The Tulane Law School Sports Law program provides students with the background necessary to understand and handle problems unique to the sports industry.
Sources: Syracuse's basketball program repeatedly violated its internal drug policy http://bit.ly/ydt2PP Suspended Auburn University point guard Varez Ward is under investigation by federal authorities in an ongoing point-shaving probe. http://bit.ly/wOKd9G The Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (an alliance of faculty senates from NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools) wants to explore the possibility of an antitrust exemption for the NCAA in order to better regulate spending on coaches' salaries and other costs. http://bit.ly/wMYKo4 More than two-thirds of college presidents surveyed believe recent sports scandals have compromised the reputation of higher education as a whole, and just 13 percent think the presidents of big-time sports schools have control of their programs, a new survey finds. http://yhoo.it/yuhCpo
Andy Staples & the NCAA Change may be on the horizon for NCAA football postseason. http://bit.ly/xnilVU Tulane University President Scott Cowen shares his thoughts on postseason reform. http://bit.ly/zHaGkV The full-cost-of-attendance scholarship debate could break up the FBS http://bit.ly/AfTeIq
Meanwhile, NBC and YouTube will team up to deliver the Olympics online this summer. http://bit.ly/xOiv23
Other Sports Law and Business NewsThe NBA is considering putting corporate sponsor logos on their uniforms. http://bit.ly/wWFtZ7
The ABA is hosting the "Third Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film, Television and Sports" in Miami, FL from May 2 - 4, 2012. http://bit.ly/wZZAYV
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