Sports News for the Week of June 4th
NFL says it will end 'race-norming' in concussion settlement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/06/03/nfl-concussion-settlement-race-norming/
NFL to Drop Race-Based Measures in Concussion Settlement
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/sports/football/nfl-concussion-settlement-race.html
'Boxing is a mess': the darkness and damage of brain trauma in the ring
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/27/time-to-find-out-who-cares-boxing-brain-damage-tris-dixon
Can State Government Pressure on CDI Save Arlington?
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/250490/can-state-government-pressure-on-cdi-save-arlington
Former Gov. Edgar calls on Pritzker to exert pressure on Arlington Park owner
Churchill Downs bans Baffert for two years after drug result, https://www.kentucky.com/sports/horses/kentucky-derby/article251840863.html
Gophers football players' gender discrimination lawsuit can go forward, https://www.startribune.com/gopher-football-players-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-against-the-university-of-minnesota-can-go-for/600063588/
John Does v University of Minnesota
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/21/06/192552P.pdf
Is There A Title IX Issue With Notre Dame's Football Recruiting Billboards, https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristidosh/2021/06/02/is-there-a-title-ix-issue-with-notre-dames-football-recruiting-billboards/?sh=2c2062f2691f
MLB sued for moving All-Star game out of Atlanta
Major League Baseball Sued For Shifting All-Star Game Out Of Georgia
https://abovethelaw.com/2021/06/major-league-baseball-sued-for-shifting-all-star-game-out-of-georgia/
Cheat Sheet For Sports Agents, As Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Goes Live July 1
Supreme Court, NCAA, players among key figures in NIL landscape
Georgia Justices Block Challenge to Tax Break for Falcons
Why Does Changing A Team's Name Take So Long?
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-does-changing-a-teams-name-take-so-long/
Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Second Drug Test
Horse Jumping League Lawsuit Raises Questions of Copyright Law
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/horse-jumping-league-1234631010/
NCAA NIL Disclosure Debate Finds Endless Pitfalls
https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2021/ncaa-nil-disclosure-debate-1234631006/
Naomi Osaka Quits French Open, Exposing Sports' Mental Health Risks
College football recruiting is 'about to explode': NIL, new evaluation rules and the most hectic month ever
High School Football Coaches Suspended After Teen Is Forced to Eat Pork, Lawyer Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/marcus-wattley-canton-ohio-mckinley.html
Can The Tokyo Games Still Be Cancelled? Yes, But The Legal And Financial Fallout Would Be Staggering
USFL Returns: Spring Football League Revived With Fox as Partner
https://www.sportico.com/leagues/football/2021/usfl-returns-spring-football-fox-1234631242/
Vanessa Bryant Nike Dispute Resurfaces With Daughter's Unreleased Shoes