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…
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SEC Fears of Johnson v. NCAA Labor Case Laid Out in Amicus Brief
In the latest sign that Johnson v. NCAA—a federal case which argues college athletes should be paid at least as much as their work-study classmates—is worrying the…
NCAA Leans on Slavery Loophole as Attorney Fights for Athlete Minimum Wage
If a work-study student is paid on an hourly basis to sell popcorn at games, shouldn’t their classmate playing in those games also be paid an hourly rate? That’s the…
NCAA Says SCOTUS Defeat Boosts Brief That Athletes Aren’t Employees
The NCAA might have lost Alston at the U.S. Supreme Court in a 9-0 shutout, but the organization contends last year’s historic defeat supports its assertion that college…
Saban vs. Fisher Recruiting Spat Misses the Reality of NCAA v. Alston
Alabama football coach Nick Saban generated headlines Wednesday when he blasted Texas A&M for what Saban termed “buying” recruits through NIL deals. Saban also bemoaned…
Alston Lawyer Kessler Welcomes NCAA NIL Police Into House
Jeffrey Kessler, a lead attorney for athletes in House v. NCAA and arguably the nation’s top sports litigator, says he is “happily monitoring” the situation surrounding…
MLB Aims to Strike Out Minor League Teams’ Antitrust Lawsuit
Attorneys for Major League Baseball have described a federal lawsuit brought by four former affiliates as “patently frivolous,” a “futile quest” and a means for…
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Meme-Stock Jocks: Robinhood Enters NCAA Space Schooling WVU Athletes
Robinhood Markets, the popular and controversial stock-trading app company, has entered the college sports space through an arrangement with West Virginia University, in…
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NCAA’s Mistreatment of Athletes Should Worry Workers Everywhere
Today’s guest columnist is economist and statistician Ted Tatos. “Your liberty to swing your fist ends just where my nose begins.” Most of us have likely heard…
College Athlete Group Adds Civil Rights Complaint to ‘Kitchen Sink’
Furthering what its executive director Ramogi Huma calls a “kitchen-sink strategy” for pushing pay-to-play, the National College Players Association has filed a…
Schools Hear Crickets From NCAA Amid Specter of NIL Pay Lawsuits
Since last summer—when NIL laws came into force, and the Supreme Court struck down NCAA limits on education-related benefits—there’s been no shortage of questions from…
Justice Breyer Retirement a Setback for NCAA Traditionalists
The retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will alter the Court’s dynamics, including in regard to college sports cases. Breyer, 83, has expressed…
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