Sports News for the Week of July 30th

By Bennett Liebman

Who Decides What a Champion Should Wear?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/fashion/olympics-dress-codes-sports.html

The NCAA College Basketball Bribery Scandal: The Scheme that Continues to Shake Collegiate Sports

https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/the-ncaa-college-basketball-bribery-scandal-the-scheme-that-continues-to-shake-collegiate-sports

NBA players profiting from 'slave labor' in China

Lhttps://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2021/07/29/lawmakers-nba-players-profiting-from-slave-labor-in-china-493767

Simone Biles was abused by Larry Nassar and abandoned by American Olympic officials

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/29/simone-biles-larry-nassar-fbi/

Can transgender girls play girls' sports?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/26/states-are-still-trying-ban-trans-youths-sports-heres-what-you-need-know/

NFL vaccine policy: Players not required to be vaccinated

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/verify/sports-verify/nfl-vaccine-policy-covid-rules-2021-season/536-6bca74df-c694-4113-bfa9-1a3262699930

Nassar has paid just $300 in penalties but spent $10,000 in jail

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/29/larry-nassar-victim-payments-prison-account-money-gymnastics-abuse

US Gymnastics sex abuse scandal, Larry Nassar loom over Olympics

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/27/usa-gymnastics-larry-nasser-abuse-scandal-looms-over-tokyo-olympics/5375279001/

Data Analytics Fuel Athlete-Driven Revolution in Contract Negotiations

https://www.sportico.com/business/tech/2021/harnessing-the-power-of-personal-data-stars-score-record-breaking-contracts-1234635796/

American Top Team Offer to Hurricanes Includes Perpetuity Clause

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2021/american-top-team-miami-1234635562/

Avoiding Landmines in the Collegiate Name Image and Likeness Roll-Out

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/avoiding-landmines-in-the-collegiate-1255953/

Navigating the New World of Name-Image-Likeness for Student-Athletes

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/navigating-the-new-world-of-name-image-9939837/

Uniform College Athlete Name, Image or Likeness Act

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/navigating-the-new-world-of-name-image-9939837/

NCAA Student-Athlete Name, Image and Likeness

https://www.uniformlaws.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=835c150f-5643-da23-b7b6-0d0eccc611be&forceDialog=0

Wasserman: The Quinn Ewers conundrum and how NIL impacts the recruitment of elite high school athletes

https://theathletic.com/2737154/2021/07/28/wasserman-the-quinn-ewers-conundrum-and-how-nil-impacts-the-recruitment-of-elite-high-school-athletes/

ESPN Big 12 Legal Dispute Keeps Boiling With Magnus Rejection

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/espn-big-12-1234635819/

ESPN Response To The Big 12

https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2021/07/espn-response-to-the-big-12/

Daniel Snyder John Moag Motion for Sanctions Dismissed

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/daniel-snyder-john-moag-1234635720/

Weight Lifting, an Original Olympic Sport, May Be Dropped

https://ww.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/sports/olympics/weight-lifting-olympics.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohkT1UZCybORd89sgbBgvzexaQ9jWS5MyWURjZeiuAUDZSB_UiIYq5yYsMy1C_dRMNENPVnYs1O-dJlHh4nTRi08NzDkY4ZIi4xpMXvAzlu0puQDfUzoTa1KzSwc-46zra07lePbmC8XfPf1ydxJl11sNAyIwHRrH8Mwa7PE-N32cAvnqtyQ8AnGkpTIXWCrPLqCB1hOduZbRG66gQ-Xu1RWDy7jsfLovtbM10UUQSaOSs5tWUs69pcOMcVNbL8LHMjfcn4hbYTDw94PU8lW944VhWc5aqABj8EFDk&smid=tw-share

NYSPHSAA to vote on allowing high school athletes to benefit off name

https://cnycentral.com/sports/high-school/nysphsaa-to-vote-on-allowing-high-school-athletes-to-benefit-off-name-image-likeness

MLB: Indians' new name may be a boon for Cleveland Guardians roller derby team

https://sports.yahoo.com/the-original-cleveland-guardians-this-roller-derby-team-could-cash-in-on-indians-name-change-030536652.html

The Fight For NIL Rights Reaches A New Class: High Schoolers

https://www.outkick.com/the-fight-for-nil-rights-reaches-a-new-class-high-schoolers/

Miami Bookie Has $13 Million, 61 Gold Bars And More Seized By Feds

https://www.thelines.com/miami-bookie-13-million-61-gold-bars-seized-2021/

Prairie Meadows took illegal bets for 32 years

https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2021/07/prairie-meadows-took-illegal-bets-for-32-years/