Dec
29

ASU Sports & Entertainment Law Journal Presents Volume 1 Issue 2

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The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University announced the publication of its inaugural edition of the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal at the first Arizona State University Sports & Entertainment Law Conference, held in late 2010.  For a first issue of a Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, I was pleasantly surprised with the authors and…
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Dec
13

Video Review: University of Memphis’ Agent Day

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The University of Memphis held its first ever Agent Day on December 3, 2011.  Collegiate Sports Advisors (CSA) assisted in organizing and running the day as well as the creation of the university’s first Professional Sports Counseling Panel.  The video below provides some background regarding the event along with commentary from participating athletes and parents,…
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Nov
30

North Carolina To Gain Access To NCAA Documents On Agent Activity

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The State of North Carolina and the NCAA have been busy fighting over access to documents regarding findings from the NCAA’s investigation of past NFLPA agent activity on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s campus.  On July 29, 2011, North Carolina’s Secretary of State Elaine Marshall issued a subpoena asking for said documents, which are apparently under the…
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Nov
08

University Of Memphis To Host Agent Day On December 3, 2011

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The University of Memphis athletics department, in coordination with Collegiate Sports Advisors, has announced that it will host an Agent-Day on December 3, 2011.  The Agent-Day will allow for draft eligible student-athletes and/or their parents to meet with athlete agents to discuss representation opportunities for their future professional sports careers All agents who are interested…
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Nov
07

2012 College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference Call For Papers

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Every year, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill hosts the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference.  Its stated mission is to “Provide students, scholars, and college-sport practitioners a public forum to discuss relevant and timely intercollegiate-athletics issues.”  For information regarding panel discussions and attendees from the 2011 CSRI Conference, click here. The 2012 CSRI Conference will…
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Oct
31

Let’s Just Abolish The Cap On Athletic Scholarships

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Over the weekend, The Miami Herald ran an op-ed that I wrote titled, NCAA’s $2,000 boost to scholarship-athletes: too little, but a start.  While I am in favor of the recent decision by the NCAA, which will allow conferences to permit their member schools to offer an additional $2,000 in grants, per year, to its…
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Oct
27

Mississippi School Of Law Announces New Sports Law Journal

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What: Mississippi School of Law Bi-Annual Symposia: “Social Media and Intercollegiate Athletics” When: November 11, 2011 Where: Robert C. Khayat Law Center (map) The University of Mississippi School of Law will officially announce its newest law journal on November 11, 2011.  The new journal will be titled, The Mississippi Sports Law Review (MSLR).  Lunch will be served at noon and…
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Oct
18

Praise For Boston College’s Professional Sports Counseling Panel

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I am looking forward to seeing my friend Warren Zola at the New York Law School Sports Law Symposium coming up on November 4, 2011, and I was thrilled to see the positive press that he recently received in an article titled, At some schools, advisers help navigate going pro, which was picked up by newspapers across…
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Oct
05

Marquette Law’s “Hot Topics in Sports Law and Business”

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What: Conference - ”Hot Topics in Sports Law and Business.” When: Friday, October 21, 2011 Where: Eckstein Hall at Marquette University Law School Schedule: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.: Registration (Eckstein Hall entrance) 9:00 – 12:00 p.m.: Morning Panels (Appellate Courtroom, room 144) 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.: Conference Lunch (room 433) 1:15 – 5:00 p.m.: Afternoon Panels (Appellate Courtroom, room 144) 5:00…
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Oct
04

Arizona State’s 2nd Annual Conference On Sports & Entertainment Law

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I must say that I am personally looking forward to the following event.  I will be in attendance as a participant on a couple of panels at Arizona State’s 2nd Sports and Entertainment Law Conference.  The full details (as they currently stand) are posted below.  If you happen to be in the area, be sure…
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