Sports Law for Week of March 5th

By Bennett Liebman

LSU football: Les Miles was banned from being with co-eds

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2021/03/04/es-miles-banned-contacting-co-eds-after-probe/6918204002/

Supreme Court Brief In Alston Case Should Make The NCAA Very Concerned

https://abovethelaw.com/2021/03/supreme-court-brief-in-alston-case-should-make-the-ncaa-very-concerned/

Overtime Is Going To Start Paying Top HS Basketball Talent

https://www.outkick.com/overtime-is-going-to-start-paying-top-hs-basketball-talent-6-figure-salaries/

Former NFL Player Kellen Winslow II Sentenced To 14 Years

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/04/973541706/former-nfl-pro-bowler-kellen-winslow-ii-sentenced-to-14-years-for-sex-crimes

Tokyo Olympics will be closed to fans from abroad

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/03/tokyo-olympics-will-be-closed-to-fans-from-abroad-hints-games-organiser

Conn., Tribe Strike Deal On Legal Sports, Conn.

https://www.law360.com/tax-authority/articles/1360693/conn-tribe-strike-deal-on-legal-sports-online-gambling

If Mom Could See Her Now: The Story of Bianca Smith

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/sports/baseball/bianca-smith-red.html

NCAA athletes' rights, recruiting at heart of states' NIL race NCAA athletes' rights

https://www.si.com/college/2021/03/04/name-image-likeness-state-laws-congress-ncaa

The Clock is Ticking: Iowa Jumps into NIL Race with Proposed NIL Bill

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-clock-is-ticking-iowa-jumps-into-2339814/

The NIT and NCAA Women's Tournament should consider boycotting Texas

https://deadspin.com/the-nit-and-ncaa-women-s-tournament-should-consider-boy-1846407914

Mississippi Governor Reeves will sign Fairness Act protecting women's sports

https://yallpolitics.com/2021/03/04/mississippi-governor-reeves-will-sign-fairness-act-protecting-womens-sports/

The History of Title IX in Penn Athletics

https://www.thedp.com/article/2021/03/penn-sports-history-title-ix

Insurer Wants To Ax Claim In Baseball Teams' Virus Suit

https://www.law360.com/articles/1359867/insurer-wants-to-ax-claim-in-baseball-teams-virus-suit

Cleveland Indians tread a slippery slope in their defense of Mickey Callaway situation

https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2021/03/cleveland-indians-tread-a-slippery-slope-in-their-defense-of-mickey-callaway-situation-paul-hoynes.html

Pro-NCAA Athletes Petitioning SCOTUS Struggle to Stay on Message

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2021/pro-ncaa-athletes-petitioning-scotus-struggle-to-stay-on-message-1234623765/

Facebook: 'The Live Sports Broadcast Business Model Needs to Evolve

https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2021/facebook-live-broadcast-sports-model-must-evolve-1234623954/

Patriots Emails in Belichick, Kraft, Bielema Case Private for Now

https://www.sportico.com/law/news/2021/patriots-privacy-win-emails-in-bielema-arkansas-case-1234623926/

Analytics Sports Non-disclosure Agreements Mine

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/analytics-sports-nondisclosure-agreements-1234623912/

Student-Athlete's Signed Release Insulates School Boards From Personal Injury Claims

Shttps://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/student-athlete-s-signed-release-9327611/

Dan Snyder, assailing 'disparaging' Post story

https://theathletic.com/2426231/2021/03/04/dan-snyder-assailing-disparaging-post-story-wins-search-into-scot-mccloughans-wifes-phone/?source=emp_shared_article

WADA looking into Haas F1 livery

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/wada-looking-into-haas-f1-livery-after-russian-flag-ban/5589751/