Sports Law News for Week Ending June 10th
By Bennett Liebman
Umpire Angel Hernandez alleges MLB manipulated reviews to make minorities look bad
https://theathletic.com/3355774/2022/06/08/mlb-umpire-angel-hernandez-lawsuit/?source=emp_shared_article
Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar
Roger Goodell in line for new contract
https://theathletic.com/3353387/2022/06/07/roger-goodell-nfl-contract-successor/?source=emp_shared_article
PGA Tour Suspends Golfers for Playing for LIV Legal Implications
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/pga-tour-suspends-1234678348/
Steve Javie NBA Finals Draymond Green Jaylen Brown Technical Foul
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/steve-javie-nba-finals-1234678100/
Deshaun Watson 24th Lawsuit Deepens Suspension, Litigation Risks
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/deshaun-watson-24th-lawsuit-1234677041/
NCAA Says It's Investigating 'Potential Violations' Regarding NIL
https://www.si.com/college/2022/06/09/ncaa-enforcement-nil-issues-letter-potential-violations
Are NIL deals halting momentum of G League, Overtime Elite?
https://www.si.com/college/2022/06/08/nil-deals-g-league-overtime-elite-ncaa-college-basketball-recruiting
Illinois Amends NIL Legislation, Only a Year After Initial Bill
Missouri Latest State to Amend NIL Law
https://businessofcollegesports.com/name-image-likeness/missouri-latest-state-to-amend-nil-law/
New York representatives say NIL bill would ban collectives
https://www.on3.com/nil/news/new-york-representatives-say-nil-bill-would-ban-collectives/
Name, image and likeness after its first year
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2022/06/06/Portfolio/Name-Image-Likeness.aspx
Miami booster John Ruiz's NIL deals are controversial and aggressive, but he's confident they are within rules and bring value to his businesses, athletes
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2022/06/06/Portfolio/NIL-side.aspx
NFL Race-Norming
In wake of 'dust up' comment, Va. legislators abandon Commanders stadium bill
Title IX: Male Athletes Also Benefit from Civil Rights Statute
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/title-ix-male-athletes-1234676974/
College Athlete Pay Bill's Author Decries Title IX "Fear-Mongering
https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2022/college-athlete-race-and-gender-equity-act-1234678144/
Title IX explained: Here's what to know
https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/title-9-womens-sports-womens-college-sports-ncaa-20220610.html
Houston Texans to be added as defendants in Deshaun Watson lawsuits
Ex-NFL Player Says League Wrongly Denied CTE Benefits
https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1501203/ex-nfl-player-says-league-wrongly-denied-cte-benefits
History of athletes seeking better pay and freedom goes back to 1914
Brian Flores, The Rooney Rule, And Competition Integrity In The NFL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QvfQVSUfrE
Olympian Molly Seidel to miss New York race while seeking Therapeutic Use Exemption
MLB: Galarraga call stands, commish says
Bundesliga clubs make sustainability a licensing criterion
https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/bundesliga-clubs-machen-nachhaltigkeit-zum-lizensierungskriterium
Peter Angelos' Sons Involved in Lawsuit