On August 23, 2026, former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom attended a Chicago Sky game against the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena wearing a shirt that read, “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” During the third quarter, Freedom became involved in a verbal confrontation with Sky player Natasha Cloud, and was subsequently removed from the arena.... Continue Reading →
The NBA’s sanctions against the Los Angeles Clippers were sweeping, but they did not mark the end of the matter. Before the league announced its penalties, federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York began examining whether the conduct underlying the Clippers’ alleged salary cap circumvention also violated federal criminal law.[1] The factual... Continue Reading →
On September 16, 2026, the NHL saw a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) take effect. According to the NHLPA, the CBA is intended to govern the terms and conditions of NHL players’ employment and the rights of the players, teams, league, and union. According to PuckPedia, one major change we will see with this new... Continue Reading →
The WNBA tips off its 2026 playoffs on September 27, and every Finals game will reach viewers through NBC or USA Network, with Peacock streaming alongside. This arrangement may fall outside the antitrust exemption that American sports leagues have relied on for more than sixty years. The league pooled its broadcast rights and sold them... Continue Reading →
The National Football League (NFL) requires that players be three years removed from high school before they are eligible for the NFL Draft.[1] This rule was challenged under antitrust law by former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett in 2004, but ultimately failed before the Second Circuit.[2] The Court held that the eligibility rule was... Continue Reading →
Over the past decade, sports betting has taken the nation by storm. According to a survey conducted by the Siena Research Institute and St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication, 27% of Americans and 52% of men ages 18-49 have an active betting account through platforms such as DraftKings and FanDuel.[1] While 33 states and... Continue Reading →
The NBA’s historic discipline of the Los Angeles Clippers—five forfeited first‑round picks, a $30 million fine, and sweeping suspensions of senior leadership—initially triggered a wave of public debate about fairness, bias, and procedural rights.[1] The Clippers’ first response was combative: they denounced the league’s findings as “heavily biased” and “predetermined,” vowed to “vigorously challenge” the... Continue Reading →
On August 20, 2026, Arizona State University hockey player Matthew Mayich collapsed during an outdoor team workout in Tempe, Arizona. Mayich, a 21-year-old defenseman and 2023 sixth-round draft pick of the St. Louis Blues, had recently transferred to ASU after playing at Clarkson University. He remains hospitalized with severe neurological injuries that his family's attorney... Continue Reading →
Week one of the college football season was not without controversy, which is to be expected after an off-season of legal battles and on-the-fly decisions. One of the largest controversies took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the University of Michigan Wolverines pulled victory from the jaws of defeat against the (on paper) far inferior... Continue Reading →
The UB Center for the Advancement of Sport and the UB School of Law community mourns the loss of UB Law graduate and former Buffalo Sabres General Manager and Captain Gerard M. Meehan ’82. Gerry passed away June 5, 2026 following illness. A former adjunct instructor at both the Law School and the School of... Continue Reading →