Sports News for the Week Ending March 4th
Updated: Mar 5, 2022
By Bennett Liebman
Labor Dispute Upends MLB Season: Baseball Lockout Explained
MLB Lockout Legal Fallout Impasse CBA Unfair Labor Decertification
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/mlb-lockout-legal-fallout-1234666941/
To former Labor Board chair, MLB's acrimony is unlike what's come before
No Decision Yet On Baffert Suspension
Judge decides Bob Baffert's suspension will not start on schedule
Phil Mickelson's biggest crime is telling truth about Saudis
Iowa bans transgender girls and women from female sports
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/03/1084278181/transgender-girls-and-women-now-barred-from-female-sports-in-iowa
World Cup ban: FIFA's legal grounds vs. Russia
NFL: COVID testing ending for league
https://sports.yahoo.com/two-years-into-the-pandemic-the-nfl-is-eliminating-covid-testing-171133311.html
Proposed Louisiana bill would let schools facilitate NIL deals
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_ddfe32a4-9b31-11ec-aba7-037dbc3cc43e.html
Confusion Reigns in NIL
How NCAA athletes are navigating the Wild West of NIL deals
Female college athletes stash NIL cash
UO announces first licensed school NIL Marketplace in college sports
Title IX Refresher Series Part II: The Title IX Investigator
https://www.lexblog.com/2022/03/03/title-ix-refresher-series-part-ii-the-title-ix-investigator/
Lia Thomas interview: The story of the Penn swimmer at the heart of the transgender athlete debate
https://www.si.com/college/2022/03/03/lia-thomas-penn-swimmer-transgender-woman-daily-cover
Disgraced Ex-Baylor Coach Out at Grambling State
https://www.si.com/college/2022/03/03/lia-thomas-penn-swimmer-transgender-woman-daily-cover
Angel Stadium Lawsuit Enters Final Lap
https://voiceofoc.org/2022/03/angel-stadium-lawsuits-enters-final-lap-decision-could-come-in-a-month/
Old USFL v. Fox
https://heitnerlegal.com/wp-content/uploads/USFL-v-FOX-compressed.pdf
Trevor Bauer v. Deadspin
https://www.zuckerman.com/sites/default/files/2022-03/2022-03-03_Dkt.01_Complaint.pdf
FIFA Bans Russia Ukraine Invasion Court of Arbitration for Sport Panel
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/fifa-bans-russia-ukraine-1234666751/
NFL Combine Legal Implications Leave Players in Limbo
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2022/nfl-combine-legal-1234667081/
IOC favors open approach in regard to Russia and Belarus sanctions
Lawsuit Highlights Lack of Concussion Care in Women's Soccer
Strong Stance on China and Peng Shuai Helps Land WTA a New Title Sponsor
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/sports/tennis/wta-hologic-china.html
A light in Djokovic's tough 2022