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Five Key Points as MLB’s CBA Expires and Lockout Descends
As of 12:00 am ET Thursday, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are…
The $76 Million Divide: Corey Seager Contract, Taxes and MLB Economics
On Monday, the Texas Rangers signed All-Star shortstop Corey Seager to a 10-year, $325 million contract, a…
MMA Groups Battle in Court as Squared Circle Gives Way to Triangle
You know the first rule: You don’t talk about Fight Club. Yet a new federal lawsuit is forcing a conversation…
Freedom for Enes Kanter: Celtics Center to Be U.S. Citizen, Change Name
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter has a new country—and a new name. As first reported by The Athletic‘s Shams…
NFL, St. Louis Agree to $790 Million Settlement for Rams Relo Suit
The four-year litigation between the NFL and St. Louis over the Rams’ relocation is near resolution. The St…
MLB’s Looming Lockout, Tax Hike Primes Market for Free-Agent Frenzy
Star MLB players have two reasons to negotiate a new contract over the next couple of weeks: the twin threats…
NBA GMs Seek Collective Voice as Olshey Faces Trail Blazers Probe
NBA owners and their teams’ general managers often appear sympatico. They sit alongside one another at press…
Cubs ‘Disguised Sale’ Leads to Tax Court Loss for Tribune Media
The U.S. Tax Court recently resolved a multiyear and multifaceted dispute between Tribune Media and the…
Gruden Sues NFL, Goodell for Forcing Resignation
Jon Gruden is taking Roger Goodell to court, blasting the commissioner as responsible for a “malicious and…
Ex-Twins Scout Loses Age-Bias Case After Club’s Moneyball Purge
Former Minnesota Twins scout Howard Norsetter—whose recommendations led the Twins to acquire David Ortiz…
Sarver Messages to Ex-Employees Cloud NBA Investigation of Suns
Penny Sarver, the wife of Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, over the past weekend sent Instagram messages and…
College Sports NIL Is Headed for a Collision With Title IX
Today’s guest columnists are Arthur Bryant and Cary Joshi, attorneys at Bailey Glasser LLP. Male and female…
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