The Center for the Advancement of Sport is excited to announce Project Powerplay, a unique initiative that combines the academic aspect of sports law with the real world experiential component of the sports industry. To that end, Center Director Nellie Drew and Special Counsel Gerry Meehan have been working with the Professional Hockey Players Association (PHPA) and... Continue Reading →
The Center for the Advancement of Sport is especially proud this year to congratulate the Class of 2020 for its remarkable perseverance as it virtually mounts the podium to claim the J.D. degree. We want to give special recognition to our blog contributors: Vadim Belous, Kevin Bronson, Elizabeth Costello, Nicholas Mansour, Dominic Mirizio, Hannah Rauh,... Continue Reading →
The UB Law Sports Forum is thrilled to report that the dynamic series "Legislation: Banning Youth Tackle Football" has received a Student Academic Excellence Award from UB. http://www.buffalo.edu/eln/students/undergraduate-research/2020-cosae-poster-gallery.html?tag=ub-entity%3Alaw Courtney Way's four-part series investigating the medical research into traumatic brain injury and CTE, advances in treatment of head injuries and analysis of recent proposals to ban... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: AP Images/Alfredo Lee Mark Cuban's look of shock upon receiving the news that the NBA season had been suspended on Wednesday night went viral. He recovered quickly, and, to his credit, immediately focused upon those who would be adversely impacted by the NBA's important choice to protect public health. Cuban committed to continuing... Continue Reading →
Credit: USA Today Sports Images Credit Coca-Cola. The beverage company stood up for US Women's Soccer, objecting vehemently to the misogynistic statements made in a court filing by attorneys for US Soccer earlier this week. Coca-Cola deemed the statements "unacceptable and offensive". Anheuser-Busch and Procter & Gamble joined in protesting the position, which was roundly... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: Sports Illustrated Yesterday, the US Soccer Federation filed a motion in the U.S. Central District of California opposing the summary judgment motion filed by the 28 US Women Soccer players who are suing under the Equal Pay Act. Some of the arguments advanced by counsel for US Soccer make the plaintiffs' case for... Continue Reading →
Photo source: AP/ Michael Owen Baker It's National Girls & Women in Sports Day - a celebration and a call to a continuing commitment to the promise of Title IX : equal opportunity for all to participate in athletics. As we reflect on the achievements we have seen (USA Women's Soccer, for one), we should... Continue Reading →
On September 7th, Kent State officials stopped a D1 field hockey contest as it was about to begin double overtime in order to allow sufficient preparation for a daytime fireworks display prior to a football game. The outcry, including from this corner, was fast and furious. Ultimately, Kent State issued an apology to the two... Continue Reading →
Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY Sports So, for over twenty years now I have been teaching sports law, and THE case in Sports Law I has been NCAA v. Tarkanian, 488 U.S. 179 (1988). Generations of law students have been required to memorize the holding (the NCAA is NOT a state actor, and therefore not... Continue Reading →
