Sports News for the Week for May 7th
By Bennett Liebman
NCAA faces key decisions on postseason sites as transgender laws multiply
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs college athlete name, image, likeness bill into law
https://sports.yahoo.com/georgia-gov-brian-kemp-signs-185657156.html
Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/pro-act-sport/
Laws banning transgender student athletes splinter GOP
15-year-old soccer player sues NWSL over age restrictions
U of Iowa Football Players Racial Discrimination Suit
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.iasd.74395/gov.uscourts.iasd.74395.31.0.pdf
TEEN SOCCER STAR SUES OVER AGE LIMIT AS NWSL EYES CLARETT RULING
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/olivia-moultrie-lawsuit-1234629110/
PGA Tour acknowledges that it keeps more than 90% of revenue in joint TV deals with LPGA
Amazon Prime Video, NFL Thursday Night Football deal set for 2022
https://theathletic.com/news/amazon-prime-video-nfl-thursday-night-football-deal-set-for-2022/as3HT3agsvV9
OpEd: Post-Pandemic Opportunities for Anti-Doping Movement to Embrace New Strategies
Calls to Cancel Tokyo Olympics Grow Louder as Emergency Extended
Petition to cancel Tokyo 2020 receives 200,000 signatures online
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1107483/tokyo-2020-bach-visit-in-may-difficult
Japan extends Covid emergency in Tokyo as Olympics loom
Athletes Are Banned From Wearing Black Lives Matter Clothing At Tokyo Olympic Games
Rebranding for William Hill Sportsbook Following Acquisition by Caesars
https://www.lineups.com/betting/rebranding-for-william-hill-sportsbook-following-acquisition-by-caesars/
NBA Avoids Congressional Lobbying for Sixth Straight Year
https://www.sportico.com/leagues/basketball/2021/nba-avoids-congressional-lobbying-1234629039/
Online Gambling Sites Pump $153.6 Million Into Local TV
https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2021/draftkings-fanduel-pump-millions-into-spot-tv-1234629190/
Did Zion Williamson's family receive payments from Adidas?
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article251167494.html
Football Helmet Shock Absorber Company's Antitrust Lawsuit Dismissed
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/football-helmet-guard-1234628769/
Mark Emmert, Donald Remy Required to Testify in CTE Case
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/mark-emmert-donald-remy-1234629004/