This past Sunday, the Los Angeles Football Club (“LAFC”) traveled to Utah to play Real Salt Lake (“RSL”). The game resulted in a 3-0 loss as RSL defeated LAFC. However, the storyline of the game was not the result of the game itself, but the conditions in which the game was played. What was supposed... Continue Reading →
The underdog story in college sports is a tale as old as time. When your school’s team upsets the national powerhouse, wins a last second buzzer beater, or wins on a Hail Mary is what makes college sports unlike any other. Along with a massive win for the program comes the student section’s favorite, the... Continue Reading →
In a 2019 lawsuit, player associations from the NFL, MLB, and NHL challenged the jock tax enforced by the City of Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that Pittsburgh’s fee on nonresident professional athletes was a violation of the state constitution’s uniformity clause.[1] However, the City of Pittsburg is now in front of the Pennsylvania... Continue Reading →
On the heels of a newly passed bill signed by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, there has been a class action lawsuit filed against ticket app company SeatGeek, Inc. Three New York State residents have filed a lawsuit against SeatGeek in New York federal court based on claims that SeatGeek was not honest and... Continue Reading →
During week 1 of the 2007 NFL season, the New England Patriots were facing the New York Jets. Right before halftime, a video assistant for the Patriots was caught illegally videotaping the hand signals from the Jets defensive assistants. The Patriots later admitted to the videotaping, and both the Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick... Continue Reading →
An Ole Miss football player has filed a lawsuit against Ole Miss University and head coach Lane Kiffin. The lawsuit filed by Rebels player, DeSanto Rollins, alleges racial and sexual discrimination and negligence.[1] Rollins is a defensive tackle from Louisiana who claims that he was kicked off the team during a mental health crisis.[2] However,... Continue Reading →
The Texas A&M Aggies football season has not gone according to plan this year. The Aggies are currently 7-4, which for most college football teams would be a successful season. However, for a big-time Division One SEC football team making a bowl game is not enough. Making the college football playoffs is the expectation. Unhappy... Continue Reading →
Over the last few years, we have seen the NCAA loosen its rules on collegiate athletes’ ability to make money. We have seen the NCAA go from making players ineligible for accepting gifts, to now certain collegiate athletes making millions of dollars per year based off of their Name, Image & Likeness (“NIL”). Recently, there... Continue Reading →
Some of the most exciting news a professional sports team fanbase can hear is that their team is getting a new stadium. The excitement of a new stadium is something that not every fanbase gets to experience. The new stadium comes with new and improved amenities, new fan experience opportunities, and a possible newfound hope... Continue Reading →
On Monday this week, the State of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan law immunized the owners, managers and operators of athletic fields in Stamford.[1] The lawsuit, brought by a rugby coach’s widow, accused the defendants of failing to maintain a working defibrillator/AED on hand. The widow, Beth Blanco, eventually brought claims against the defendants for negligence and... Continue Reading →