Leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire ICM Partners (ICM), another agency, “to drive broader and more inclusive representation as their clients, their work, and their brands shape culture.” “Today’s storytellers, athletes, thought-leaders, and trend-setters who can move, inspire, and attract large, global…
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Arkansas State University has announced the hire of Erin Campbell as director of basketball operations for the women’s program. Campbell joined the A-State staff after spending the last three years in the high school and junior high coaching ranks in Arkansas. Notably, she earned her masters of law in sports law and business from Arizona…
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Attorneys for Greenberg Traurig, one of the more active law firms in the Esports space will present at the upcoming Esports Business Summit October 18-20 in Las Vegas on the topic of “The Elephant in the Room: Can Esports teams become viable commercial enterprises?” The panel discussion begins on Wednesday, October 20, at 1:15 p.m.…
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Major League Pickleball (MLP) officially launched at Dreamland – Dripping Springs, Texas, at an event featuring MLP executives, players and VIP guests. MLP is “the new, elite pickleball league,” according to the league, that will see the world’s-best 32 professional pickleball players (16 women and 16 men) compete in a livestreamed and nationally-broadcast team pickleball…
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The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics released last week a major proposal to require the NCAA, the College Football Playoff (CFP), and Division I conferences to “more closely connect the distribution and spending of billions in shared athletics revenue distributions with the broad educational mission of NCAA Division I college athletics programs.” Its perspective continues…
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Movagar & Yamin Personal Injury Lawyers (M&Y Personal Injury Lawyers) has entered into a new strategic marketing partnership with AEG, one of the world’s leading sports and live entertainment companies, to become the official personal injury law firm of both the LA Kings (NHL) and Ontario Reign (AHL) sports franchises. The multiyear agreement, brokered by…
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Spry, a technology solution designed to help colleges and universities navigate the rapidly evolving Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) landscape, has announced an agreement with St. Edward’s University, an NCAA Division II school in Austin, Texas, to help the school’s athletic department manage compliance issues that arise as student-athletes sign contracts to leverage their NIL.…
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During the month of September, Dr. Ellen Staurowsky, a sports law professor at Ithaca, joined scholars from around the world in contributing to the Olympic and Paralympic Analysis 2020: Mega Events, Media, and the Politics of Sport. Her piece on Pay Equity and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics can be found here. Dr. Staurowsky, a Senior Writer with Hackney…
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Joshua Gordon, Woodard Family Foundation Fellow and senior instructor of sports business and law at the University of Oregon, has been named the school’s next faculty athletics representative (FAR). In this role, Gordon will work with the president and the faculty to ensure the academic integrity of the intercollegiate program, promote the well-being of student-athletes,…
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As students head back to school this fall, sports medicine physicians with Loyola Medicine say the risk of COVID-19 exposure among student athletes is low. According to Nathaniel Jones, MD, a sports medicine physician for Loyola Medicine, “Indoor contact sports and football see slightly increased risk of transmission, but the overall risk remains minimal, and…
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