Sports News for the Week of February 12th

By Bennett Liebman

NHL Drafts Amazon for Data Upgrades as Sports Go High Tech

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/nhl-drafts-amazon-for-data-upgrades-as-sports-go-high-tech-1

Canada: Is Single-Game Sports Betting Gaining Legal Traction In Canada?

https://www.mondaq.com/canada/gaming/1035622/is-single-game-sports-betting-gaining-legal-traction-in-canada

Q&A: Legal expert on the Brown Act case against Santa Clara Valley Athletic League

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/10/qa-legal-expert-on-the-brown-act-case-against-santa-clara-valley-athletic-league/

Why College Athletes Must Prepare For The Name, Image, And Likeness Era

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelrueda/2021/02/11/why-college-athletes-must-prepare-for-the-name-image-and-likeness-era/?sh=62a127632634

If bill passes, Iowa's college athletes could soon earn money from name, image and likeness

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/10/iowa-legislators-again-propose-name-image-likeness-bill-college-athletes/4460039001/

NIL Update: The NCAA Delays NIL Rule While Congress and States Continue with Divergent Goals and the U.S. Supreme Court Buzzes In

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nil-update-the-ncaa-delays-nil-rule-7121989/

10 Ways The NCAA Violates Core Values Of Higher Education

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2021/02/09/10-ways-the-ncaa-violates-core-values-of-higher-education/?sh=48d396b15d11

EA Sports Announces College Football Video Game Revival and Another Collegiate Athlete Persona Rights Piece of Legislation is Proposed in Congress

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=687229ee-10e7-4ec1-ad77-75aac5207386

Paying College Athletes

https://www.theregreview.org/2021/02/06/saturday-seminar-paying-college-athletes

TRUMP TAX REFORM ON COACHES' PAY LEAVES TOUGH CHOICES FOR SCHOOLS

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/coaches-tax-irs-1234622542/

Loss-of-Value Insurance Market for College Athletes Sees Hard Times

https://www.sportico.com/business/commerce/2021/loss-of-value-insurance-hard-times-1234621989/

GENIUS SPORTS SUES SPORTRADAR

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/genius-sports-lawsuit-1234622177/

Putting To Rest The Claim That NIL Isn't For All College Athletes

https://abovethelaw.com/2021/02/putting-to-rest-the-claim-that-nil-isnt-for-all-college-athletes/?rf=1

A Couple Of Companies Get Popped For Infringing On This Football Brand's Trademarks

https://abovethelaw.com/2021/02/a-couple-of-companies-get-popped-for-infringing-on-this-football-brands-trademarks/

NHL DEEPENS LEGAL SPORTSBOOK TIES WITH POINTSBET EQUITY STAKE

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/48115/nhl-pointsbet-equity-stake/

MLS forecasting another 'US1bn' loss in 2021

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/mls-2021-season-losses-one-billion-dollars-don-garber-covid-19-cba?utm_content=154085812&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-28330466

WE League chair 'grateful' for Yoshiro Mori's sexist remarks

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/02/12/soccer/we-league-chair-yoshiro-mori-sexist-remarks/

Mori is gone but gender issues remain for Tokyo Olympics

https://kwwl.com/2021/02/12/mori-is-gone-but-gender-issues-remain-for-tokyo-olympics/