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ASU Law program helps women learn to master the golf club as a business tool

By Nicole Almond Anderson, Director of Communications, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law The transition from college to the business world is a challenge for any recent graduate. And women have long faced additional barriers, from the glass ceiling to the wage gap. One tool that might help? A golf club. That’s the idea behind…
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Jackson Lewis’ Clifton Co-Hosting ‘COVID-19: The Current and Potential Impact to the World of Sports’

MLB, NCAA, NBA . . . the sports world is not immune from the impact of COVID-19. This podcast series will help you make some sense of it all, share thoughts on what you should be doing now and, in the future, to prepare for the resumption of sporting events. The three-part podcast series is sponsored…
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Alicia Jessop Appointed President-Elect of Sport and Recreation Law Association

On March 6, 2020, associate professor of sport administration Alicia Jessop was appointed as the Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) president-elect. The appointment comes after five years of actively participating in the association including previously serving on the association’s board of directors as the member-at-large overseeing honors and awards. “I see this as a…
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Sports Lawyers Association Conference Is Cancelled

From SLA President Bobby Hacker: Dear SLA Members: As we represent the entire sports world it is only fitting that we act in a like manner, therefore, we are cancelling this year’s conference in Miami. This was not an easy decision and it weighed heavily upon the executive committee as well as the entire board…
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Director of University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security Resigns, Effective April 1

Dr. Lou Marciani has announced his retirement from his role as Director of The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) effective April 1, 2020. Dr. Marciani has served as NCS4 Director since its inception in 2006 following the United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) increased effort…
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Hot Off the Presses – NCAA to Limit Attendance at March Madness

“The NCAA continues to assess the impact of COVID-19 in consultation with public health officials and our COVID-19 advisory panel. Based on their advice and my discussions with the NCAA Board of Governors, I have made the decision to conduct our upcoming championship events, including the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, with only…
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Hackney Publications and Ifrah Law Launch MyLegalBookie, a timely newsletter reporting on the Legal Sports Betting Industry

Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced that Ifrah Law (Ifrah) will be the sponsor of MyLegalBookie, a quarterly electronic newsletter, which will be complimentary to those that subscribe. MyLegalBookie will provide insights into the legal side of online gaming and sports betting industries like no publication has before with…
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Risk Management – Texas Tech University Extends Netting at Dan Law Field

(Editor’s Note: What follows appeared in Sports Facilities and the Law, a newsletter available through a complimentary subscription at the site.) Just in time for its season-opener, Texas Tech University extended the netting at Dan Law Field down the first and third baselines. Senior Associate Athletic Director Robert Giovannetti told the media that “we’ve had…
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Latest Edition of Managing Sport Facilities Is Out

You don’t have to be a professor, or student to appreciate Managing Sport Facilities, Fourth Edition With Web Study Guide, which was recently published by Human Kinetics. Written by Gil B. Fried, editor in chief of Sports Facilities and the Law, and Matthew Kastel, the Stadium Manager – Oriole Park at Camden Yards at Maryland…
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Texas A&M Sports Law Professor Named to President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Science Board

John O. Spengler, JD, PhD, of Texas A&M University, has been named to the 2020-2021 President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Science Board. A former sports law professor and a member of the Sports and Recreation Law Association, Dr. Spengler joins a group of academic and medical experts, who “will provide the Council with…
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