Sports News for the Week of October 1st
By Bennett Liebman
NLRB College Athlete Memo Employee Recognition NLRA Labor Law, https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/nlrb-college-athlete-memo-1234641056/
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo Issues Memo on Employee Status of Players at Academic Institutions
NLRB General Counsel: College Athletes Are Employees Under The NLRA
https://abovethelaw.com/2021/09/nlrb-general-counsel-college-athletes-are-employees-under-the-nlra/
'This guy has a pattern': Amid institutional failure, former NWSL players accuse prominent coach of sexual coercion
Paul Riley Fired as N.W.S.L. Is Shaken by Abuse Accusations
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/30/sports/soccer/nwsl-abuse-paul-riley.html
NCAA President Decries 'Patchwork' Of Name, Image Laws
https://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/1426482/ncaa-president-decries-patchwork-of-name-image-laws
Feds Seek Light Sentences For Ex-NFLers In Benefits Scam
https://www.law360.com/articles/1426234
State AG Opinion on the Kentucky State University Foundation
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-179.pdf
Terry Rozier's 'Scary Terry' Fights Off Federal 'Scream' Lawsuit
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/terry-rozier-scary-terry-1234641059/
Easter Unlimied v. Rozier
https://heitnerlegal.com/wp-content/uploads/Terry-Rozier-MSJ-win.pdf
NYRA to Court: A Hearing Was 'Exactly' What Baffert Had Argued For
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/nyra-to-court-a-hearing-was-exactly-what-baffert-had-argued-for/
Sports Gambling Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/micro-betting-could-destroy-sports/620188/
Burr bill taxes college athletes who make $20,000 for NIL
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article254628362.html
The weird law that prevents a lengthy Lane Kiffin contract
https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/09/the-weird-law-that-prevents-a-lengthy-lane-kiffin-contract.html
Georgia Judges Tackle College Football: '#GoDawgs'
Class action lawsuit by former Villanova player claims athletes are employees
Cornell, Fordham, Villanova Want Fast Appeal on Athlete Pay
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/cornell-fordham-villanova-want-fast-appeal-on-athlete-pay
Fox Sports Networks Sued Over Use of 'House of the Rising Sun'
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fox-sports-networks-sued-over-use-of-house-of-the-rising-sun
Was the Super League illegal?
Boxing bouts fixed at 2016 Olympics, investigation finds
https://apnews.com/article/sports-boxing-2020-tokyo-olympics-e657a0b20aaf897dd96d5708d6ddbb2e
Alexander Zverev: Domestic abuse allegations by Olga Sharypova
https://slate.com/culture/2021/08/alexander-zverev-domestic-abuse-allegations-olga-sharypova.html
Bears sign purchase agreement for Arlington Park property
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya investigation enters new phase as Athletics Integrity Unit steps in
Los Angeles Rams' St. Louis Lawsuit Puts NFL in Uncomfortable Position
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/los-angeles-rams-st-louis-1234640903/
Ex-NBA Player Randolph Morris Acquitted in Tax-Evasion Case
https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/randolph-morris-not-guilty-1234640645/