The State of North Carolina and the NCAA have been busy fighting over access to documents regarding findings from the NCAA’s investigation of past NFLPA agent activity on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s campus. On July 29, 2011, North Carolina’s Secretary of State Elaine Marshall issued a subpoena asking for said documents, which are apparently under the […]
Let’s start this with a shout out for Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers. Braun was selected as the National League MVP (Most Valuable Punim?). He is the first Jewish MVP in baseball since Sandy Koufax in 1963. I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving and enjoys their weekends. There is so much to be […]
Over the weekend, The Miami Herald ran an op-ed that I wrote titled, NCAA’s $2,000 boost to scholarship-athletes: too little, but a start. While I am in favor of the recent decision by the NCAA, which will allow conferences to permit their member schools to offer an additional $2,000 in grants, per year, to its […]
What: American University Washington College of Law Sports Law Panel – Out Of Bounds: Tackling The Athlete-Agent Relationship From Amateur Athletics To The Pros When: Thursday, October 27, 2011 (4:00-5:30 p.m.) Where: American University Washington College of Law (Room 602) AU WCL’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society is hosting a panel discussion regarding the athlete-agent relationship, NCAA […]
In the past year, states like Tennessee, have taken great efforts to expand their definitions of “sports agents” within their respective athlete agent laws. Whether or not new states’ legislation will actually bring a change to states’ enforcement of the regulations remains to be seen. Last week, the NCAA revealed that it too has begun […]
On July 1, 2011, Michael McAdoo filed a Complaint in North Carolina against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill along with its Chancellor, H. Holden Thorp, and the NCAA. McAdoo was a football player at UNC until the NCAA ruled that he was permanently ineligible to perform in intercollegiate athletics based on McAdoo’s alleged receipt of $110 in improper […]
I am happy to announce that the article I co-authored with Jeffrey F. Levine titled, “Corking the Cam Newton Loophole, a Sweeping Suggestion,” has been published in Volume 2, Number 2 of the Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law. Jeff and I wrote the article after Auburn Tigers’ All-American quarterback Cam Newton was accused […]
Really tough loss for the Miami Heat last night. Chris Bosh is not living up to his role as part of “The Big Three” thus far in the 2011 NBA Finals. Let’s see if the Heat are able to take at least one away from the Mavericks in Dallas. The 2011 MLB Draft starts in […]
Since reviewing his book, Money Players, on August 15, 2007, I have become very good friends with Marc Isenberg. I have invited him to speak multiple times at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, engaged in great sports business discussions with him, and have been able to count on him for advice whenever […]
Last week, the Select Committee on Sports and Entertainment in the California State Senate held a hearing titled, Protecting Student Athletes from Unscrupulous Athlete Agents at the Los Angeles Coliseum to discuss the state’s athlete agent law known as the Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act, and what, if any, changes should be made to the law. Speakers included former […]