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Sports Law Expert Podcast Highlights Leading Sports Lawyer Bart Lambergman

Hackney Publications has announced that it has published its latest segment of the Sports Law Expert Podcast, with future releases set to be distributed on February 28 and March 15. Today’s guest is sports lawyer Bart Lambergman, general counsel and chief operating officer of LEAD1 Association, which represents the athletics directors of the 131-member schools of…
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BU researchers find CTE in 345 of 376 former NFL players studied

The Boston University CTE Center has annunced that they have now diagnosed 345 former NFL players with CTE out of 376 former players studied (91.7%). Among those diagnosed in the last year are two former players who once represented the teams paired in this Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII matchup – former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Rick Arrington,…
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Tulane Sports Law Alum Named Associate AD for NCAA Compliance

The Western Michigan Division of Intercollegiate Athletics and Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae have announced the hiring of Kate Eshleman to the position of Associate Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance. Eshleman will serve as a member of the Athletic Director’s Senior staff, while overseeing WMU’s compliance department. “We are so thrilled to be adding Kate…
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Super Bowl Fans Can Partake in First-Ever Pop-Up Cannabis Festival

There have been many changes in American societal laws and attitudes in the past two decades, including gay marriage and abortion. One of the most dramatic changes has been the attitude toward cannabis. As of 2022, 21 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use for adults 21 years and older, while 37 states have…
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Kerry Bubolz, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Golden Knights, to Give Keynote Address at Upcoming SRLA Conference

The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) will hold its annual meeting at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas February 22-25, 2023. Kerry Bubolz, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Golden Knights will serve as the keynote speaker, delivering his address on Thursday, February 23 at 12 p.m. SRLA serves…
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Law Professor Questions Proposed New Name of Sports Teams at GWU

Students at George Washington University [GWU] may soon be cheering on their NCAA sports teams by yelling “Go Fog” – or “Fogriders,” or Foghoppers,” or even “Blue Fog” – according to an unauthorized disclosure of what is being called an “undemocratic new GW moniker process” to pick a new name for our sports teams, notes…
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NBA Bans Unnamed Associates of Superstar Ja Morant from Games After Laser Incident

In interviews, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant comes off as unassuming and friendly. Not so much for some of his friends. Morant tweeted Sunday that one of his friends has been banned from games at FedExForum for a year after a confrontation took place on January 29 between his supporters and members of the Indiana…
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Five Olympic Rowers Protest US Rowing’s Gender Identity Policy in Newsweek: ‘Our Sport is Discriminating Against Females’

The letter in Newsweek begins: USRowing rejected fairness for female rowers of all ages and levels with the release of its updated Gender Identity Policy on December 1. We are a group of former Olympic rowers, and we are enraged that USRowing would adopt a policy that so blatantly discriminates against female athletes in rowing. The…
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Seton Hall Law School Embraces Inclusion in More Ways Than One with Its Sports Law Symposium on February 15-16

The 3rd Annual Seton Hall Law School Sports Law Symposium will be held February 15-16 with the theme of Sports in Time of Change. Presented by the Seton Hall Law School Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment & Sports (GHamES) Initiative, the event’s organizers embrace an all-inclusive approach by offering a diverse slate of speakers and making it…
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Sports Lawyer Glenn Wong Set to Chair ASU’s Sports Law and Business Program Advisory Board

One of the most prestigious faculty members at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is set to mark the start of a new chapter in his long and storied career. Glenn Wong, Distinguished Professor of Practice and executive director of the Allan “Bud” Selig Sports Law and Business program, will soon move…
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