Sports News for the Week of May 14th
By Bennett Liebman
Sports Betting Thrives After PASPA as Law, Tech, Finance Converge
https://sports.yahoo.com/sports-betting-thrives-paspa-law-095504366.html
How 'Put That on Top Shot!' Became a New N.B.A. Mantra
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/business/nba-top-shot-moments.html
Sen. Jerry Moran says federal college-athlete name, image, likeness law by July 1 unlikely
Name, image and likeness (NIL): What it means, why it matters and how it will impact the NCAA and college sports
Conflicts Arise With College Athlete Name, Image, And Likeness (NIL) On The Horizon
Winning Always Wins. Will Integrity Place, or Even Show?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/sports/horse-racing/baffert-medina-spirit-preakness.html
THA's Alan Foreman Joins All-Baffert Controversy Writers' Room
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/thas-alan-foreman-joins-all-baffert-controversy-writers-room/
Horse racing's drug scandals cheat public and kill horses. Is industry ready to stop?
https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article251354763.html
French law seeks to introduce gender parity to governing bodies
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1107553/french-law-aims-for-gender-parity
Show Us The Paper, Bob: Records To Back Up Baffert's Story Remain A Matter Of Trust
NCAA EYES OLIVER LUCK'S NONPROFIT NIL PROPOSAL AS STATES PLOW AHEAD
https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2021/ncaa-nil-nonprofit-1234629640/
Soccer League Defends Age Minimum Against Teen Phenom's Lawsuit
RETIRED NFLERS' SUIT DISMISSED AS CBA REVOTE RULED OUT
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/don-majkowski-lawsuit-1234629455/
NCAA Corporate Sponsorships Are for 90 Championships. They Revolve Around One.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ncaa-march-madness-basketball-sponsorship-11620865601?mod=e2tws
Madrid court wants ECJ to rule on Uefa, Fifa's Super League stance
https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/madrid-court-wants-ecj-to-rule-on-uefa-fifas-super-league-stance/
Deshaun Watson Accusers Adamant They Will Not Settle with QB
https://www.tmz.com/2021/05/13/deshaun-watson-accusers-no-settlement-tony-buzbee-nfl-houston-texans/
Dutch police launch investigation into match-fixing
https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/11885/dutch-police-launch-investigation-into-match-fixing
The New Players in the Sports Industry: NFTs, Fan Tokens, and Blockchain
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-new-players-in-the-sports-industry-8667391/
Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - May 2021
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/sports-entertainment-spotlight-may-2021-7745950/
MLB players union seeking $500 million in grievance against league
https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/mlb-players-union-seeks-500-million-in-grievance-against-league/
Insurer Says It Won't Cover Kobe Bryant Death Suit
https://www.law360.com/articles/1384311/insurer-says-it-won-t-cover-kobe-bryant-death-suits