Sports Law Links

Sports law doesn’t stop for the holidays.  This week’s edition of Sports Law Links features a host of NCAA issues, the new NBA CBA, sports gambling in the Trump presidency, and more.

NCAA

• Steve Berkowitz: new filings in the Alston case indicate possible settlement.
• Rutgers receives notice of seven potential football violations.
• NCAA issues third notice of allegations against UNC. Andrew Carter explains how we got here and what’s new in this notice.
• Soccer player sues University of Connecticut for stripping scholarship after obscene gesture.
• Steve Silver explains how the Restitution Rule punishes schools for obeying court orders.
• Andrew Leonard: could E-sports lead the way to a fair future for college athletes?
• Ford Sheild has a helpful timeline of the events in the Joe Mixon case.

NBA

• Brian Windhorst and Larry Coon answer questions about the new CBA.
• Danny Leroux looks at winners in the new CBA.
• Eric Pincus looks at designated extensions in the new CBA.
• As a result of Chris Bosh’s situation, the NBA will create medical panels to evaluate players. More details from Ira Winderman.
• NBPA projects the salary cap will rise to $120 million by 2020.
• From hip hop artist to general counsel: an interview with the Golden State Warriors’ David Kelly.

Sports Gambling and Fantasy Sports

• Dan Roberts: could a Trump presidency spur legalized sports betting? More thoughts from four industry experts.
• Bookmaker pleads guilty in online sports betting operation.

MLB

• Prosecutors seek 97 months prison time for Wrigley rooftop owner in fraud case.
• Rob Manfred talks potential future rule changes in baseball.

Best of the Rest

• 2016 Retrospectives: Zach Zagger looks back at the biggest sports cases of 2016. Tony Iliakostas recaps his top five sports law issues of the year. Podcast: Conduct Detrimental recaps the sports law stories of December.
• Two dozen sports agents discuss the evolution of their business and where the agency world is headed in 2017.
• Matthew Heimlich breaks down the upcoming NHL expansion draft.
• The White Bronco launches The Docket, a page for recent sports law documents.
• Daniel Alfreds provides tips for sports rights holders concerned about the secondary ticket market.
• IOC opens 28 new doping cases for Russian Olympic athletes.
• MLB and NBA recognize the value of sleep in new labor deals.
• FIFA extends sanctions relating to match manipulation and betting activity.