Sports News for the Week of August 20th

By Bennett Liebman

Justice Barrett Vaccine Ruling Will Affect NCAA Sports

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/justice-barrett-vaccine-ruling-ncaa-1234637061/

South Carolina Gets More Aggressive With Agents, Including A 10% Cap On NIL Fees

http://sportsagentblog.com/2021/08/19/south-carolina-gets-more-aggressive-with-agents-including-a-10-cap-on-nil-fees/

As College Athletes Run NIL Ads, Universities Fear Brand Conflicts

https://www.businessinsider.com/as-college-athletes-run-nil-ads-universities-fear-brand-conflicts-2021-8

Ritzel: Judging impact of NIL on New York state's high school sports

https://auburnpub.com/sports/local/ritzel-judging-impact-of-nil-on-new-york-states-high-school-sports/article_f0da6aec-7446-56b0-9c57-89732c2df4fd.html

Contract Basics for Every Student-Athlete NIL Deal

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/contract-basics-for-every-student-3793825/

The NCAA Dropped The Ball On NIL

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemoglia/2021/08/18/the-ncaa-dropped-the-ball-on-nil/?sh=2e4c9cdc62a5

Competitive advantage? BYU's NIL deal could test limits

https://apnews.com/article/sports-college-football-business-brigham-young-cougars-football-4ac6e186e0aa10b221af59a299f40077

Florida State Players Offered Crypto Cash

https://www.tomahawknation.com/2021/8/18/22630132/noles-news-seminoles-players-offered-crypto-cash-norvell-florida-state-fsu

Why Athlete Agents Should Enter The World Of NIL Representation With Caution

https://www.outkick.com/why-athlete-agents-should-enter-the-world-of-nil-representation-with-caution/

Key Considerations in Contracting with Student Athletes for NIL Rights

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/think-before-you-ink-key-considerations-8896193/

Afghan Women Athletes Endangered with Taliban Takeover

https://www.sportico.com/personalities/athletes/2021/afghan-women-endangered-with-taliban-takeover-1234637192/

Michael Eisner Outflanked On Topps As Players Roil $600 Million Payday

https://www.sportico.com/personalities/executives/2021/michael-eisner-outflanked-on-topps-1234637458/

Barstool Sportsbook Quietly Launches In New Jersey

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/55921/barstool-sportsbook-quietly-launches-in-new-jersey/

Raiders facing "very big" tax implications for not reporting income

https://www.silverandblackpride.com/2021/8/19/22633153/raiders-facing-tax-implications-not-reporting-income

Florida's Sports Betting Plan With The Seminole Tribe Is Threatened By A Federal Lawsuit

https://www.outkick.com/floridas-sports-betting-plan-with-the-seminole-tribe-is-threatened-by-a-federal-lawsuit/

Penn State athletics: PSU fencing coach facing suspension

https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/article253577219.html

Biden Extends Title IX Protections Ahead of Revised Title IX Regulations

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ahead-of-revised-title-ix-regulations-2665333/

NFL wants to relocate from St. Louis again, this time the Rams move lawsuit

https://theathletic.com/2777742/2021/08/18/nfl-wants-to-relocate-from-st-louis-again-this-time-the-rams-move-lawsuit/?source=emp_shared_article

A Summary of CAS Decisions at The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/sports/item/a-summary-of-cas-decisions-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-games

Major League Baseball should suspend Trevor Bauer

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/19/trevor-bauer-rob-manfred-mlb-suspension/

Woman loses court bid for long-term restraining order against Trevor Bauer

https://theathletic.com/news/woman-loses-court-bid-for-long-term-restraining-order-against-trevor-bauer/UVcgIU8aWK7s

Wes Eden group files to trademark 'Las Vegas Villains' for MLS team

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/soccer/hopeful-mls-owner-files-trademark-for-las-vegas-team-name-2423381/

Scottish Soccer's Brexit Problem: No Way In, and No Way Out

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/sports/soccer/scotland-football-brexit.html

Manchester United's legal battle, football video games' butchered names and the cult of Ruud von Mistelroum

https://theathletic.com/2776637/2021/08/20/manchester-uniteds-legal-battle-football-video-games-butchered-names-and-the-cult-of-ruud-von-mistelroum/

Too little, too late as Caster Semenya study findings revoked

https://www.biznews.com/global-citizen/2021/08/20/caster-semenya