Months following the cancellation of the Starpoint High School wrestling season due to “serious allegations of inappropriate conduct by one or more members” of the wrestling team, parents of wrestlers affected by the cancellation ran for the School Board this past May. Their decision to run was in part due to their opposition of the... Continue Reading →
[1] Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Education proposed a new rule that would forbid blanket bans on transgender athlete participation in school sports. The proposed rule would apply to public K-12 schools, as well as colleges, universities, and other institutions that receive federal funding.[2] The proposed rule would build upon the longstanding Title... Continue Reading →
In the past two weeks, two of the country’s most prominent amateur hockey programs, USA Hockey and the University of Michigan’s men’s ice hockey team have come into the limelight for their involvement in outside investigations. USA Hockey The U.S. Center for SafeSport, an independent organization designed to investigate allegations of abuse and misconduct for... Continue Reading →
Stanford women's soccer celebrates its 2019 national championship. Source: John Todd / ISI Photos. There is a way to have college football this season. Every conference could have a bubble, and teams would play Thursday through Saturday. Academics would not be an issue, as multiple colleges have opted to the virtual education route anyways. But,... Continue Reading →
This series is a discussion of the legal issues in the sports world amid the novel coronavirus. This is a first for our forum, where each of our contributors will be authoring at least one post, discussing either the sports world now, or what will likely happen in the future, during this unprecedented time. One post will... Continue Reading →
Ben Nigro had been the head coach of the mens and womens swimming teams for 14 years at Niagara University. He had become a mainstay at the University. However, he is no longer with the program after allegations that Nigro made sexual remarks toward female swimmers and encouraged gender-based harassment in his program. To make... Continue Reading →