Sports News for the Week Ending June 3rd

By Bennett Liebman

Kennedy Calls for Hockey Canada to Release Alleged Sexual Assault Report

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article262099987.html

Canada's minister of sport ordering forensic audit of Hockey Canada

https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/canadas-minister-of-sport-ordering-forensic-audit-of-hockey-canada-in-wake-of-lawsuit/

Ex-NFL Player Owed Disability Benefits

https://www.law360.com/california/articles/1498984/ex-nfl-player-owed-disability-benefits

Winston, Latham Again Lead Pack of Legal Billers for NFL Players

https://www.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberglawnews/us-law-week/X1SNNC9K000000?bna_news_filter=us-law-week#jcite

Ron DeSantis vetoes Tampa Bay Rays complex after gun control tweet

https://nypost.com/2022/06/03/ron-desantis-vetoes-tampa-bay-rays-complex-after-gun-control-tweet-report/

Report: DeSantis to Punish the Tampa Bay Rays For Gun Control Support

https://hillreporter.com/report-desantis-to-punish-the-tampa-bay-rays-for-gun-control-support-by-vetoing-stadium-funding-132804

Roger Goodell, Daniel Snyder Testimony Sought by Congress

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/roger-goodell-daniel-snyder-1234676676/

Commanders "look forward" to responding to House Oversight Committee

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/06/01/commanders-look-forward-to-responding-to-house-oversight-committee-on-request-for-daniel-snyder-testimony/

Attorney Predicts NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Will Lose Over Jon Gruden's Lawsuit

https://www.totalprosports.com/2022/06/01/attorney-predicts-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell-will-lose-over-jon-grudens-lawsuit/

Asked to address open court vs. arbitration, Roger Goodell masterfully deflected

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/28/asked-to-address-open-court-vs-arbitration-roger-goodell-masterfully-deflected/

"Nobody Did Anything About it" or Did They?

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nobody-did-anything-about-it-or-did-7993399/

The Stephen Ross investigation continues

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/29/the-stephen-ross-investigation-continues-when-will-it-conclude/

WCWS, NCAA softball shows proof of Title IX's impact on college sports

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/softball/2022/06/02/title-ix-impact-wcws-ncaa-softball-womens-college-world-series/7473255001/?gnt-cfr=1

Noem threatens Biden with lawsuit if Title IX funding is cut

https://www.thecentersquare.com/south_dakota/noem-threatens-biden-with-lawsuit-if-title-ix-funding-is-cut-over-transgender-law/article_885681a2-e27c-11ec-9fd4-17280a22954b.html

Professor's Title IX work inspired by personal experience with inequity in sports

https://news.iu.edu/stories/2022/06/iub/01-jayma-meyer-title-ix.html

Santa Anita ahead of horse racing safety curve in advance of national regulations

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/santa-anita-ahead-horse-racing-020423366.html

Panthers' David Tepper puts real estate arm into bankruptcy

https://theathletic.com/3345348/2022/06/01/panthers-david-tepper-rock-hill-bankruptcy/?source=emp_shared_article

NCAA Brief in Johnson v. NCAA Relies on Alston Ruling in Supreme Court

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/ncaa-brief-1234676654/

Deshaun Watson Nia Smith 23rd Lawsuit Impact on NFL Suspension

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/deshaun-watson-nia-smith-1234676576/

Jack Nicklaus Lawsuit Intellectual Property Licensing

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/jack-nicklaus-lawsuit-1234676385/

What Lia Thomas Could Mean for Women's Elite Sport

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/us/lia-thomas-women-sports.html

Dustin Johnson Loses Major Sponsorship Due To LIV Golf Decision

https://www.si.com/golf-archives/2022/06/01/dustin-johnson-loses-major-sponsorship-due-to-liv-golf-decision

Souhan: LIV Golf's money shouldn't speak louder than morals

https://www.startribune.com/liv-golfs-money-shouldnt-speak-louder-than-morals/600178751/

Four women's college athletes took their lives over two months

https://www.inquirer.com/sports/a/suicide-college-athletes-pressure-mental-health-wellness-foundations-20220602.html

Iciss Tillis, WNBA player turned attorney, addresses sports issues

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2022/06/02/iciss-tillis-wnba-player-turned-attorney-addresses-sports-issues-in-her-practice/