States around the country have begun (or have announced plans) to reopen. While professional baseball lost the beginning of its 2020 season, the league hopes to return as soon as July 4 for a shortened version. Ownership of all 30 teams endorsed this plan on May 11,...
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When can sports mount their comeback?
The sports calendar is a moving target these days. From little league to the Olympics, every sports league, game or tournament is canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the moment, fall sports leagues are not saying much about their schedules, but...
Olympic athletes overcome another obstacle — news of the postponement
Olympic athletes across the globe spent much of their life preparing for the Games. It is sports' grandest stage, rivaled only in importance and audience size by World Cup Soccer and the Super Bowl. Considering that a win or a remarkable performance can make stars out...
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,...
The IOC officially postpones Tokyo 2020
The International Olympic Committee and the host government of Japan announced March 24 to postpone Tokyo 2020. This is the first cancellation in modern Olympics history due to a global health crisis, but the games were canceled three times during World War I and...
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...
NFL players agree to new labor contract
The NFL players voted on March 14 for a new 11-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the owners. Experts had predicted that the deal would pass, so many were surprised by how close the vote was – 1,019 to 959 for a very thin 60-vote margin. The CBA will go...
MYLES GARRETT REINSTATED BY THE NFL
The football world stopped and took notice on November 14 when a brawl near the end of the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns broke out. At the center of the controversy was Browns' defensive end Myles Garrett removing quarterback Mason...
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...
FANS AT SOCCER MATCH TAKE ANTI-RACIST STAND
There have been numerous accounts of European soccer fans exhibiting increasingly racist tendencies during matches. The continent’s teams at all levels feature players from all over the world, but foreign-born or dark-skinned players are singled out even by fans of...
