Every professional and college sport faces challenges in 2020 over safety concerns. However, it has also not helped that many organizations have stumbled out of the gate when trying to implement viable changes to make sports safe for players as they tried to salvage...
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Washington’s NFL team to change name and logo
The Washington Redskin's football team announced on Monday, July 13, that it would change its name and logo that many considered a racial slur. This decision comes after decades of complaints from American Indian groups, human rights groups and countless others. The...
TOKYO 2021: Navigating the Legal Consequences of Postponing the Summer Olympic Games for Athletes
On March 24, the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee jointly announced[1] that due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo - scheduled to begin on July 24,...
Olympic trials in jeopardy
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) continues its attempt to keep the Olympics Games on track for a July 24 start in Tokyo. However, with each passing hour, this seems harder and harder to do for sports that have yet to finalize team spots. Many of the events...
NCAA AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS’ INACTION LEAVES ATHLETES IN LIMBO
There was a sense of optimism when California passed its Fair Pay for Play law in October 2019. Other states quickly jumped into the debate regarding compensating college players, although no other state has followed California’s lead of actually passing a law. The...
MLB ANNOUNCES RED SOX INVESTIGATION
Baseball has a particular appreciation for stealing bases or taking advantage when a pitcher tips their pitches. However, digitally assisted sign-stealing using replay technology is where it draws the line since Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred sent out...
NFL HAS A MINORITY LEADERSHIP GAP
The 2019 NFL regular season has drawn to a close. While some teams move on to the playoffs, a handful of others not playing in January have already opted to change head coaches and general managers in hopes of improving. This is a standard operating procedure in the...
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