Sports News for the Week of January 29th

By Bennett Liebman

College Students Are Filing Record Number of Lawsuits to Fight Sex Discrimination in Athletics

https://msmagazine.com/2021/01/28/title-ix-college-students-lawsuits-fight-sex-discrimination-women-sports/

Baseball Cares About Character? That's News

https://www.bloombergquint.com/gadfly/baseball-cares-about-character-that-s-news

Fluid Fans Help Manchester City To 'Most Innovative Sports Team' Crown

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgarnerpurkis/2021/01/23/fluid-fans-help-manchester-city-to-most-innovative-sports-team-crown/?sh=482a973a4a7b

Buchwald Expands Into Sports With CSE Agency Partnership

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgarnerpurkis/2021/01/23/fluid-fans-help-manchester-city-to-most-innovative-sports-team-crown/?sh=482a973a4a7b

CHIEFS AVOID THE CHOPPING BLOCK WHILE REDSKINS AND INDIANS PURSUE REBRAND

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/kansas-city-chiefs-native-american-1234621237/

Americans Uncomfortable Attending Live Sports Until Herd Immunity

https://www.sportico.com/business/commerce/2021/fan-experience-covid-poll-1234621300/

NCAA WIRE FRAUD RECRUITING CONVICTIONS UPHELD AS SCHOOLS DECLARED VICTIMS

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/ncaa-amateurism-federal- 1234621083/

The EU General Court's Ruling On Exclusive Arbitration Agreements In The ISU Case

https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/the-eu-general-court-s-ruling-on-exclusive-arbitration-agreements-in-the-isu-case?utm_content=152668522&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-145208608

Access To Justice For Survivors Of (Sexual) Harassment And Abuse In Sports

https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/access-to-justice-for-survivors-of-sexual-harassment-and-abuse-in-sports?utm_content=152667666&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-145208608

ANALYSIS: NEW YORK WANTS $500 MILLION A YEAR FROM SPORTS BETTING, SO GOOD LUCK WITH THAT

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/47017/ny-sports-betting-monopoly-analysis/

An Olympic Sport, a Christian College and a Unifying Cause: Gun Rights

https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-olympic-sport-a-christian-college-and-a-unifying-cause-gun-rights-11611794710?mod=e2tws

Another Big Labor Fight Is Brewing in Major League Baseball

https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-big-labor-fight-is-brewing-in-major-league-baseball-11611669678

Naomi Osaka acquires stake in NWSL's North Carolina Courage

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/naomi-osaka-north-carolina-courage-nwsl-investment?utm_content=152679489&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-28330466

Patriots' Bob Kraft, Bill Belichick dragged into Arkansas suit against ex-coach

https://theathletic.com/2347322/2021/01/26/patriots-bob-kraft-bill-belichick-arkansas-lawsuit-bret-bielema/

2020 SPORTS LAW IN REVIEW: COVID-19, CONCUSSIONS, HAZING, HARASSMENT AND MORE

https://www.onfocus.news/2020-sports-law-in-review-covid-19-concussions-hazing-harassment-and-more/

Sanctioning Footballers For Social Media Posts: PSG & Neymar V UEFA https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/social-media-misuse-in-football-non-aggravated-offences-neymar-s-appeal-to-the-cas

This Is What Is At Stake When We Talk About Transgender Athletes

https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2021/01/26/transgender-athletes-joe-biden-executive-order-military-stephen-lane

Sports data rights in 2021: the outlook

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a15fcbc4-068f-4560-b538-7729c56d25a9

FTC Files First BOTS Act Cases

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ftc-files-first-bots-act-cases-5069039/

WARRIORS ARE LOSING 70% OF REVENUE TO COVID, OWNER SAYS https://www.sportico.com/leagues/basketball/2021/warriors-revenue-loss-1234621408/