Sports News for the Week of July 2nd

By Bennett Liebman

Name, Image and Likeness: Tracking early deals

https://theathletic.com/2684358/2021/07/01/name-image-and-likeness-tracking-early-deals-potential-stars-the-weird-interesting-quirky-and-more/?source=emp_shared_article

States Beat NCAA, Feds in Race Towards Student-Athlete Pay

https://promarket.org/2021/06/30/states-beat-ncaa-feds-in-race-towards-student-athlete-pay/

NCAA Revises Student-Athletes' Name, Image, and Likeness Right Rules

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/game-changer-ncaa-revises-rules-governing-student-athletes-name-image-and-likeness

NCAA's Move on Athlete Image Rights Raises Enforcement Questions

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ncaas-move-on-athlete-image-rights-raises-enforcement-questions

Tampa Bay Rays minority owners sue Sternberg, say he secretly negotiated Montrea deal

https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2021/05/24/tampa-bay-rays-minority-owners-say-sternberg-secretly-negotiated-montreal-deal-in-new-lawsuit/

NCAA clears student-athletes to pursue name, image and likeness deal

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31737039/ncaa-clears-student-athletes-pursue-name-image-likeness-deals

Relevent Sports cites NCAA ruling in new argument against U.S. Soccer

https://theathletic.com/2673559/2021/06/25/ncaa-superme-court-us-soccer-relevent-lawsuit/?source=emp_shared_article

Tokyo 2020: Colombia Loses Five Weightlifting Places For Doping Offenses

http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__103840/Title__Tokyo-2020-Colombia-Loses-Five-Weightlifting-Places-For-Doping-Offenses/292/Articles

Bujold succeeds in appeal to compete at Tokyo

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1109660/bujold-boxing-tokyo-2020-appeal-win

VGK's Bill Foley creates LLC for sports businesses

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2021/07/01/VGK.aspx

Florida Transgender Athlete Ban Violates Title IX, Lawsuit Says

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/florida-transgender-athlete-ban-violates-title-ix-lawsuit-says

Title IX Adjudication and How JAMS Solutions Can Help

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/podcast-higher-education-title-ix-1362304/

Dawn Staley and Tara VanDerveer ask Congress to help equity fight in NCAA sports

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31735617/in-call-dawn-staley-tara-vanderveer-ask-congress-help-equity-fight-ncaa-sports

Different Title IX Interpretations are Presenting Challenges for Transgender Athletes

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/making-roster-conflicting-title-ix-interpretations-present-challenges-transgendered

Supreme Court is for Student Athletes Regarding NCAA Antitrust Issues

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/supreme-court-finds-ncaa-student-athletes-antitrust-issues

A-Rod Gets Closer To Buying Timberwolves As Lawsuit Dismissed

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/minnesota-timberwolves-arod-1234633393/

Alex Rodriguez Scores Legal Victory In Civil Dispute When Judge Quashes Subpoena

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianred/2021/06/28/alex-rodriguez-scores-legal-victory-in-civil-dispute-when-judge-quashes-subpoena-directed-at-mlb/?sh=65492fdf5575

Los Angeles Angels Sued For Wrongful Death of Tyler Skaggs

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/los-angeles-angels-sued-1234633197/

NFL Hits Washington Team With $10 Million Fine For Culture Of Sexual Harassment

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/07/01/nfl-hits-washington-team-with-10-million-fine-for-culture-of-sexual-harassment/?sh=7867cefb7764

The NFL promised to investigate Daniel Snyder. It delivered a cover-up

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/07/01/washington-football-team-dan-snyder-sally-jenkins/

Jockey Club to Court: Baffert Alone Bears Responsibility for Banishments

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/jockey-club-to-court-baffert-alone-bears-responsibility-for-banishments/

Officials worked to clear Bob Baffert's Justify after Triple Crown run, records show

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/06/29/bob-baffert-justify-triple-crown-failed-drug-test-california/

Trevor Bauer assault allegations must keep him off mound

https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/07/01/trevor-bauer-must-not-start-after-assault-allegations