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Female Athletes Secure Settlement Agreement Ensuring Michigan State University’s Title IX Compliance for Years to Come

Female student-athletes at Michigan State University capped a two-year battle against their school on Friday by securing an agreement guaranteeing that MSU will undergo a comprehensive Gender Equity Review, create a Gender Equity Plan, and bring all aspects of its intercollegiate athletic program into full Title IX compliance by the end of the 2026-2027 school…
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As Expected,. Sports Lawyer Kevin Warren Leaves Big Ten for President Post at Chicago Bears

Kevin Warren, a sports lawyer who rose within the ranks of the Minnesota Vikings (initially in the GC’s office) before assuming the Commissioner job at the Big Ten Conference, has moved back to the NFL. Specifically, Warren was named President of the Chicago Bears. Predictably, the conference was disappointed, but wished him well nonetheless. In…
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Cozen O’Connor Sponsors LPGA and PGA Golfers Ally Ewing and Brendon Todd

Cozen O’Connor has announced its sponsorship of LPGA and PGA tour golfers Ally Ewing and Brendon Todd for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Ewing and Todd each have three prestigious tour victories under their belt, as well as numerous top ten finishes. “Ally and Brendon bring an are successful, family oriented professionals whose ambitious style…
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International Consortium on Female Sport Launched to ‘Preserve Women’s Sports Category’

The new International Consortium on Female Sport(ICFS) launched globally, debuting January 9, 2023, as the preeminent international lobby group to advocate for the preservation of the female sport category worldwide. This comes at a time when more international governing sports bodies, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), are opening female sport to male competitors. “Fifty…
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Sports Lawyer Rawleigh Grove Re-Elected to SFIA Board

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association(SFIA) has announced the re-election of Rawleigh Grove, the Vice President & General Counsel of PING Inc., to its board. The election took place at SFIA’s Annual Meeting on December 15, 2022. Also elected was Jonathan Ram, Chief Executive Officer, Clarks, Inc. as Chairman of the SFIA Board of Directors for the…
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Sports Law Professor Michael A. Ross Named Senior Writer for Journal of NCAA Compliance

Michael A. Ross, the Department Chair, an Assistant Professor of Sport Management at Shorter University, and a PhD student at Troy University, has been named a Senior Writer for the Journal of NCAA Compliance (JONC). Ross, who specializes in research related to youth sport studies, leadership, sport law, social media policies and procedures within interscholastic…
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New FIFA Football Agent Regulations Set to Come into Force

Regulations adopted by the FIFA Council in December 2022 following an extensive consultation process with all key international football stakeholders New rules will guarantee minimum professional and ethical standards for the occupation of football agent, including a mandatory licensing system Initiative is part of FIFA’s efforts to modernise the football regulatory framework and to protect…
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Texas Fires Mens Head Basketball Coach Chris Beard

The University of Texas’ Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte has announced the school’s decision to “terminate” Mens Head Basketball Coach Chris Beard. “This has been a difficult situation that we’ve been diligently working through,” Del Conte said in a statement. “Today I informed Mr. Beard of our decision to terminate him effective immediately.”…
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Indy Autonomous Challenge Announces Sponsors Ahead of CES 2023 Head-to-Head Autonomous Racing Competition

The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) today announced that ASPIRE, Cisco, and Luminar will serve as premier sponsors of the Autonomous Challenge @ CES at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Scheduled for January 7 during CES 2023, the Autonomous Challenge @ CES returns to Las Vegas featuring nine teams seeking to break autonomous racing records. ASPIRE drives the creation of future transformative technologies as…
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NFL Cancels Game in Wake on Injury

From the NFL: Tonight’s Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game has been postponed after Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin collapsed, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced. Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition. Our thoughts…
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