Sports News for the Week of February 26th

By Bennett Liebman

Puma Sued For Declaring War On Olympics Trademarks

https://abovethelaw.com/2021/02/puma-sued-for-declaring-war-on-olympics-trademarks/

Bill introduced by Sen. Jerry Moran would allow college athlete endorsement deals

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/30957361/bill-introduced-sen-jerry-moran-allow-athlete-endorsement-deals

New California College Sports Bill Would Actually Hurt Schools In The State

https://abovethelaw.com/2021/02/new-california-college-sports-bill-would-actually-hurt-schools-in-the-state/

Patriots Trade Secrets At Issue in Bielema

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/patriots-trade-secrets-1234623485/

Artemi Panarin Accusation Leave NHL Security and Legal Considerations

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/artemi-panarin-accusation-1234623420/

Details cast doubt on allegations against NY Rangers' Artemi Panarin

https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/nhl/rangers/2021/02/24/details-cast-doubt-allegations-against-ny-rangers-artemi-panarin/6804914002/

Oliver Luck Lawsuit XFL Vince McMahon

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/oliver-luck-xfl-lawsuit-1234623187/

Seattle Mariners CEO Resigns After 'Inappropriate' Comments

https://www.wsj.com/articles/seattle-mariners-ceo-resigns-after-inappropriate-comments-11614032894?mod=e2tws

Patriots seek to keep Robert Kraft-Bill Belichick emails sealed in court case

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/oliver-luck-xfl-lawsuit-1234623187/

Ex-NFL player Richard Dent's painkillers lawsuit nears trial

https://www.wsj.com/articles/seattle-mariners-ceo-resigns-after-inappropriate-comments-11614032894?mod=e2tws

Ethics Committee rules Beckenbauer and other officials cannot be prosecuted

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1104719/fifa-time-to-charge-officials-expires

IOC lists failings of IWF Board in letter to member federations

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1104718/ioc-letter-lists-iwf-board-failings

The Equine Industry Boom & Related Legal Issues

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/equine-industry-finding-home-sports-law-ranks

John Geddert Confirmed Dead by Suicide

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/usa-gymnastics-coach-john-geddert-faces-24-charges-from-human-trafficking-to-sexual-assault-in-case-linked-to-larry-nassar/

Caster Semenya appeals to European Court of Human Rights over 'discriminatory' testosterone limit

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/26/sport/caster-semenya-appeal-scli-intl-spt/index.html

FanDuel, DraftKings Bet on Big Law Amid Sports Gambling Surge

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/fanduel-draftkings-bet-on-big-law-amid-sports-gambling-surge

Inside the dual legacies of NFL players' union boss DeMaurice Smith

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30930834/inside-dual-legacies-nfl-players-union-boss-demaurice-smith

Title IX & Continuing Fight for Gender Equity In Athletics

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/title-ix-continuing-fight-gender-equity-athletics-phillips-nizer-family-law-partner-looks-title-ix-unfulfilled-promise/

British Gymnastics faces legal action over alleged 'systemic physical and psychological abuse'

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/26/sport/british-gymnastics-faces-lawsuit-for-abuse-spt-intl/index.html?cid=sportsticker

Les Miles reached a secret settlement with an LSU student

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_596f5cfe-7646-11eb-8cb0-733b53e58af8.html

Golden Knights, UpickTrade deal causes concern in betting industry

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2021/02/26/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/VGK-Upick.aspx