Force Majeure? Is that a 5-Minute Penalty or Game Misconduct? How a Common Contract Clause Could Allow the NHL to Keep Its Players From Competing in Sochi.

On January 27, 2013, the Associated Press reported that it had received an email from NHL…

Super Bowl Saturday?

The Super Bowl is on Sunday. It always has been, and it always will? Every year…

Down the Rabbit Hole: The Unlikely and Fantastical Theory of a College Sports Union

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter second from right, speaks while College Athletes Players Association president…

All Courts United: Why, Despite Kain Colter’s Best Efforts, It Is Unlikely He Will Succeed In Unionizing College Athletes

So Kain Colter is leading the charge to unionize college football players as the next step…

MLB Hall of Fame: A Chamber for Stars or a Star Chamber?

Congratulations are in order for Greg Maddox, Jeff Glavine, and Frank Thomas. Cooperstown’s latest inductees are…

If Tomlin Summoned His Inner Polamalu… And Brought Jones Down

Mike Tomlin, the 2010 Lombardi Trophy-hoisting head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, uncharacteristically thrust himself into…

A Rational Look At Whether Student Athletes Should Be Paid: The First in a Series

If you have two ears and a brain you have probably been in at least one…

THE NCAA, PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1

Allow me to start by saying that the NCAA is by no means perfect. With countless…

Leeman v. NHL and the Future of Fighting in Hockey

On November 25, 2013, the first lawsuit alleging that the NHL failed to adequately protect former…

2014 Sochi Olympic Preview

Four years ago in Vancouver, hockey fans enjoyed a stirring Olympic tournament capped with one of…