Those who have played The Links at Land’s End (The Links) already knew what millions are about to find out. The Wood County golf course has been recognized by Golf Pass as one of “Top 50 Public Golf Courses in the U.S.” Specifically, The Links was ranked as the second-best golf course in the state…
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The NCAA has named Chris Termini as vice president of championships business affairs. With more than 15 years of experience in sports business and law, Termini has played a pivotal role in driving the NCAA’s external operations and strategic partnerships. In his new role, he will continue leading external operations while serving as the department’s…
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John F. Banzhaf III, B.S.E.E., J.D., Sc.D., Professor of Public Interest Law Emeritus at George Washington University, remains as committed as ever to his position on the transgender athlete issue. His latest post (reprinted below) from this morning illustrates that: “Britain’s Supreme Court has just ruled that the legal definition of a woman is someone born biologically…
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Hackney Publications (HP) announced today that Connor Glass, a sports lawyer at Church Church Hittle + Antrim, has been interviewed on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/holt-hackney/episodes/A-Visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Connor-Glass–of-CCHA-e31eb7l Glass is an Associate Attorney at CCHA, focusing on NCAA compliance and infractions, Title IX gender equity reviews, and navigating the evolving NIL…
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WIAA communications director Sean Bessette recently issued a statement saying that abiding by the Trump Administration’s transgender law would violate the state’s inclusion laws. “The WIAA has been told by the Attorney General’s office, the Office for Civil Rights, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction that proposed amendments ML/HS #7 and ML/HS #8…
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The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) will be celebrating 50th year when its annual conference takes place May 15-17 in Nashville. But the organization is hardly stuck in its ways, relying on its reputation as the premier organization for sports lawyers. The upcoming conference is a great example of that. Proactively, the members organizing the conference…
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Loren Galloway Bowans has joined Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas as its new Title IX Coordinator. Bowans was previously at the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of the University Risk and Compliance Services team and manager of UT’s Clery Act compliance program. She also worked closely with UT Austin’s Title…
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By Joel D. Buckman, Matthew E. Eisler, Peter S. Spivack, Benjamin Andrew Fleming, and Evan W. Guimond, of Hogan Lovells As the pending settlement in In re: College Athlete NIL Litigation, Case No. 4:20-CV-03919 (N.D. Cal) (the “House Settlement”) inches toward a final approval hearing before Judge Claudia Wilken on April 7th, a big question facing NCAA Division…
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Conference USA has announced the hire of Grant Newton as Senior Associate Commissioner/Chief Legal Officer. In his role, Newton will oversee all legal functions, including managing legal risks, litigation, regulatory, corporate, and legal NCAA matters, as well as outside counsel management. Prior to joining Conference USA, Newton practiced law at Vinson & Elkins LLP in…
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“Amid a staggering volume of Title IX complaints,” the U.S Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday the “Title IX Special Investigations Team” (SIT) to “ensure timely, consistent resolutions to protect students, and especially female athletes, from the pernicious effects of gender ideology in school programs and activities.” The…
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