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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

August 21, 2020

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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The Drake Group Response to Issuance of New Title IX Sexual Harassment Guidelines

May 26, 2020

The Drake Group, a group of academics that challenges the status quo when it comes to the power brokers in collegiate athletics, went after the Department of Education and its recently issued Title IX regulations pertaining to sexual misconduct. The press release follows: “May 6, 2020, the Federal Department of Education released new Title IX…
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Sports Lawyers Association Conference Is Cancelled

March 16, 2020

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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Sports Lawyer Nancy Hogshead-Makar to Deliver Keynote Address at Albany Law School’s Stoneman Day

January 22, 2020

Albany Law School and the Kate Stoneman Honorary Committee announced today that Nancy Hogshead-Makar—Olympic champion, civil rights lawyer, and CEO of Champion Women, a nonprofit providing legal advocacy for girls and women in sports—will deliver the keynote address at the 26th Anniversary Kate Stoneman Day on March 19, 2020. Kate Stoneman Day is Albany Law…
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How to Become an Adjunct Sports Law Professor: A Road Map

January 19, 2020

Maybe you feel a desire to give back. Maybe you want to enhance your leadership profile or firm bio. Or maybe you just want to earn a few extra bucks. No matter what the rationale, becoming an adjunct is easier than you think, especially given that there are approximately 1,000 sports law classes taught any…
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Women’s Sports Foundation Announces New President and Board Members, one of Them a Sports Lawyer

January 9, 2020

The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) has announced a new President, former Paralympian Alana Nichols, and five new members on its Board of Trustees, including sports lawyer Gloria Nevarez. Nevarez was named the commissioner of the West Coast Conference (WCC) in April 2018. She is one of only 10 female conference commissioners serving in Division I…
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Pedagogy in Sport Law Classes: Using Sports Litigation Alert Effectively and Creatively

December 24, 2019

By Linda A. Sharp, J.D. There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. — Jean Giraudoux 1882-1944 Those of us who teach sport law know that it is a demanding discipline pedagogically. Not only must we have a command of basic legal principles in a variety of substantive areas, e.g.,…
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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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Athletes for Equity in Sport Formed to Promote the Best Interests of All Athletes in Amateur Sports by Ensuring Fairness and Accountability

October 31, 2019

Athletes for Equity in Sport Inc. recently announced its “commitment” to all participants in sports subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and its related national governing bodies (NGBs) and affiliates, with the following mission statement: “To ensure that any person involved in the investigation and disciplinary process related…
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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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