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Major League Fishing Reels in Bally’s Corporation as Pro Bass Fishing’s First Sports Betting Partnership

December 19, 2021

Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament fishing organization, and Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY), a leading U.S. omni-channel provider of land-based gaming and interactive entertainment, have announced a deal designating Bally’s as MLF’s exclusive Sports Betting, Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), and Free-to-Play (F2P) Partner for MLF’s tournament circuits – all firsts for the professional…
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Ifrah Law Taps A.J. Collins as an Associate, Strengthening Its Legal Team

December 17, 2021

Ifrah Law has announced the hire of Austin John (A.J.) Collins as an associate to its legal team. Collins will focus his practice on the legal sports betting arena, where Ifrah is widely considered one of the nation’s premier law firms. “A.J.’s experience in litigation, investigation, regulatory, and compliance experience, both as an associate at…
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Ex-NFL Player Phillip Adams Had Stage 2 CTE When He Killed Six People

December 16, 2021

Neuropathologists at the Boston University CTE Center have found that former NFL player Phillip Adams had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a press release from the Concussion Legacy Foundation. Adams died by suicide at age 32 in April 2021 after fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, SC. The press release continued: York…
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Breaking News – TIDES Gives NFL a ‘B’ in Its Racial and Gender Report Card

December 15, 2021

Richard Lapchick, Director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida, has released the 2021 National Football League Racial and Gender Report Card. Using data from the 2021 season, it will include an analysis of the racial breakdown of the players, general managers, and coaches. In addition,…
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Prominent Sports Lawyer and Former Olympian Makes a Provocative Point About Trans Women Competing Against Biological Women

December 13, 2021

Nancy Hogshead-Maker, a former Olympic Gold Medalist and prominent sports lawyer, has kicked off a spirited and voluminous debate on social media when she shared her position on trans women competing against biological women in sporting contests. Her post: Trans women should compete with biological women, so long as they mitigate their sex-linked, male-puberty advantage…
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Knight Commission Recommends Modifications to NCAA Draft Constitution

December 10, 2021

In a letter to Robert Gates, Chair of NCAA Constitution Committee, the Knight Commission provided feedback to the updated draft NCAA Constitution provided by the Committee in its December 7, 2021 memorandum. It suggested incorporating several important modifications in the following letter: Governance/Board Composition The governance and leadership of the Association should more fully reflect…
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In NIL Deal, Horns with Heart Announces $800,000 Sponsorship for Texas Longhorn Offensive Line

December 9, 2021

Horns with Heart, a new non-profit entity, has announced their 2022 sponsorship to extend an offer to every University of Texas offensive lineman totaling $50,000.00 in annual financing per player. The program, dubbed The Pancake Factory, will be the first of its kind to support a football position group to participate in charitable endeavors that…
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Veteran Team General Counsel Phil Weinberg Passes Away Suddenly

December 8, 2021

Phil Weinberg, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Comcast Spectacor, has passed away at the age of 66. His death was unexpected as he was reportedly recovering from hernia surgery. Weinberg was also a cancer survivor. Weinberg provided direct oversight of all legal affairs surrounding Comcast Spectacor including the Wells Fargo Center arena and…
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Sports Lawyer Bob Wallace Talks Sports on Podcast

December 7, 2021

Bob Wallace, the chair of Thompson Coburn’s sports law group, was featured on the podcast Scoops with Danny Mac, to discuss what’s happening in football, St. Louis and sports law. In “The Kilcoyne Conversation,” published on November 22, Bob sat down with Martin Kilcoyne, the News Director at Fox 2. The pair share a long…
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Wilbourn V. BRG Sports: Plaintiff Fails to Prove Defective Football Helmet Caused CTE

December 6, 2021

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer (Editor’s Note: The following is shared from an issue of Sports Litigation Alert, a subscription-based publication produced by Hackney Publications. Subscribers to the Alert have access to more than 3,000 case summaries and bylined articles.) In concussion cases, the plaintiffs can often raise issues of fact as to three of…
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Author: Holt Hackney