By: Kathryn Downing [1]In 2024, there were 44 reported concussions in the NFL pre-season alone.[2] The NFL prided themselves in this statistic, exclaiming it was the “fewest number of concussions…
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The House that House Built: How the House v. NCAA Settlement Will Change the Game
By: Joe Ceccarelli The House v. NCAA saga appears to be reaching a conclusion. House, a class-action antitrust suit against the NCAA and its conferences, is the most prominent case…
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Corporate Betrayal: Non-Compete Agreements Within the Sports Gambling Industry
By: Jaqwaun Myles The sports gambling industry has been one of highest revenue generating industries, recently reaching record revenue levels in 2023.[1] Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the…
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Punished for Pregnancy: Dearica Hamby sues WNBA, Aces for Discrimination
By: Obren Manjencich Sharing good news is good. Until it isn’t. Los Angeles Sparks Forward Dearica Hamby has experienced these emotions firsthand. Hamby filed a complaint on August 12, 2024,…
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“Super Bowling” for Revenue – NFL’s Cash Cow and the Legal Issues That Follow
By Brendan Alan Melander It’s Sunday, the fifth day of February 2017. There’s no National holiday, but family and friends all over the country prepare to spend the afternoon together…
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The Fight Against Crippling the Student Athlete
By: Andres Chagolla The joy of running down a football field of fresh cut grass, running the base paths on a newly dragged baseball field, the echo of a…
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NCAA Faces Further Legal Trouble
By: Colette Phelps August has not only brought the start of the long awaited college football season for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), but also the start of further…
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When Sitting Speaks
By: Taylor Roderick People should be aware of breast cancer only in October; at least that’s the message DeAngelo Williams heard from the NFL last year. With the heavily-regulated Uniform…