Sports News for the Week of August 27th

By Bennett Liebman

College Athlete Employee Case Advances Past Motion to Dismiss

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/college-athlete-employee-1234637906/

NCAA Student-Athletes Advance Wage Suit Against Their Schools

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/ncaa-student-athletes-advance-wage-suit-against-their-schools

Tiger Woods Former Coach Hank Haney Loses PGA Tour Lawsuit

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/tiger-woods-former-coach-1234637675/

PGA Tour earns legal win as Hank Haney suit over offensive comments is dismissed

https://theathletic.com/news/pga-tour-earns-legal-win-as-hank-haney-suit-over-offensive-comments-is-dismissed/9upPIWgZ1JDj

Manchester City defender charged with four counts of rape and suspended

https://theathletic.com/news/benjamin-mendy-suspended-by-manchester-city-after-being-charged-by-the-police/o0htLpHqlMqu?source=twitteruk

School NIL Policies

http://sportsagentblog.com/school-nil-policies/

Navigating Taxes for Student Athletes with NIL Revenue

https://businessofcollegesports.com/podcast/navigating-taxes-for-student-athletes-with-nil-revenue/

College football recruiting a new world under NIL

https://www.si.com/college/2021/08/26/ncaa-recruiting-name-image-likeness-daily-cover

Novel legal issues to address for colleges, universities

https://masslawyersweekly.com/2021/08/24/novel-legal-issues-to-address-for-colleges-universities/

The NCAA Declares Independence from NIL Restrictions

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-ncaa-declares-independence-from-nil-4713672/

Buffalo Bills stadium negotiations could progress after Monday meeting

https://theathletic.com/news/buffalo-bills-stadium-negotiations-could-progress-after-monday-meeting-sources/ls1qRmeAaszV

DC Sports Betting Report On GambetDC Delayed Again

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/55995/dc-sports-betting-report-gambetdc-delayed-again/

Too many sports are tackling content piracy alone

https://www.sportbusiness.com/2021/08/neil-gane-too-many-sports-are-tackling-content-piracy-alone-collaboration-is-key-to-victory-in-the-long-term/

NFL stepping aside for now from Spanos siblings' court battle over Chargers,

https://theathletic.com/2790735/2021/08/26/nfl-stepping-aside-for-now-from-spanos-siblings-court-battle-over-chargers/

Knicks' Nerlens Noel sues agent Rich Paul, alleges $58 million in lost earnings

https://theathletic.com/news/knicks-nerlens-noel-sues-agent-rich-paul-alleges-58-million-in-lost-earnings/5iMVNZvw03BY

Evander Kane Sued to Stop Erasure of Abortion Debt in Bankruptcy

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/kane-accuser-sues-to-stop-erasure-of-abortion-debt-in-bankruptcy

Florida asks judge to throw out lawsuit challenging transgender sports law

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-transgender-law-florida-court-fight-20210824-lab6duqnvza2hgz2qx2z6dgrfy-story.html

CC's corruption unit hands out 8-year bans to UAE cricketer

https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/sports/item/upping-the-anti-icc-s-corruption-unit-hands-out-8-year-bans-to-uae-cricketers-ahmed-hayat

Flutter Entertainment, a betting behemoth, is on a roll

https://www.economist.com/business/2021/08/28/flutter-entertainment-a-betting-behemoth-is-on-a-roll

Sports Betting Ponzi Defendants Must Pay SEC More Than $925,000, https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/sports-betting-ponzi-defendants-must-pay-sec-more-than-925-000

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/

New College Sports Alliance May Face Antitrust Scrutiny Similar To What The NCAA Is Experiencing

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2021/08/25/new-college-sports-alliance-may-face-similar-antitrust-scrutiny-to-the-ncaa/?sh=68e0f2f06e2d

New alliance group can't collaborate on future of athlete compensation

https://theathletic.com/news/new-alliance-group-cant-collaborate-on-future-of-athlete-compensation-lawyers/shaoeGwMMoBR

J.R. Smith Golf NBA Career NCAA LeBron James Name Image Likenes

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/j-r-smith-still-evading-amateurisms-clutches-with-college-golf-clearance-1234637760/

The Decade When Everything Changed in College Football

https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-football-changes-transfers-nil-11629997921