Image Credit: Jerome Solomon / Houston Chronicle Currently, the NBA regular season is just over half-way through. This season has featured several captivating storylines such as: the "Battle for LA" between the Showtime Lakers and the Kawhi Leonard-led Clippers, the analytics-driven Rockets, and a highly competitive Eastern Conference post-LeBron James. As a result, NBA fans... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Fifa.com Soccer or football, as most countries outside the United States call it, is a sport that no matter how dire the situation, can always bring nations together. World War I was one the darkest times in the modern era. Yet, on Christmas morning of 1914, a friendly game of soccer broke out... Continue Reading →
Photo Source: AP Photo / David Zalubowski The ramifications of the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal have transcended beyond the on-field product, as daily fantasy players have filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball, the Astros, and the Boston Red Sox for their roles in the operation coined Codebreaker. The complaint, Olson v. Major League Baseball, claims... Continue Reading →
If there is an event associated with the professional sports community in Buffalo, it is almost a certainty Shane Costa will be in attendance. Not only will Shane be in attendance, but it is likely he will be volunteering in any and every capacity he can. Therefore, it is not a surprise that the last... Continue Reading →
On Thursday, a New York appeals court struck down 2016 legislation that expanded state-wide gambling. The New York Appellate Division Third Department upheld a lower court's decision that Interactive Fantasy Sports (IFS) or Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) is illegal according to the N.Y. Penal Code and found that the 2016 legislation is unconstitutional. Bill S8152... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Mark Lennihan / AP Today, in the highly-publicized Harvey Weinstein trial, Mr. Weinstein's sixth accuser testified. Lauren Young, a model and actress, is one of three witness-accusers whose claims are not being prosecuted in the Manhattan trial. The prosecution called these women as Molineux witnesses, also known as "prior bad acts" witnesses, in... 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 →
This is a special posting for the following event being held in Buffalo, NY. Join the Center for the Advancement of Sport for a cross-disciplinary conversation & CLE on the practical and legal ramifications of best sports medicine practices. This event is sponsored by: UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB School of... Continue Reading →
Two tennis greats are being reprimanded by Australian Open organizers for protesting 77-year-old legend, Margaret Court’s, LGBTIQ views. On Tuesday, January 28th, John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova protested the naming of the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne Park. Instead, the pair propose the Arena be named after Evonne Goolagong. Margaret Court is the most successful... Continue Reading →
