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State Requires Schools to Establish, Review, and Annually Practice an Athletics Emergency Action Plan for Heart Issues

May 24, 2024

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed this week the Smart Heart Act, legislation that requires automatic defibrillators in schools and establishes response protocols for cardiac-related medical emergencies. The bill received unanimous, bipartisan legislative support. The Act requires each public and nonpublic school serving grades nine through twelve to maintain an automated external defibrillator (AED) that is…
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NFL Renews Its Commitment to Organizations Advancing Social Justice

May 22, 2024

As part of the NFL’s Inspire Change social justice initiative, the league today announced grant renewals for 10 partners who are working to enact positive change in communities across the country. These grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations creating measurable change across the four pillars of Inspire Change: education, economic advancement, community-policerelations and criminal justice…
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Hackney Publications Partners with Cimarron Global Solutions to Create a New Publication Examining Sporting Events and their Impact on Communities

May 16, 2024

Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law publications, and Cimarron Global Solutions, renowned for their research in sport and tourism, has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind publication examining the impact of sporting events on cities, states, regions, and countries. The publication, titled Creating Community Through Sport, will be published six times a…
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Get in The Game Sports Business Career Conference Focused on Students of Color Sets Date for Second Year

March 14, 2024

Now in its second year, the Get in the Game Sports business career conference, which was created to educate students of color about the sports business industry and its many career pathways, is returning to Baltimore November 8th – 10th, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. Get In the Game (GITG) is led by…
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Hermoso Challenges Soccer Official’s Claim that Kiss Was Consensual

August 28, 2023

The furor over Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales’ aggressive kiss of women’s national team player Jennifer Hermoso continued to build over the weekend after Rubiales suggested he would not resign. Hermoso, who has been very quiet throughout the controversy, then issued a statement hat she felt “vulnerable and the victim of an aggression. “I…
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Support Builds for Billie Jean King to Receive Congressional Gold Medal

June 23, 2023

The Women’s Sports Foundation is enlisting support for a measure to award its founder, sports legend Billie Jean King, Congressional Gold Medal. “As we commemorate 51 years of Title IX, we take a moment to honor one of the law’s unwavering advocates, WSF Founder Billie Jean King. A sports icon and social justice pioneer, BJK…
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TDG and TDGEF Announce Sports Lawyer Julie Sommer as Executive Director

April 27, 2023

The Drake Group (TDG) and The Drake Group Education Fund (TDGEF) Boards of Directors (TDGEF) has unanimously voted to name Julie Sommer as the organizations’ Executive Director. “Both boards are thrilled to announce that Julie Sommer has agreed to serve as our Executive Director,” said Andrew Zimbalist, TDG President. “Julie is an accomplished attorney, former star…
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State of New Mexico Takes Bold Step Toward Ensuring Athlete Safety

April 26, 2023

The State of New Mexico has taken a significant step toward ensuring the safety of its student-athletes with the recent passage of SB 450. This new law requires all licensed coaches employed by school districts, including charter schools, to hold current certifications in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and be trained in the use of automated external…
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More Proof that Cannabis Should Replace Prescription Painkillers in Sports

April 22, 2023

States that permit recreational use of cannabis see a reduction in demand for prescription codeine, an opioid with a high potential for misuse, according to a new multi-institutional study led by University of Pittsburgh and Cornell University scientists. Published this week in Health Economics, the study finds a significant reduction in pharmacy-based codeine distribution in states that have legalized recreational…
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To Introduce HBCU Students and Students of Color to Careers in Sports Business, First and Pen and SBRnet launch Get in the Game Conference

April 4, 2023

To introduce and connect diverse talent within the sports business industry, First and Pen and SBRnet are excited to launch sports business conference, Get In The Game. The inaugural event, will take place October 6th-8th, 2023 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD and bring together students of color from HBCUs and surrounding institutions…
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