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University of Iowa Opens Registration for 3rd Annual National College Athletics Infractions Hearing Competition

The University of Iowa has opened registration for the 3rd annual National College Athletics Infractions Hearing Competition. The competition, which is fully online, is set for February 21-22, 2025. It is open to all law students and graduate students from non-law programs. Details and registration link at this website (don’t miss the website drop-down tabs…
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Sports Lawyer to Lead Santa Clara Athletics

Santa Clara University President Julie Sullivan has announced the appointment of Heather M. Owen J.D. ’03, Stanford University deputy athletics director/SWA (Senior Woman Administrator) as the next Broncos director of athletics. Owen, who earned a J.D. from Santa Clara University’s School of Law, is a former student-athlete and WNBA player and is an accomplished athletics administrator who has…
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Sports Lawyers Association To Host First-Ever Fall Symposium on November 7 in New Orleans

The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA), a non-profit, international, professional organization whose common goal is furthering the understanding, advancement and ethical practice of sports law, will host its first-ever Fall Forum on November 7 at the New Orleans Marriott. The theme of the Symposium is “Tech and Sports: Data, Deals and Decisions.” “This topic couldn’t be…
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The Drake Group: ‘We Endorse 2024 GAO Report Detailing Title IX Enforcement Failures’

(Editor’s Note: What follows is a missive from the Drake Group endorsing the recent GAO report.) In April 2024, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, “College Athletics: Education Should Improve Its Title IX Enforcement Efforts.” Requested by U.S. Representatives Robert C. Scott and Suzanne Bonamici, both ranking members of the House…
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Law Firm Signs NIL Deal With Four Michigan College Athletes From University of Michigan and Michigan State University

The Mike Morse Law Firm has announced new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) signings, with four athletes from various college sports, “showcasing athletes who excel in their athletic and academic pursuits.” Signees include: University of Michigan Sprinter BreeAna Bates, University of Michigan Running Back Donovan Edwards, Michigan State University Gymnast Nikki Smith, and Michigan State Defensive Back Dillon Tatum. The…
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NIL Era Navigation: Attorney Shares Strategies in Athlete Licensing Deals

As the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) landscape continues to heat up, athletes and legal professionals are at the forefront of this evolution. Recognizing the crucial role they play, National Business Institute (NBI) has announced an upcoming live CLE webinar, “Brand Play: Name, Image, Likeness Legal Essentials with Dorna Taylor” of Taylor & Associates, LLC. The webinar…
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Will the NCAA Settlement Lead to Finalization of Agreements, or Are More Disputes and Legal Actions on the Horizon?

By Gregg E. Clifton The NCAA and the recognized Power 5 Conferences (the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and the SEC) and the athletes represented as part of the multiple class action antitrust litigations (House, Hubbard and Carter) have filed a motion for preliminary approval of their more than 100- page proposed settlement agreement with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in an effort to finalize the resolution and settlement of three of the outstanding class action antitrust lawsuits that have been…
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University of Massachusetts Men’s Soccer Hires Assistant with International Sports Law Background

University of Massachusetts men’s soccer has anbounced the addition of Takehiko Nakamura as a volunteer assistant, Head Coach Fran O’Leary announced on Wednesday. Receiving his MS in Sports Management from Isenberg in 2004, Nakamura returns to Amherst after a successful career in professional sports. Currently serving as the President and CEO of Sports Business consultancy firm Blue United Corporation, Nakamura…
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Marquette Professor Explores Modern NCAA Issues Alongside Students

By Andrew Goldstein, Marketing Communications Associate Teaching a six-week class on the National Collegiate Athletic Association would barely scratch the surface even at the best of times. Made up of over 1,000 member institutions, the NCAA is America’s dominant governing body for dozens of college sports, covering more than a half-a-million athletes. Trying to put…
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THIRD CIRCUIT REJECTS NCAA APPEAL ARGUMENT REGARDING STUDENT-ATHLETE EMPLOYEE STATUS UNDER THE FLSA

By Gregg Clifton and Christina Stylianou, of Lewis Brisbois In a long-awaited decision on the NCAA’s interlocutory appeal in Johnson v. NCAA following a February 2023 oral argument, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has now rejected the NCAA’s effort to overturn the District Court’s denial of its motion to…
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