DLA Piper’s Sports practice has been recognized as a Law360 2025 Practice Group of the Year, an accolade highlighting “standout matters and groundbreaking legal work” across the legal industry. The Sports practice, part of the firm’s broader Media, Sports, and Entertainment sector, leads high-profile and market-shaping matters across the globe, advising clients across every major…
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Kalshi, the world’s largest prediction market, today announced that NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo is joining the company as a shareholder. Antetokounmpo will be the company’s first basketball star to join as a shareholder, and will partner with the company at live events, in marketing, and more. The partnership was announced Friday via Antetokounmpo’s social media…
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Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes urged all sports betting fans today to be vigilant against sports betting scams and unregulated prediction markets if they choose to place bets around the big game. “For Arizonans who choose to participate in legal sports betting, it’s important to be on the lookout for…
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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been a cornerstone of American legal protections for victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault since 1994. While often associated with criminal prosecution, a critical, underutilized aspect of VAWA is its immigration provision, which allows abused immigrants — spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens or lawful…
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By Roger Dunaway Many college students dream of playing professional sports, but most careers in the industry happen off the field. And running a team or league involves decisions about venues, media, marketing, budgets and leadership, specific to professional sports, that students rarely obtain in a college classroom. To bridge this gap, Tulane University has created…
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With SRLA’s annual conference about three weeks away (February 25-27), more details have emerged on the keynote speaker as well as an important deadline. William Dede, who currently serves as Director of Event Operations and Community Affairs for the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, will give the keynote address on Friday, February 26, at 12…
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected an appeal from Russian cross-country skier Aleksandr Bolshunov regarding his exclusion from the 2026 Winter Olympics, ruling that the application was filed too late for its special Olympic division to consider. The CAS Ad hoc Division in Milan announced its first decision on Wednesday, concluding that…
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For more than two decades, Professor Steve McKelvey has been a defining force in the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. A beloved educator, mentor, and connector, McKelvey’s influence extends far beyond the classroom, shaping careers and strengthening alumni bonds, while elevating the department’s reputation…
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After a distinguished career spanning more than three decades at Ithaca College, Ellen J. Staurowsky has announced she will formally retire on December 31, 2025, marking a new phase in her lifelong commitment to sports, education, and social justice. A professor in the Roy H. Park School of Communications, Staurowsky has been internationally recognized as…
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By Bernard G. Dennis, III, G. Bryce Goodwyn, Jason S. Kaner & Oliver F. Page, of Jackson Lewis Takeaways The DOJ gambling indictments include 20 NCAA basketball players allegedly targeted for bribes to exceed their NIL compensation. According to NCAA President Charlie Baker, all those indicted were part of completed or ongoing NCAA investigations and…
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