Top 5 Sports Law Controversies to Watch in 2022
With a baseball labor brawl, an aggrieved ex-NFL coach, crumbling college amateurism and a pandemic that won’t go away, sports attorneys have much in store in 2022. Here…
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Adam Silver Says NBA Games Will Go On as COVID-19 Becomes Endemic
On March 11, 2020, NBA commissioner Adam Silver stunned the sports world by shutting down the season. For many, that was a turning point in realizing how much COVID-19…
NHL Projects Record Revenue Over $5 Billion This Season
The National Hockey League is anticipating revenue to top $5 billion this season, eclipsing the league’s pre-pandemic levels. The NHL was on pace for roughly $5 billion…
Team Ticket Sales Slump Amid Fickle Fans and COVID Precautions
New data analysis released by ticketing tech company Logitix showed that sports teams requiring proof of vaccination or negative tests to enter arenas and stadiums are…
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Attendance Is Down Across Sports, and Ticket Markets Are Flooded
In the SEC, some pleading appears to have paid off. After urging University of South Carolina season ticket holders to show up last month, or at least give their tickets…
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Rodgers’ COVID Status Disrupts ‘State Farm Bowl’ With Mahomes
Aaron Rodgers throws touchdowns seemingly with ease. But this week he’s throwing State Farm for a loop. The auto insurance company was poised to have Rodgers and Kansas…
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…
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