Oakland Denied in Supreme Court Hail Mary of Raiders Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court only agrees to hear about 1% of petitions. At least four of the nine justices must agree to grant certiorari. Unfortunately, for the City of…
Antitrust
PGA Tour Strikes Back While Florida Man Resists ‘Death Star’
On Wednesday, the PGA Tour went on offense in its antitrust battle with LIV Golf, while Patrick Reed filed another $750 million defamation lawsuit over what he says is…
How a PGA Victory Over LIV Plaintiffs Might Hurt ‘Fry-Guy’ Wages
Several weeks back Sportico media reporter Anthony Crupi wrote a column arguing there is little reason for golf fans to work themselves up over the emergence of LIV…
Phil Mickelson, 3 Others Leave LIV Lawsuit Against PGA Tour
And then there were three. The high-profile antitrust lawsuit originally brought by 11 LIV golfers against the PGA Tour now has just three golfers: Matt Jones…
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Varsity Cheerleading Faces Sex Abuse Claims Amid Antitrust Litigation
Varsity Spirit, already besieged by a trio of antitrust lawsuits accusing it of operating as an illegal monopoly, is now being made to defend against litigation stemming…
PGA Tour Revokes Cards for LIV Defectors as Fed Trial Takes Shape
In a move with ramifications for the antitrust lawsuit headlined by Phil Mickelson and LIV Golf, the PGA Tour recently revoked the 2022-23 memberships for LIV golfers…
MLBPA Recruits Minor Leaguers as Baseball and Its Players Plead Poverty
A week away from Labor Day, the Major League Baseball Players Association has sent authorization cards to minor leaguers with a request they empower MLBPA to serve as…
PGA Tour, LIV Golfers Debate Trade Secrets in New Court Filings
The PGA Tour and LIV golfers are at odds over whether the public—and journalists—should gain access to LIV player contracts, LIV tournament regulations and other…
Opinion
Why Athlete-Conference Revenue Sharing Needs an Actual Union
The lead up to the Big Ten Media Days featured a headline with some significant legal ramifications: a reported meeting between a conference commissioner Kevin Warren…
MLB’s Manfred Defends Antitrust Exemption, Cites Minor League Costs
In a 17-page letter sent to the chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last Friday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred vigorously defended baseball’s…
MLB Antitrust Scrutiny Heats Up as Teams Cap Draftees’ Cash
As MLB teams negotiate with newly drafted players, they’re restrained by MLB’s bonus pool system. The 30 clubs have agreed to cap how much each can spend on new labor…
FTC Crackdown on TikTok Influencers Adds to NIL Pitfalls as Feds Join Fray
At a time when there is much hand-wringing over the NCAA’s passive approach to NIL enforcement and related saber-rattling over state NIL statutes and federal antitrust…
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