Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Last week, Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Anthony Tolliver, and Derrick Williams filed a Class Action Complaint against the NBA and its member teams in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. At roughly the same time, another class of NBA players filed a similar lawsuit in the Northern District of California. The California lawsuit has since been dismissed…
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The sports symposiums are starting to sprout up across the country, and I am beginning to formalize my plans regarding which schools I will be attending this Fall. If you happen to be somewhat near one of the upcoming panels/symposiums, do your best to make it, as they are extremely informative and happen to be…
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With a full slate of NFL and NCAA football, it is easy to forget that any other sports exist. However, the NBA is coming off of a fantastic season with its highest NBA Finals television ratings since 2004 (and I contend that there were much less competing TV options six years prior). Yet, as each…
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The battle for the right to represent Jimmer Fredette has come to an abrupt end. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports broke the news yesterday when he reported that Fredette has signed with Jeff Austin and Chris Emens of Octagon. The men at Octagon will aim to continue Jimmer fever that has swept across the country…
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Derrick Williams just finished his Sophomore season at the University of Arizona. During the NCAA Tournament, quite a few people said that Williams was one of, if not the, best college players in America. On March 24, 2011, I looked at which agents and agencies have signed talented Arizona basketball players over the past few…
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Mark Payne played his college basketball for UC Davis in the Big West Conference. The 6’7 195lbs hybrid guard/forward has nice size at the 1 or 2 position, shoots the ball well, but is not great at creating his own shots. He seems to be able to manage the game well at the point, but…
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A little over a week ago, I noted that recruiting for the 2011 NBA Draft is heating up. As teams have been getting knocked out of the post-season tournaments, the players who perform for those teams have either declared their intention to enter the NBA Draft or commit to staying at least one more year…
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At 9:45 p.m. EST, the Arizona Wildcats will take one the #1 seeded Duke Blue Devils (who I happen to have winning the entire NCAA Tournament). The Wildcats are no push over, though. In fact, the team has one of the best players in the nation with Sophomore Derrick Williams. The kid can flat out…
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This Friday will make or break my bracket. Going into the NCAA Tournament, I knew I would have to make a bold move in order to have a chance at winning, but I wanted to pick a team I thought legitimately had a chance of making it to the Final Four. That team is the…
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