson, coach of the Golden St. Warriors, and his former boss and current owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, underscores the importance of contract law as it pertains to professional sports. Per the subject of numerous reports, […]