This past NFL offseason was as electric and unprecedented as we've seen in recent history — from center Tyler Linderbaum resetting the market with his new $81 million contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, to outside linebacker Trey Hendrickson and his $112 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Better yet, the deal that was heard around the league but was too good to be true: the Raiders sending Maxx Crosby to the Ravens in exchange for two first-round draft picks. "Done

Professional sports teams have a long history of deficiencies in their trademark filings and registrations. This was on full display when the Utah NHL franchise’s early flirtation with the name “Utah Yetis,” which created immediate conflicts with the well-established YETI outdoor goods company. While Cleveland rebranded from the Indians to Guardians, they ran into a trademark dispute. A men’s roller derby team in Cleveland had been using the name “Cleveland Guardians” and sel

Nike is defending its revived Total 90 soccer line against trademark infringement claims brought by a smaller company that obtained federal registration for the mark after Nike’s earlier registration lapsed. Central to the   dispute  is whether Nike’s longstanding but allegedly limited recent use of the mark preserves its common-law rights despite the lapse of its federal registration. The court denied the plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and, follow

Over the past few weeks, the league fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 for conduct it deemed detrimental to the league. In Indiana’s case, the issue centered on player participation in a February 3 loss to Utah. Indiana held out three starters (Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, and Aaron Nesmith) on the second night of a back-to-back. Following an investigation that included review by an independent physician, the NBA concluded that the players could h

As reported last night by Atlanta Falcons Reporter Marc Raimondi , Falcons Defensive End James Pearce Jr., was arrested Saturday on multiple felony charges. Those felonies include: two counts of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, one count of Aggravated Stalking, one count of Fleeing to Elude, one count of Aggravated Battery on Law Enforcement and one count of Resisting an Officer without Violence. The Defendant is currently in jail awaiting his first appearance where a

Although it’s been almost two months since the Georgia High School Association’s (GHSA) football state championship games wrapped up, there’s been one program around which conversations haven’t ceased: the Gainesville Red Elephants. Although the Red Elephants’ 2025 campaign ended in disappointment after falling short in the title game, they took a fascinating, peculiar, and often dominant  path to get there, and potentially set some significant precedents along the way.   Gai

Philadelphia 76ers player Paul George has been suspended for 25 games, the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) announced on Saturday, January 31st. In a statement made to ESPN, George admitted to taking "improper medication" to treat his mental health issues. In the same statement, he issued an apology   to “the Sixers organization, my teammates and the Philly fans for my poor decision-making during this process.”  This suspension will cost him more than $ 11.7 million  

NIL Moves from Compensation to Litigation: NIL has yet to stop surprising the legal world. Within the first weeks of 2026, it has transformed from a mechanism for athlete compensation into a litigation strategy, with universities suing their own quarterbacks over alleged NIL contract breaches tied to transfer decisions. What started with Washington’s Demond Williams and has escalated into Duke’s lawsuit against Darian Mensah creates a new reality: NIL contracts are no longer

The Demond Williams Jr. transfer saga lasted barely 48 hours, yet it managed to encapsulate nearly every unresolved tension in modern college sports: NIL, revenue sharing, transfer rights, contract enforceability, the amateur/employee distinction, antitrust risk, and, most importantly, the human reality of a young athlete trying to make a career-defining decision in a system that still hasn’t decided what it wants him to be.   Earlier this week, Williams announced via Instag

In a bipartisan letter sent to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), U.S. members of Congress criticized WADA for opening an investigation into the leak that revealed 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for performance enhancers before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The letter maintained that this investigation would attack whistleblowers and intimidate individuals. The letter was signed by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and Chris van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Reps. John

With FIFA president Gianni Infantino by his side, President Donald Trump announced  the creation of the FIFA Prioritized Appointments Scheduling System (PASS). This FIFA Pass will expedite the process for international visitors seeking visas to attend World Cup games in 2026. A separate FIFA portal will be created  for ticket holders to have the interview portion of their application prioritized.   They will not be guaranteed a visa, but they will have priority status. Secret

JuJu Watkins is a talented basketball player for the University of Southern Carolina Trojans. She had a standout freshman year scoring over 900 points and receiving several accolades, including the AP Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-American. Because of a torn ACL, Watkins will have to sit out the 2025-2026 season, but Watkins still has a NIL valuation of close to $1 million which places her in the top 50 overall in NIL earnings for college athletes.   About