Sports leagues are built on financial architecture—rules that determine how teams spend, how players are compensated, and how competitive balance is preserved. When those rules are broken, the violations reveal the deeper incentives embedded in the system itself. The Los Angeles Clippers’ salary cap circumvention scheme in the NBA and Manchester City’s alleged breaches of... Continue Reading →
The online disagreement surrounding Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour has raised a question that extends beyond music: Who controls the stage? The dispute involving Macklemore, Sheeran, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft provides an opportunity to examine the intersection of sports venues, entertainment, private property, and the First Amendment. What Happened? Macklemore was scheduled to perform... Continue Reading →
Two of the biggest and most historic golf tournaments in the world, The Masters and The Open Championship, have announced that they are continuing a partnership that gives golfers around the world more direct pathways to qualify. Both The Masters and The Open are major championship tournaments, and both hold significant weight as far as... Continue Reading →
The Buffalo Bills’ new stadium opened in June 2026, weeks after Erie County passed a law that could bar the kind of biometric entry other stadiums are adopting. Whether the two conflict depends on a few unsettled questions. The Bills’ privacy policy, last updated March 16, 2026, lists biometric information among the data it may... Continue Reading →
On September 15, the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS, along with their respective players’ associations, wrote to gaming regulators in 35 states and D.C. asking them to permanently ban bettors who threaten or harass athletes, coaches, officials, or their families. The leagues made three requests. First, state regulators should mandate sportsbooks and mobile betting... Continue Reading →
The Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) is a bipartisan bill, led by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), that aims to deliver stability to college athletics.[1] On September 17, 2026, the Senate voted 77-22 to proceed to consideration of the PCSA, and the bill now awaits further consideration and a final Senate vote.[2]... Continue Reading →
International athletes have long been an important part of college sports in the United States. Now, a new bill introduced in Congress could significantly limit how many international athletes are allowed on college rosters. On September 14, Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and Senator Jon Husted (R-Ohio) introduced the Training and Education for American Members... Continue Reading →
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 →