Sports News for the Week of October 15th
By Bennett Liebman
U.S. women's soccer hid issues for NWSL to succeed, says O'Reilly
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/us-womens-soccer-hid-issues-nwsl-succeed-says-oreilly-2021-10-09/
Women's soccer reminds us of the fragile state of professional women's sports
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/women-s-soccer-reminds-us-fragile-state-professional-women-s-n1281121
Abuse Scandal Rocks Portland, the Epicenter of Women's Soccer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/abuse-scandal-rocks-portland-thorns-11633735769
Allegations Of Harassment, Institutional Failures, And The NWS
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/14/1045963511/allegations-of-harassment-institutional-failures-and-the-nwsl
Crisis experts evaluate future for scandal-ridden NWSL
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2021/10/11/Upfront/League-direction.aspx
NCAA Athletes Want Wage Class Cert.
https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/1430979/ncaa-athletes-want-wage-class-cert-notice-to-thousands
MLB's Labor Talks Remain Stalled as Big Spending Dodgers Hang On
https://www.sportico.com/leagues/baseball/2021/mlbs-labor-talks-remain-stalled-1234643901/
Jon Gruden Resigns After Homophobic and Mysogynistic Comments
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/sports/football/what-did-jon-gruden-say.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
Jon Gruden Emails NFLPA Washington Investigation DeMaurice Smith NLRB
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/jon-gruden-emails-nflpa-1234643962/
How Jon Gruden's Emails Became Collateral Damage
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/sports/football/jon-gruden-emails-dan-snyder.html
Letter to Corporate Sponsor, re Washington Football Team 211013
https://kmblegal.com/sites/default/files/211013%20-%20Letter%20to%20Corporate%20Sponsors.pdf
N.F.L.'s Top Lawyer Had Cozy Relationship With Washington Team President
NFL hasn't set meeting with former Washington Football Team employee
Kyrie Irving Vaccine Contract Issues with NBA Nets
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/kyrie-irving-vaccine-1234643870/
Ronaldo Hacked Evidence Rejected as Leaks Shake Sports Industry
US Soccer USWNT Amicus Brief
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/us-soccer-uswnt-amicus-brief-1234643316/
Is Florida Sports Betting At Hard Rock Really Starting Friday Or Not?
https://www.legalsportsreport.com/57954/mobile-florida-sports-betting-launch-delayed/
Calalang cleared by USADA and WADA after eight-month battle to overturn ban
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1114225/calalang-cleared-usada-wada-doping-ban
Texas House approves sports bill targeting transgender youth
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/14/texas-transgender-sports-bill/
Will Injured Kids Sue the Catholic Church Over Youth Football?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/sports/catholic-church-football-concussions.html
La'el Collins suspension: Federal court judge upholds penalty, https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/lael-collins-suspension-federal-court-judge-upholds-penalty-ahead-of-cowboys-vs-patriots-in-week-6/
Fantasy Constitution: New York's highest court is set to hear argument, again
Sportradar's Universal Fraud Detection System targeting match-fixing in sport
Pro Athletes Support Transgender Rights in Connecticut Lawsuit
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/pro-athletes-support-transgender-rights-in-connecticut-lawsuit
'This behavior just cannot go on': St. Louis judge fines NFL owners for missing deadline
Explaining St. Louis's lawsuit against the NFL and what comes next
https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/10/13/business-of-football-understanding-st-lous-rams-lawsuit