This past Friday, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) urged businesses, organizations, and visitors to seek “alternative hotel and conference accommodations,” siding with the Hyatt Regency Buffalo workers in a labor dispute now two years in the making.[1] [2] However, this is not the first time the NFLPA has stood in solidarity with other... Continue Reading →
Background In September, a former Cornell student filed a 101-page civil complaint. It names more than a dozen defendants, including seven fraternity members from 2024, Cornell University, and the Chi Phi fraternity. She alleges she was sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi house after being pressured to snort ketamine, smoke marijuana and drink alcohol. The... Continue Reading →
In the NBA, where salary cap rules shape every negotiation, the most consequential decisions are often made not by players or teams, but by the people who operate between them: player agents. Agents negotiate contracts, manage relationships, and, at times, push the boundaries of what the league permits. They owe their clients a fiduciary duty... Continue Reading →
Women’s sports are growing fast. The WNBA and the NWSL continue to expand, and the PWHL has quickly created another major professional opportunity for women athletes. More people are watching, more money is being invested, and women’s sports are finally getting the attention they have deserved for a long time. However, that progress looks different... Continue Reading →
In late August, Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was placed on the NFL Commissioner’s Exempt List after being charged with misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property three days before. Allegedly, Jacobs engaged in a violent physical altercation with his girlfriend, resulting in head injuries and a damaged phone.[1] Other players are on... Continue Reading →
This weekend, we saw two notable disciplinary situations come out of college football. Most notably, in the high-profile matchup between Oregon and USC, Trojans linebacker Desman Stephens was ejected for targeting. Stephens’s hit was ruled late and aimed at the head of Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, who was knocked out and stretchered into an ambulance... Continue Reading →
The Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) is heading to the House of Representatives after passing the Senate in a 77–22 vote on Monday, September 28.[1] The bill would establish a federal framework for collegiate athletics, including a limited antitrust exemption protecting the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and its member institutions when enforcing rules governing... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, I wrote about the August 20 workout that left Arizona State University hockey player Matthew Mayich hospitalized with severe neurological injuries. At the time, many details about the workout remained unclear. Since then, ASU has released its initial findings, and several of Mayich’s teammates are now challenging parts of the University’s account.... Continue Reading →
For years, reporting to NHL training camp meant more than getting back on the ice. Players could expect to begin camp with fitness testing, ranging from stationary bike tests and timed sprints to strength assessments and other conditioning drills. Not anymore. Under the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, NHL teams... Continue Reading →
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 →