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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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Sports Lawyer and Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren Is Being Pursued by Bears

The Chicago Bears are reportedly exploring the idea of offering its vacant president position to sports Lawyer Kevin Warren, who also happens to be the Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. Addressing the speculation, the conference issued the following statement about Warren, who was previously the Chief Operating Officer of the Minnesota Vikings: “Over the…
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Sports Law Expert Podcast Highlights Sports Lawyer John Tyrrell of Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey

Hackney Publications announced today that it has published its latest recording on Sports Law Expert – a Podcast, with future releases set to be distributed on December 30 and January 15. Today’s guest is sports lawyer John E. Tyrrell, a founding Members of Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey and the firm’s Managing Member.. The segment…
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LEAD1 Association Releases Proposal to Reform FBS Football Governance

LEAD1 Association (“LEAD1”), which represents the athletics directors of the 131-member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision (“FBS”), has released an FBS Football governance proposal that outlines the position of LEAD1 athletics directors (“FBS ADs”). The proposal, which was recently sent to the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and the Transformation Committee, was developed…
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