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Lamar Jackson: Biggest NFL Payday in History Incoming?
Lamar Jackson may be in for the next big contract in the NFL. Patrick Mahomes got $450 million over 10 years, [1] and I am not saying...
Jonathan Trusz
Dec 28, 20213 min read
Sam Kerr’s Yellow Card for Tackling a Fan Deserves Further Examination
On December 5, 2021, women’s soccer player Sam Kerr was left to her own devices when a fan stormed the pitch in a game between Chelsea...
Ashlyn Stone
Dec 24, 20213 min read
Turning Back the Clock on Forfeit Policies in College Basketball
Coming into the college basketball season, things were a lot different than they are at this moment in time. Fall sports were going as...
Brendan Bell
Dec 23, 20213 min read
How will the NHL Pause Impact the Rest of the Season?
When the NHL announced an regular 82 game season, spectators in the stands and no conference bubble fans and players were overjoyed. The...
Jessica Shaw
Dec 23, 20213 min read
The Delicate Legal Art of Financing, Building, and Naming a Stadium in America: Part 3 - Naming
As noted in Part I, naming rights can be a crucial piece of securing funding for a stadium to be built - providing for tens of millions...
Jason Re
Dec 22, 20215 min read
The NHL’s COVID-19 Situation, and its Effect on the Olympics
The National Hockey League announced on Monday the league would pause on December 21st, after games were completed. They began the...
Alex Patterson
Dec 21, 20212 min read
The Delicate Legal Art of Financing, Building, and Naming a Stadium in America: Part 2 - Building
Have you ever looked at your local professional sports stadium and wondered how it came to be? It’s easy to overlook just how monumental...
Jason Re
Dec 21, 20214 min read
The Baseball Exemption: Timing is Everything
On the most recent episode of Conduct Detrimental, we spoke with Jim Quinn who is one of the attorneys for the Plaintiffs in the recently...
Mike Lawson
Dec 21, 20218 min read
Will Major League Baseball Soon Strike Out on its Antitrust Exemption?
Since 1922, Major League Baseball (“MLB”) alone among U.S. professional sports leagues has enjoyed a judicially created antitrust...
Francesca Casalino
Dec 20, 20215 min read
The Delicate Legal Art of Funding, Building, and Naming a Stadium in America: Part I - Financing
Have you ever looked at your local professional sports stadium and wondered how it came to be? It’s easy to overlook just how monumental...
Jason Re
Dec 20, 20215 min read
The Walls are Closing in on Deshaun Watson
As reported yesterday by KPRC2 Houston, law enforcement has sought and received a search warrant from a Judge for Houston Texans...
Matthew F. Tympanick
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Urban Meyer: The Art of Breaking Up with Your Coach
Urban Meyer was fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first year of a five-year contract worth up to $60 million. Let’s take a...
Matthew Netti
Dec 16, 20216 min read
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