Lisa Friel was hired in April 2015 as Senior Vice President and Special Counsel for Investigations at the National Football League (NFL). Before starting at the NFL, Ms. Friel worked for 28 years as a Manhattan prosecutor and for 3 years as a consultant at T&M Resources as the Vice President of the Sexual Misconduct... Continue Reading →
Outside pressures forced the NCAA to adopt long-overdue NIL legislation, ushering in a new era of athletes' rights and proving the NCAA no longer has autonomy to govern collegiate athletics. As the clock was about to strike midnight the NCAA finally caved and voted to allow all college athletes to earn compensation from their Name,... Continue Reading →
Image credit: USAToday.com Strong words, and the last sentence in a compelling concurring opinion written by Justice Kavanaugh in a watershed unanimous Supreme Court decision issued earlier today, NCAA v. Alston. This long-awaited decision begins a new era for collegiate athletics. What remains to be seen, however, is what that new landscape will look like.... Continue Reading →
Most would consider the 2020 pandemic shortened MLB season a success when the league successfully made it through crowning the Los Angeles Dodgers as the World Series Champions. The Major League Baseball Players Association (“MLBPA”) feels otherwise. The MLBPA believes the league negotiated in bad faith when coming to terms for the structure of... Continue Reading →
Today, the OHL made history as the Sarnia Sting drafted female goalie Taya Currie in the 14th round of the annual draft. Currie, like many other talented female hockey players, has routinely played on boys travel teams up through the Bantam level. Following in the skates of her idols, Shannon Szabados and Manon Rheaume, who... Continue Reading →
On July 14, 2021, Nike is set to release one of its more controversial shoes—the Nike Air Force 1 Experimental “Postal Ghost.” Photo via: Sneaker Bar Detroit Nike has always been known to push the envelope with its unique sneaker and clothing designs. (Sorry for the bad pun.) As part of its “Experimental Pack,” Nike... Continue Reading →
The UB Center for the Advancement of Sport and Buffalo Sports & Entertainment Law Society congratulates the Sports Law Concentration Graduates of 2021. This is a stellar group of individuals, whose talent and accomplishments are especially impressive given the extraordinary challenges they faced over the course of the last 14 months. We wish them all... Continue Reading →
Photo Via: Slidebean.com A quick rundown of this past week in sports, entertainment, and law This past weekend, Machine Gun Kelly and the UFC both brought the world of sports and entertainment that much closer to “normalcy.” Admittedly, a sentence that I never thought I would type nor words you ever thought you would read.... Continue Reading →
Photo Via: TexasSports.com The Texas Senate joined other states in allowing athletes to benefit from their Name, Image, and Likeness In not so surprising news, the Texas Senate passed a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) bill on April 22. The surprising part of the bill is the NIL change will take place starting Sep. 1.... Continue Reading →
Photo via: The Guardian Today was an eventful day, as the Super League has suspended its operations (for now) and the sporting world reacts to the conclusion of the Derek Chauvin trial. Goodbye Super League. That was Quick. A lot has changed over the last twenty-four hours with regard to the European Super League (ESL).... Continue Reading →