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Tulane SLS Hosts the National Baseball Arbitration Competition
The Tulane Sports Law Society is excited to once again host the National Baseball Arbitration Competition (NBAC)! The NBAC is a simulated salary arbitration competition modeled on the procedures used by Major League Baseball (MLB). The competition allows law students from over 40 schools worldwide to sharpen their oral and written advocacy skills within the specialized context of Major League Baseball’s arbitration proceedings.
Additionally, the competition allows students to interact with some of baseball’s leading executives, agents, writers, team counsel, and arbitration experts as these individuals serve as the judges for the competition. This year’s list of judges includes Robert Manfred (MLB Executive Vice President of Economic and League Affairs), Nona Lee (Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Arizona Diamondbacks), Bryan Minniti (Assistant General Manager of the Washington Nationals), and Jerry Crasnick (Writer for ESPN.com and Baseball America).
At the conclusion of the competition, the Tulane Sports Law Society hosts a symposium featuring a panel of experts to discuss legal issues facing baseball. This year’s competition will take place on Tulane’s uptown campus January 24-25, 2013. The Symposium is open to the public and will take place at McAlister Auditorium on January 25 at 4:30pm. For more information, visit the NBAC website.
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Sports Law Replay - 11/28/12
While you were watching football and dozing from tryptophan, we were rounding up sports law news. So here’s our Thanksgiving edition of the Sports Law Replay. We’ve got news on the potential decertification of the NHLPA, plenty of stories concerning NCAA violations, and more news on a variety of sports.
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NCAA
David Pargman argues for allowing college athletes to major in sports. http://bit.ly/UM9zP5
John Infante considers the issue of third party relationships in NCAA sports. http://bit.ly/UEGgSn
How do NCAA athletes get around credit requirements? http://bit.ly/RNKd2G
Documents released in the O’Bannon v. NCAA case reveal that the NCAA knew Electronic Arts made its products with the purpose of imitating the characteristics of college players. http://usat.ly/UztKUa
Nicole Auerbach takes a look at the grad transfer exception. http://usat.ly/YEGfgE
The University of Hawaii has completed an internal audit and discovered potential NCAA violations. http://bit.ly/Tw5QSQ
UCLA freshman basketball player Shabazz Muhammad’s attorney released a statement regarding Muhammad’s ineligibility. http://bit.ly/PUW0xO
Marc Isenberg criticizes the NCAA’s investigation and treatment of Shabazz Muhammad. http://bit.ly/S3ByJq
Southeastern Louisiana University athletes are in the clear after an NCAA investigation into preferential parking ticket treatment. http://bit.ly/UqkZd2
Penn State has now approved a new athletics code of conduct: http://bit.ly/WgmFDv
Reportedly the NCAA has sent a letter to former University of Miami players stating that it will consider them guilty if they do not cooperate with the investigation in the Nevin Shapiro case. http://cbsprt.co/T48nov
The NCAA has upheld the suspensions of two Indiana basketball players. http://cbsprt.co/TaAdzs |
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NFL
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will not face charges for resisting arrest. http://bit.ly/QblqIQ
Andrew Brandt wonders what’s going on with Saints coach Sean Payton’s contract: http://es.pn/PRT7PJ
Rose Bowl neighbors have threatened a lawsuit if the NFL attempts to bring a team to Pasadena. http://lat.ms/UIyLpN
More NFL players have filed a lawsuit against the NFL claiming the league recklessly endangered players. http://bsun.md/V2tzRE
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Other
Steve Politi argues that legalized sports betting makes sense: http://bit.ly/TC6Uo1
The United States, Canada, and Mexico have agreed to support a new women’s soccer league. http://lat.ms/Y1R8vz
Marc Edelman gives his thoughts on the Miami Marlins’ recent moves and stadium issues: http://bit.ly/SWkdkX
Retired NBA player Horace Grant remains locked in a financial dispute with Morgan Keegan. http://bit.ly/TUi9dX
The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering stronger punishments for doping violations. http://bit.ly/UXrtCm
Francisco Larios examines the ex aequo et bono provision of FIBA’s Basketball Arbitral Tribunal http://bit.ly/S8umgR
Switzerland is considering criminal penalties for match-fixing and cheating in sports. http://bit.ly/RgYlF5
Other celebrities with the last name of Armstrong have filed a class action suit demanding that Lance Armstrong change his last name. http://bit.ly/RYXfvI
Reid Neureiter recaps Lance Armstrong’s legal war: http://bit.ly/W7YerR
How might tax policy in President Obama’s second term affect baseball contracts? http://bit.ly/10GaGmI
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Sports Law Replay - 11/2/12
The NCAA and its new enforcement rules dominated the sports law discussion this week.
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The Canadian Hockey League Players Association wants its players to be able to move to the NCAA. http://bit.ly/RtA5Mj
NFL players suing the NFL for fraud in concealing concussion risks filed their brief responding to the league’s motion to dismiss. http://wapo.st/QUIUPl
The Pittsburgh Steelers plan to sue the Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority over the cost of an expansion of Heinz Field. http://bit.ly/SpKOqR
Darren Heitner argues that the UFL’s legal troubles pose a threat to the league’s survival. http://bit.ly/TWkVDt
Ryan Rodenberg and Anastasios Kaburakis examine the history of federal legislation and sports gambling. http://bit.ly/SvLUnC
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Sports Law Replay - 10/22/12
This week’s sports law news featured the NHL’s latest offer in CBA negotiations, Paul Tagliabue’s new role in the NFL’s bounty appeals, and the NCAA’s response to New Jersey’s sports gambling law.
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Football
The NFL responded to the latest court filings concerning the bounty suspensions. http://bit.ly/RTqCNy
A federal magistrate has ordered the NFL to provide the court with its documents related to the Saints bounty investigation. http://es.pn/XjfTzl
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has recused himself from the bounty suspension appeals and appointed former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue in his place. Mike Triplett argues it’s the best move the NFL has made so far: http://bit.ly/Rd2031
The NFL says Tagliabue is not a neutral arbitrator, but the CBA doesn’t require that he be neutral. http://bit.ly/TqHxvN
The UFL has postponed the rest of its season until the spring. http://bit.ly/T6b8nL
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Cycling
The IOC stated that it would wait for UCI’s decision regarding Lance Armstrong before it decided whether to strip Armstrong of his Olympic bronze medal. http://hrld.us/T9HZhG
UCI has decided to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and to ban him from cycling. http://yhoo.it/RWz9lu
Armstrong announced that he will resign as chairman of his Livestrong foundation. http://bit.ly/RFcDgT
Nike and other sponsors have decided to end their relationship with Lance Armstrong. http://on.wsj.com/RSZwpS
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NCAA
The NCAA is attempting to block plaintiffs’ request for class action status in the O’Bannon v. NCAA case. http://usat.ly/TfS9gT
Michael McCann briefly reviews the developments of the O’Bannon case. http://bit.ly/RGeOB2
New Jersey officials spoke out about the NCAA’s decision to move championships out of the state in response to a new sports gambling law. http://bit.ly/RSvUJc
Dan Wetzel criticizes the NCAA’s response to New Jersey’s new gambling law. http://yhoo.it/R8Zx9M
Will the NCAA’s championship move from New Jersey hurt small businesses? http://bit.ly/Vv2oPT
John Infante examines a proposal for a more student-centered NCAA. http://bit.ly/RCBgLi
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Sports Law Replay - 10/17/12
The Sports Law Replay is back after fall break, and we’ve got more sports law news than ever before. This week’s edition features plenty of NCAA issues, plus the NHL lockout and NFL bounty suspensions.
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NCAA
Tim O’Brien considers the future of big time college sports: http://bit.ly/PmXdcu
Warren Zola critiques the current balancing act between commercialism and education in college athletics. http://huff.to/QVsDYS
The judge in the O’Bannon v. NCAA case has ordered ESPN to release its television contracts for Division I men’s basketball and football since 2005. http://bit.ly/QC3cLh
The NCAA released a statement addressing the O’Bannon case: http://bit.ly/R7uXNG
Mit Winter wonders if the O’Bannon case will lead to a stronger college athlete union: http://bit.ly/SzPfRP
California has passed the Student Athlete Bill of Rights. Text of the law is here: http://1.usa.gov/KLJWrP
Merrimack College has settled a gender-discrimination lawsuit against it and will create six new women’s sports teams as part of the settlement. http://bit.ly/SUShBL
Former Penn State football assistant Mike McQueary has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university. http://yhoo.it/VrWpIC
A copy of the complaint is here: http://bit.ly/QGGAwt
Penn State has begun settlement talks with twenty of Jerry Sandusky’s victims. http://bit.ly/QoUUbu
The UNC academic scandal continues to unfold with an investigation into a class on Naval Weapons Systems. http://bit.ly/R7umM1
Notre Dame has begun talks with the Big East to prepare to leave the conference for the ACC. http://es.pn/REcbwJ
The NCAA has announced its punishment for Texas Southern University for major rules infractions. http://bit.ly/Ri4Jd6
Five suggestions to reform the NCAA: http://bit.ly/QnzzitNHL
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NFL
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has released his new ruling on the Saints bounty suspensions (letters to all four players included): http://bit.ly/UEMuC8
Here is the NFL’s memo to teams regarding Goodell’s renewed suspension ruling: http://bit.ly/T30IG0
Here is the NFLPA’s statement in response to the Commissioner’s discipline: http://bit.ly/Pm9kfk
Jonathan Vilma released a statement on the new bounty suspensions: http://bit.ly/UQe8GO
Andrew Brandt writes that Goodell’s new ruling on the Saints bounty suspensions is not the end of the saga. http://es.pn/SQna4H
Greg Bedard argues that Goodell made the right call. http://bo.st/QoVpSW
All four of the suspended bounty players have appealed the suspensions and requested Goodell recuse himself from hearing the appeal due to bias and prejudice. http://es.pn/OtIkcD
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Other
The major sports leagues have called New Jersey’s sports betting law hypocritical: http://bit.ly/SZaTQW
The NCAA has decided to relocate several championships out of New Jersey as a result of the law. http://bit.ly/Tp962T
John Brennan breaks down the big names and issues concerning the New Jersey sports gambling law. http://bit.ly/Q2tcim
The NBA has established new rules on flopping: http://es.pn/Ud9RlU
The NBPA plans to file an unfair labor practices charge against the NBA over its new flopping penalties. http://cbsprt.co/PXrSzA
The Arena Football League has a new CBA: http://bit.ly/PaLnHM
Did Lance Armstrong catch the USADA by surprise? http://usat.ly/RJics1
Three umpires accused of match-fixing in cricket are denying the allegations. http://bbc.in/RtUTSI
Court documents show that Andy Roddick helped a tennis player get a reduced doping ban from The Court of Arbitration for Sport. http://wapo.st/SV21pR
Robert McTernaghan writes an interesting article about doping in professional golf: http://bit.ly/RvWwPa
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Sports Law Replay - 9/28/12
Our “Friday Sports Links” is now the “Sports Law Replay.” We hope you enjoy our review of the recent news in the sports law world.
This week was the week of the lockout. The NFL faced the unpleasant consequences of its lockout of officials, while the NHL’s lockout continued with no end in sight.
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NFL
The NFL’s lockout of the NFLRA is now over, but Judy Battista explained why replacement officials sorely tested fans’ patience. http://nyti.ms/Qtlbqw
During the referee lockout, the NFL Referees Association released a public letter calling for the NFL to end its lockout of the officials. http://bit.ly/PwTbQK
The NFLPA also sent an open letter to the NFL calling for an end to the lockout and claiming the lockout violated the NFL’s obligation to promote a safe working environment. http://es.pn/PeqEhW
Warren Zola discussed what players could do about the lockout, including claiming that the league was creating an “abnormally dangerous condition.” http://bit.ly/OlLssb
The NFL released a statement on Thursday, September 27, 2012, announcing the end of its lockout of the NFLRA and the agreement of a new CBA. http://bit.ly/QoYtjA
Darren Heitner argued that the league’s position compromised its integrity: http://onforb.es/POylMA
He later reviewed the lockout after it ended: http://onforb.es/PrsLPv
Alicia Jessop evaluates some of the released terms of the new agreement between the NFL and its referees. http://onforb.es/QI7hy1
The NFL moved to block New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma’s requests for discovery. http://es.pn/RYeDwG |
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NCAA
John Infante provides details on UNC’s changing athletic standards and the difficulty in changing a culture. http://bit.ly/ScXpvE
UNC Chancellor Holden Thorpe explains some of the changes and the reasons for making them. http://bit.ly/SBGic9
A new agreement between the University of North Dakota (UND) and the NCAA will allow UND to retain some of its logos mentioning the “Fighting Sioux.” http://bit.ly/S0Onr7
Former Lady Vols media director Debby Jennings has filed suit against the University of Tennessee and athletic director Dave Hart, alleging that sex discrimination played a role in her forced retirement. http://bit.ly/TK8fQn
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Other
Boxers Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are settling a defamation lawsuit filed by Pacquiao. http://bit.ly/VFfmqq
The English Football Association levied a four game ban and £220,000 fine on John Terry following his use of a racial slur in a Premier League match. http://es.pn/PIhH1H
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Friday Sports Links - 9/17/12
The NHL lockout is finally here, and so is a Monday edition of Friday Sports Links. We've got the NHL lockout news from the weekend as well as some other sports news from the past few days.
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NHL
The NHL, following the NFL and NBA, has locked out its players. http://es.pn/PGjgyH
For more background on the NHL lockout try this article: http://bit.ly/Nv12Ql
And this one: http://bit.ly/R8ENSA
Pre-lockout, NHL observers thought that Canadian teams might not lockout players as a result of differences between Canadian "labour" law and U.S. labor law. http://bit.ly/UaQDI2
However the Quebec Labour Relations Board denied the NHLPA's request for an immediate injunction against the lockout. The Board plans to hear the full case at a later date. http://es.pn/U4v92f
Tulane Law alumnus Warren Zola provided some pre-lockout thoughts on the CBA's official expiration. http://bit.ly/USt5tJ
Here's a review of the last proposal on the table between the NHL and NHLPA: http://bit.ly/TXMjyv
Pierre LeBrun examines the rules players must follow in a lockout: http://es.pn/Pr12xr
During the first day of the NHL's lockout both sides began appealing to fans for support: http://reut.rs/Oxtq5P
Here’s a timeline of events leading to the NHL lockout: http://es.pn/PFmUZy
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NFL
Former New Orleans Saints player Anthony Hargrove continues to insist on his innocence and spoke out about the NFL and the caliber of its evidence. http://es.pn/UTqoYU
Roger Goodell will reportedly meet with New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma today. http://bit.ly/O2iRrK
How might legalized sports betting in New Jersey harm the NFL? http://bit.ly/OSd1F4
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Other
How are the UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations affecting team operations? http://bit.ly/NQB1Xg
A 1976 NBA settlement deal involving revenues from future television broadcasts is under review in court. http://on-msn.com/OvT7OD
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