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Umass Amherst’s Mark H. Mccormack Department Of Sport Management Partners With India’s Global Institute Of Sports Business

December 16, 2019

As part of an increasingly global focus on educational enrichment opportunities, the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at UMass Amherst has entered into a multi-year educational partnership with the Global Institute of Sports Business (GISB), a program developed by the sport management agency India On Track. The partnership provides GISB students with exposure…
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SRLA Set to Host Annual Conference in Louisville

December 8, 2019

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced it will hold its 33rd annual conference on March 4-7, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. By way of background, SRLA serves academicians and practitioners in private and public sport and recreation settings. Its members have diverse educational and experiential backgrounds and represent a variety of occupations and interests. They…
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NCAA’s New Ruling Is a Step In the Right Direction, Says Professor

December 1, 2019

Recently, NCAA Board of Governors began the process to enhance the name, image, and likeness opportunities for college athletes. Wornie Reed, a former college athlete and instructor of “Sports and the African American Experience” at Virginia Tech, believes that this is the beginning of a slow process in the right direction. About the ruling Reed…
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Latest Issue of Sports Litigation Alert Delivers Five Case Summaries and Ten Articles

November 21, 2019

The latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert features a wide swath of legal articles from the sports industry as is typical for the nation leading sports law periodical. To subscribe, visit www.sportslitigationalert.com Case Summaries Judge Denies Defendants’ Bid to Exclude Expert in Products Liability Case NBA Pension Plan Defeats Stale Claim Magistrate Judge Sides With…
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Latest Issue of Sports Medicine and the Law Hits the Stands, Tackling Key Issues Involving the Legal Side of Sports Medicine

November 7, 2019

Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced that the Fall issue of Sports Medicine and the Law (SML), a quarterly electronic newsletter, has published. It features key stories about relevant topics involving the legal side of sports medicine. SML, which is available on a complimentary basis, can be subscribed to…
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Feldman to Hold Newly-Endowed Sher Garner Professorship in Sports Law, Nation’s First Such Professorship Dedicated to Sports Law

October 28, 2019

Tulane University’s nationally recognized Sports Law Program will now be led by the nation’s first fully endowed professorship dedicated to sports law – Professor Gabe Feldman. Alumni and longtime supporters Leopold and Karen Sher and James and Tracie Garner have endowed the Sher Garner Professorship in Sports Law. The professorship will be held by Professor…
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Sports Facilities and the Law Enters Third Year with Editor in Chief Gil Fried at the Helm

October 20, 2019

Sports Facilities and the Law (SFL), a periodical that reports on legal and risk management developments involving sports facilities, is well into its third year of publication. Leading the effort is Gil Fried, a sport management professor at the University of New Haven, as well as an illustrious advisory board of attorneys and facility management…
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Hofstra Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society to Host Sports Law Roundtable on November 13

October 16, 2019

Hofstra Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society (SELS) will host the “Sports Law Roundtable, a conversation on current Professional and NCAA sports law issues, and why the game may never be the same” on Wednesday, November 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Room 308 of the law school. The event, which is free, is being…
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University of New Haven Announces First-of-Its-Kind Academic Program on Business of eSports

October 10, 2019

The University of New Haven announced yesterday that it is establishing a comprehensive academic curriculum in esports management that will be the first of its kind to be part of a business curriculum accredited by AACSB International, an accreditation that places the University’s College of Business among the top five percent of business schools worldwide.…
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Professor: California Decision May Force NCAA to Amend Rules on Income

October 5, 2019

Patrick Rishe is director of the sports business program at Olin Business School at Washington University, recently offered some insights on California governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to sign a bill that will allow California athletes to earn money from the use of their names, images and likenesses. The California passage of this bill will eventually…
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