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NFL-NFLPA Issues Statement on Social Justice Initiatives

On Tuesday, both the NFL member clubs and the NFLPA Executive Committee met to discuss issues relating to the 2020 season, which will begin in just seven days.  Both parties repeated their commitment to continue working tirelessly to affect positive change as we also prepare together to play a full season. We also agree that…
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U.S. Senator Announces Compromise Legislation to End Doping and Deaths in American Horseracing

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday his intent to introduce the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, compromise legislation that would end the doping of Thoroughbred racehorses in the United States. The doping of American racehorses has been a controversial issue over the past five years with hundreds of horses dying on racetracks weekly,…
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Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Publishes Special Issue on Name, Image, and Likeness

Over the last year, name, image, and likeness (NIL) legislation has experienced varying levels of adoption at the state level, while rapidly attracting attention on the national stage as well. In recognition of that trend, the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment published today a Special Issue, featuring intriguing perspectives from former and current college…
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Attorney Gets Post as Lead Compliance Specialist at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Athletics has that Gabrielle Blevins has joined the department as Lead Compliance Specialist. Blevins will work with Associate Athletic Director Katie Zingg in facilitating the department’s compliance needs, including monitoring education and assurance that SIUE Athletics observes NCAA, Conference and University rules. A native of Butler, Missouri, Blevins comes to…
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O’Melveny Advises Kansas City Royals on Multi-Year Media Rights Agreement With Sinclair Broadcast Group

O’Melveny advised the Kansas City Royals on a new multi-year media rights agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group for FOX Sports Kansas City to continue as the television home of the Royals. The deal closed on August 21, 2020. Years and financial terms were not disclosed. FOX Sports Kansas City will televise 59 of the scheduled…
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Drake Group Cautions NCAA Member Institutions to Comply with Title IX as they apply the New Rule permitting Unlimited Education Related Benefits to FBS Football and Basketball Players

The Drake Group, the community of academics advocating for the reform of collegiate athletics, recent addresses the Alston decision and the potential impact upon Title IX: “The Supreme Court on August 11, 2020, denied the motion by the NCAA and eleven conferences to stay the injunction entered in the Alston antitrust lawsuit. That injunction by…
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Washington Football Team Makes History, Appointing Jason Wright as President

The Washington Football Team announced yesterday that they have appointed Jason Wright team president. In this role, Wright will be responsible for leading the organization’s business divisions, including operations, finance, sales, and marketing. He will join Coach Ron Rivera, who maintains all on-field responsibilities and football decisions, in reporting directly to team owner, Dan Snyder.…
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Former Gymnast and Survivor Joins Munck Wilson Mandala Sports Practice

Munck Wilson Mandala (http://www.munckwilson.com) has announced that Tasha Schwikert has joined the firm’s Sports Law Practice as an associate. Schwikert brings with her four years of legal experience in corporate, real estate, and construction matters, representing clients in construction agreements, AIA agreements, real estate transactions, and general corporate matters.  But she is better known to…
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NCAA Ends Search for COVID Testing Partner – for Now

With the announcement yesterday that it was cancelling its fall championships, the NCAA went ahead this morning and notified vendors that were participating in an RFP to provide COVID testing services that it was postponing the selection process. It did note however that it may re-engage in late October in hopes of settling on a…
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Sports Law Professor Ellen Zavian Writes About NCAA’s ‘Missed Opportunity’ When It Comes to Esports

Ellen Zavian, an adjunct sports law professor at the George Washington University School of Law, wrote an interesting article last week for the Washington Post about how “the NCAA whiffed on esports.” Zavian, a frequent contributor to the newspaper, wrote that, given the declining revenues for the NCAA because of the pandemic, the association “might…
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