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LEAD1 Virtual Forum’s Preparing for a Potential Future with College Athletes as Employees Set for March 9

March 1, 2022

LEAD1 will continue to host a number of virtual forums for ADs, coaches, administrators and other stakeholders to guide them how to navigate complex and uncharted new realities. Every LEAD1 athletics department should be aware of legislative, judicial, and administrative developments that may affect the status of student-athletes. Because of these possible changes, LEAD1 athletics…
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NFL Shows It Is intent on Protecting the Shield When It Fails to Investigate the Rest of the League for Fake Vaccination Cards

December 21, 2021

It’s all about protecting the shield. This was obvious to me in the 1980s when I began covering sports business for Financial World and it is even more obvious today. Case in point, examine the curious case of Tampa Bay Wide Receiver Antonio Brown. When the self-described personal chef, angered by the fact that he…
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Making Space for Women in Games: An Interview with Joanie Kraut, CEO of Women In Games International (WIGI)

December 2, 2021

By Meredith Murray, 2L at GWU (The following appeared in Esports and the Law, a publication published by Hackney Publications.) Joanie Kraut is the CEO of Women in Games International (WIGI), a nonprofit organization with a mission to cultivate resources to advance economic equality and diversity in the global games industry. Joanie, a lifelong gamer,…
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Sports Law Professor Jordan Kobritz Pens Farewell

November 22, 2021

By Jordan Kobritz If you read the headline, you know where this is going. After 17-plus years and more than 850 columns, I’m “retiring.” To be more precise, I’m retiring this column. My definition of “retired” is doing what you want to do, and by that standard I’ve lived a dream my entire adult life.…
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Houston Firm Opines on Whether the Astroworld Stampede Tragedy Preventable

November 12, 2021

By The de la Garza Law Group In early November, tragedy struck at a Houston music festival when a crowd surged towards the stage as one of the festival organizers, rapper Travis Scott, performed on stage. Thousands of fans stormed the stage, causing a stampede that trampled hundreds of concertgoers. More than eight people were pronounced…
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You Knew It Was Coming – Major League Pickleball Launches

September 22, 2021

Major League Pickleball (MLP) officially launched at Dreamland – Dripping Springs, Texas, at an event featuring MLP executives, players and VIP guests. MLP is “the new, elite pickleball league,” according to the league, that will see the world’s-best 32 professional pickleball players (16 women and 16 men) compete in a livestreamed and nationally-broadcast team pickleball…
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Dr. Ellen Staurowsky Publishes in Multiple Journals and a Sport Management Text

September 15, 2021

During the month of September, Dr. Ellen Staurowsky, a sports law professor at Ithaca, joined scholars from around the world in contributing to the Olympic and Paralympic Analysis 2020: Mega Events, Media, and the Politics of Sport. Her piece on Pay Equity and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics can be found here. Dr. Staurowsky, a Senior Writer with Hackney…
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NCAA Changes Prompt Campbell Law School to Launch Sports Law Clinic

August 13, 2021

When the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced its decision to allow athletes to profit from the commercial use of their names, images or likenesses (NIL), the move opened up a Pandora’s Box of legal implications for student athletes, many of whom cannot afford to hire an agent to represent their interests. That’s why Campbell…
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Foley & Lardner to Host Webinar, July 14 – The Comeback: Sports in a Worldwide Pandemic | Media, Digital, Broadcast and an Olympic Preview

July 8, 2021

Foley & Lardner’s Sports & Entertainment Group, along with sports industry author and adviser Rick Horrow, will host the fifth event in its Leadership Insight series – The Comeback: Sports in a Worldwide Pandemic – on Wednesday, July 14th from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET Part 5 of the series will cover all aspects of the dominant…
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Spry, the Leader in Name, Image, and Likeness Technology, Announces Advisory Board

April 14, 2021

Spry, a technology company that creates a way for colleges and student athletes to embrace the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) movement, has announced an Advisory Board to support its mission of simplifying a complex problem, while addressing all the needs of multiple stakeholders. The initial six members on Spry’s Advisory Board are: Christine Simmons…
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