NHL Season to Open with Canadian Division and Unanswered Questions
The National Hockey League has a start date for its 2021 regular season: Jan. 13. It has its end date: May 8. It has its Stanley Cup playoffs: 16 teams over the usual…
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Minor League Clubs Pushing Back on MLB’s Blanket Franchise Agreement
Major League Baseball and some of its 120 chosen minor league affiliates may be heading toward confrontation over a pending new franchise agreement called a Player…
MLB Virtual Winter Meetings Open With DH Rule Choking Free Agency
To illustrate the paralysis currently gripping Major League Baseball and the players, one need look no further than the designated hitter rule. The virtual Winter…
MLB Sues for Billions as Pandemic Lawsuits Parse the Meaning of ‘Or’
Major League Baseball and its 30 franchises recently joined the list of sports organizations to sue their insurance companies over refusals to pay out policies for…
UCLA International Athletes Barred From Playing in U.S. by DHS Order
A legal effort by 15 international UCLA athletes to join their respective Bruins teams has fallen short. In a recent ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips…
NFL Rights Talks Slowed by Pandemic With Legacy TV Partners Ahead
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic brought a halt this spring to the NFL’s plan to hash out a new slate of rights deals well before the start of the 2020-21 season, a fall…
Atlanta Falcons Sue Insurers as City Loses Sports Revenue
In the latest sports industry example of a dispute over which business ought to absorb pandemic-related financial losses, the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC have…
Minor League Clubs Lose Insurance Case Claiming Government Cancelled Season
The coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 minor league baseball season. But what role did the government play in “causing” the pandemic? This question…
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Clark Says MLBPA Ready for Full Season as Union Disputes Owners’ Debt Claims
Despite an unprecedented 60-game schedule, a neutral site World Series, and a disturbing increase in the rate of coronavirus cases and related deaths across the U.S.…
ESPN Eliminates 500 Positions as Disney Budgets for a Multi-Billion-Dollar Rights Spree
ESPN on Thursday began its latest round of layoffs, cutting ties with approximately 300 staffers and declining to fill an additional 200 open positions. The 500 roles…
MLB Blames Turner as Dodgers and Rays Await Additional Test Results
ARLINGTON, Texas – Major League Baseball said Wednesday it is opening an investigation into the actions of Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner after he was…
Dodgers Win a Triumph for Guggenheim Just as Baseball’s COVID Bubble Bursts
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Major League Baseball’s COVID-plagued season and World Series ended just as one might have expected—at a neutral site with a positive COVID test. Just…
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