A quick rundown of this past week in sports, entertainment, and law. Howdy, folks! I’m back with everyone’s favorite Monday-morning piece: the Rodeo Read. This past week in sports and entertainment law has been full of stories you can discuss at the watering hole, so let’s jump right on in. Britney Officially Freed No more... Continue Reading →
One week after the horrific report detailing the sexual assault and harassment former Chicago Blackhawk Kyle Beach faced, the NHL was once again in the limelight with more allegations of sexual assault and a cover up—this time against the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Erin and Jarrod Skalde filed a claim against the Penguins in federal district court... Continue Reading →
Check out our blog for a full report of what happened in Chicago and what happened in Washington DC. Compare Both investigations were about sexual misconduct that was incorrectly handled by staff members. The allegations occurred during the same time frame. The Blackhawks incident happened in May 2010 and the WFT misconduct occurred between 2006... Continue Reading →
The hockey world came to a bit of a halt on Tuesday, when Chicago Blackhawks president of hockey operations, Stan Bowman, and senior vice president Al MacIssac resigned after an independent investigative report outlining accusations of sexual harassment and assault during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup run was released. The Report The investigative report comes after an... Continue Reading →
Today is the big day. That’s right, the NHL season begins later today with the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, taking on the second-best team in Pennsylvania and then the league’s two newest franchises facing-off. Before the action takes place, I felt it would be appropriate to have one of the more difficult conversations in... Continue Reading →
Please join us this Friday, October 1 at 12pm noon for a round table on sports betting with Assemblymember Monica Wallace! Assemblymember Wallace represents New York's 143rd District. Please e-mail me at drsaltzm@buffalo.edu for the Zoom link!
Photo via: NPR A quick rundown of this past week in sports, entertainment, and law Hey everyone, I’m taking over for Jeremy for this week’s Rodeo Rundown. Go easy on me, it’s my first time writing this column, so I’m a bit out of my comfort zone. With that being said, I am grateful for... Continue Reading →
Photo via: CBS Philly With the Flyers NHL season just 31 short days away, the NHL has sent out its 2021-22 COVID-19 protocols to every team via an internal memo. I wanted to preface this by saying that I know we’re all getting sick of reading about COVID, so just get the vaccine, please! Even the NHLPA... 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 →
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 →