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Campus Health Project (CHP) Launches to Meet Collegiate Athletics’ Growing Demand COVID-19 Testing Capacity

June 24, 2020

In response to surging demand for critical COVID-19 testing capacity among colleges and universities, the Campus Health Project (CHP), higher education’s trusted COVID-19 testing partner, has launched its national initiative dedicated to helping higher education institutions secure the COVID-19 testing capacity and logistical support they need to resume campus life for Fall 2020 and beyond.…
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Latest Issue of My Legal Bookie Chronicles Changing Landscape of Sports Betting

June 22, 2020

Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced today the availability of the summer issue of My Legal Bookie (MLB). Supported by Ifrah Law PLLC, the leading law firm in the legal sports betting industry, the latest issue features the following articles: Professional Sports — Betting on Transparency Barstool CEO Nardini Helps…
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Breaking News: NCAA Board of Governors Expands Confederate Flag Policy, Implicating States Where It Has a ‘Prominent Presence’

June 19, 2020

The NCAA Board of Governors has expanded the Association’s Confederate flag policy to prevent any NCAA championship events from being played in states where the symbol has a prominent presence. The policy previously barred the awarding of sites determined in advance of a championship in states that displayed the Confederate flag. However, if a college…
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Court Grants TRO in Case Where Texas Trophy Hunters Association Accuses Rival Groups of Poaching Proprietary Information

June 18, 2020

One of the oldest and “most-respected” hunting advocacy groups in Texas – the Texas Trophy Hunters Association – was granted a temporary restraining order against two rival groups Wednesday. The TTHA has alleged that Safari Club International stole its proprietary membership list and provided it to Buckmasters to solicit new members. Specifically, it charged that…
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Power Five Head Football Coach Predicts September Will be ‘Pretty Close to Normal’

June 17, 2020

Texas A&M Head Football Coach Jimbo Fisher remains optimistic he will see mask-wearing crowds at Kyle Field when the Aggies take the field against the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Sept. 5. “I am very encouraged because our governor has opened up outside sports to 50 percent now, I mean this early” Fisher said. “I expect…
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Article Looks at Byproduct of Esports Betting – Cheating

June 15, 2020

Ellen Zavian, the editor in chief of My Legal Bookie, a newsletter that provides news and analysis about the legal sports betting industry, recently wrote an insightful piece about how cheating has become a byproduct of esports betting for the Washington Post. Zavian wrote that “unlike traditional sports where a player’s intention to throw a…
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The Real Story Behind the Confederate Flag, and Why NASCAR Banned It

June 12, 2020

By Robert Romano On April 9, 1865, over 155 years ago, the traitor known as Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Yes, for some it may be hard to believe, but the Confederate States lost the Civil War – it surrendered, yielded, resigned, gave up, quit, came in…
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NFL Responds with ‘Expanded Social Justice Commitment’

June 11, 2020

“The NFL is growing our social justice efforts through a 10-year total $250 million fund to combat systemic racism and support the battle against the ongoing and historic injustices faced by African-Americans. The NFL and our clubs will continue to work collaboratively with NFL players to support programs to address criminal justice reform, police reforms, and…
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Latest Issue of Esports and the Law Examines New Litigation, Profiles Attorneys

June 10, 2020

Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced today the availability of the spring issue of Esports and the Law (ESL). The latest issue features the following articles: Players Take a Stand and Secure a Legal Victory in Esports Case Court Grants Summary Judgment for Video Game Publisher in Tattoo Copyright Case…
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Tennessee Titans Name Daniel Werly General Counsel, Former GC Burke Nihill Elevated to President/CEO

June 9, 2020

Daniel Werly, a veteran sports lawyer who brings experience from a wide variety of areas in the field, has been named general counsel of the Tennessee Titans. Werly, whose first day was June 8, replaces Burke Nihill, who was elevated to President/CEO. Werly, who is also an Adjunct Professor of Sports Law at Vanderbilt University…
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Author: Holt Hackney