WSU Fires Unvaccinated Coaches as School Claims ‘Just Cause’
Washington State’s decision to fire head football coach Nick Rolovich and four staff members, reportedly with cause, for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is…
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Nets Exile Kyrie Irving as Vaccination Status Leaves Few Options
Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks on Tuesday announced that Kyrie Irving, who is reportedly not vaccinated against COVID-19, “will not play or practice with the…
Minor League Clubs Strike Out Again in COVID Insurance Appeal
Last Friday, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Chattanooga Lookouts and 18 other…
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NBA Vax Fight Pits Players Against Mayors as Irving, Others Face Wage Losses
With the start of the 2021-22 NBA season two weeks away, about 5% of NBA players remain unvaccinated against COVID-19. A recent glut of stories on the vaccine status of…
Lawyers, Gloves and Money: Ex-NFL Player Sues Over Lost PPE
NFL linebacker Mark Barron, a star at Alabama in the early 2010s, has sued a New York attorney and other defendants for breach of contract, unjust enrichment and related…
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Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Youth Scoring App Expands Amid Pandemic Demand
GameChanger, the youth sports app owned by Dick’s Sporting Goods, is expanding into seven more sports as it looks to meet increased demand resulting from the COVID-19…
Meyer’s Vaccine Comments Meet Covid Rules Despite NFLPA Scrutiny
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has sparked an NFLPA investigation by acknowledging on Tuesday that a player’s vaccination status was a factor he considered…
UCLA Wins Early Round With Under Armour in $200M Court Case
Almost a year to the day UCLA first sued Under Armour for beach of their 15-year, $280 million contract, a Los Angeles superior court on Thursday issued a tentative…
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College Sports Injected With Millions in Federal COVID Funds
Long before March 2020, the University of New Mexico’s athletic department was having a rough go of it financially. There were years of declining ticket sales
Sporticast: NHL Approves Jersey Ads, Genius Sports Adds Media Legend
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including National Hockey…
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Justice Barrett Vaccine Ruling Likely to Apply to College Sports
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s denial of an emergency application to bar Indiana University from requiring faculty, staff and students be vaccinated from…
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NFL Players Expand Use of Anonymous Reporting Platform Beyond COVID
All NFL players and clubs will now be able to anonymously report any violations or issues with regard to health and safety to the NFLPA after it extended its agreement…
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