NCAA, Pac-12, USC Resist NLRB Defining College Athletes as Employees
Last Thursday, the NCAA, Pac-12 and University of Southern California dismissed labor officials’ contention that scholarship athletes are employees, saying it is…
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EA College Video Game Returns as Labor Push Picks Up Speed
EA’s confirmation last week that its college football video game will return in 2024, 11 years after the last release of NCAA Football, marks a new era for sports video…
USC Athletes Designated as Employees in NLRB Complaint
The National Labor Relations Board regional director in Los Angeles on Thursday issued a complaint contending that the University of Southern California, the Pac-12 and…
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Jomboy Media Lays Off Roughly 10% of Workers in Staffing Reversal
Jomboy Media has laid off roughly 10% of its 60-plus person staff, according to multiple people familiar with the changes who requested anonymity because the discussions…
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The NCAA Needs the Power Five. Do the Power Five Need the NCAA?
Today’s guest columnist is Joe Moglia, chair of athletics and executive advisor to the president at Coastal Carolina University. As he takes over the NCAA…
Opinion
How College Athletics Desegregation Impacts the NCAA Today
Today’s guest columnist is Dr. Billy Hawkins, a professor at the University of Houston. During the celebration of Black History Month, we should remember that not…
WNBA’s Superteam Era Already Clouded by Allegations of Foul Play
Building a super team within a hard salary cap is no easy feat, particularly when that ceiling sits at just $1,420,500, as it does for each of the WNBA’s 12 teams for…
California D-I Athlete Pay Bill Seeks to Avoid Title IX Pitfalls
California’s legislature is raring to upset the college sports apple cart once more. While federal authorities contemplate how and whether to address the unruliness…
LIV, Pay-for-Play and NFL Rules: Top Sports Law Controversies of 2022
The year 2022 was transformative in the sports industry, especially on the sports law front. Here are the 10 most significant legal controversies: 10) Operation…
NLRB USC Case Slouches Toward Employee Status for NCAA Athletes
Seven years after the NLRB dismissed a petition to recognize Northwestern football players as employees, college-athlete advocates scored an important, though…
NLRB Region Finds USC, Pac-12 and NCAA Employ Trojan Athletes
The National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles region has found “merit” in an unfair labor practice charge seeking employee recognition for USC football and basketball…
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USFL, FOX Sports Reach New CBA Rivaling XFL Compensation
As the rebooted United States Football League gets ready for its second season in April, the players managed to secure a major win just before Christmas. USFL player…
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