Sports Law News for the Week Ending March 25th

By Bennett Liebman

Adidas NIL Program Opens Wounds For Those Punished In FBI Hoops Probe

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2022/adidas-nil-fbi-probe-1234669584/

Deshaun Watson Legal Situation NFL Roger Goodell Cleveland Browns

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/deshaun-watson-legal-1234669432/

Browns Sponsors Mum on Deshaun WTSON Signing

https://theathletic.com/3206116/2022/03/25/browns-sponsors-mum-on-deshaun-watson-signing-await-signals-from-team-on-what-to-say/

Rob Manfred Letter to Cashman Ordered Unsealed by Federal Appeals Court

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/rob-manfred-letter-1234669350/

Judge rules Yankees sign-stealing letter should be public

https://nypost.com/2022/03/21/judge-rules-yankees-sign-stealing-letter-should-be-public/

National College Players Association Files Civil Rights Complaint

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2022/national-college-players-association-1234669362/

Advocates allege major colleges violating Black athletes' rights

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/599420-advocates-allege-major-colleges-violating-black-athletes-rights

Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban Sued by Donnie Nelson Workplace

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/dallas-mavericks-mark-cuban-1234669289/

NFL suspends commercial activity in Russia

https://theathletic.com/3200127/2022/03/21/nfl-suspends-commercial-activity-in-russia-joining-other-leagues/

Could Russia's invasion of Ukraine push western sports to reconsider overseas relationships?

https://theathletic.com/3182573/2022/03/18/could-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-push-western-sports-to-reconsider-overseas-relationships/

Final whistle for Chelsea bidders as bankers kick out string of offers

https://news.sky.com/story/final-whistle-for-chelsea-bidders-as-bankers-kick-out-string-of-offers-12574223

Why Cubs owner Ricketts is under fire from Chelsea supporters in bid to buy team

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/why-cubs-owner-ricketts-under-fire-chelsea-supporters/irrighibt81s8vrrn1jkjxcp

College Cheerleaders Deserve Our Attention. They're Getting It for the Wrong Reasons

https://jezebel.com/college-cheerleaders-deserve-our-attention-theyre-gett-1848693938

Title IX And The Fight For Women's Equality In Sports

https://fivethirtyeight.com/videos/title-ix-and-the-fight-for-womens-equality-in-sports/

Transgender athletes: The International Olympic Committee's trans eligibility framework is too little too late

https://www.si.com/olympics/2022/03/23/transgender-athletes-testosterone-policies-ioc-framework

IIHF Refers Two Russian-Related Cases to Ethics Board

https://thehockeynews.com/news/iihf-refers-two-russian-related-cases-to-ethics-board

Brittney Griner arrest: Ex-Pentagon official questions validity of accusations

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/brittney-griner-arrest-questions-validity-accusations

NFL, Fanatics See Suits Dropped Over Merchandise Sales on Amazon

https://www.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberglawnews/tech-and-telecom-law/X1GVIUES000000?bna_news_filter=tech-and-telecom-law#jcite

Bernie Sanders' attempt to end MLB's monopoly, explained

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2022/3/23/22992836/bernie-sanders-mlb-antitrust-monopoly-explained

Giants, Jets ask judge to toss lawsuit complaining they play in New Jersey

https://legalnewsline.com/stories/622249671-giants-jets-ask-judge-to-toss-lawsuit-complaining-they-play-in-new-jersey

Coach's NCAA fix for inequities? Pay women's teams like men

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/ap/coachs-ncaa-fix-for-inequities-pay-womens-teams-like-men/article_4ca77109-353d-50f2-a3b6-0ccbb8ddca4e.html

Flores resists NFL's forced arbitration threat

https://spokesman-recorder.com/2022/03/22/flores-resists-nfls-forced-arbitration-threat/

Bob Baffert transfers Kentucky Derby horses to other trainers

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-03-24/bob-baffert-transfers-kentucky-derby-horses-to-tim-yakteen-rodolphe-brisset

Olympic historian expects more positives and possible medal reallocations from re-testing of London 2012 samples

https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/articles/2022/03/24/olympic-historian-expects-more-positives-and-possible-medal-reallocations-from-re-testing-of-london-2012-samples/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Nijat Rahimov to be stripped of Rio '16 gold

https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/articles/2022/03/23/nijat-rahimov-will-be-stripped-of-rio-2016-gold-medal/