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Legal Analysis
Greg Moretto
May 13, 20234 min read
Assessing a Potential Antitrust Case Against Fanatics
As a sports fan in 2023, it is nearly impossible to not have heard of the apparel brand Fanatics. Whether it is through their countless...
Brendan Bell
May 13, 20233 min read
Alabama Baseball Coach Fired Amid Suspicous Betting Probe, Lawsuit
The University of Alabama baseball team was having its best season under sixth-year head coach Brad Bohannon. With a collection of...
Brendan Bell
May 4, 20234 min read
Multiple College Baseball Coaches Sued for Handling of Players
In both professional and college sports, athletes are feeling more empowered than ever before. Whether it’s by demanding trades, entering...
Brendan Bell
Apr 24, 20233 min read
The Growing Trend of Mid-Major Head Coaches Voluntarily Taking Power Conference Assistant Positions
Coaches leaving low and mid-major programs for bigger and “better” jobs is nothing new in college athletics. From Fielding Yost to John...
Kenneth Winkler
Apr 14, 20234 min read
Detroit Tigers Sued for Discrimination
The Detroit Tigers’ 2023 season is off to a rough start. To compound a losing record, the Tigers are being sued for discrimination by a...
Brendan Bell
Apr 10, 20233 min read
Long Overdue, Minor League Baseball Players Finally Have a CBA
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) had long been regarded as the best player union in all of the major professional...
Jared Yaggie
Apr 10, 20234 min read
The Similarities Between the Early Days of the MLBPA and the Modern World of NIL in College Sports
Recently I have been reading A Whole Different Ball Game by Marvin Miller, the father of the Major League Baseball Players Association...
Brendan Bell
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Salary Arbitration is a Necessary Evil in Major League Baseball
Last week, Corbin Burnes lost his salary arbitration case to the Milwaukee Brewers. When speaking to reporters, the 2021 NL Cy Young...
Michael Perlo
Feb 26, 20232 min read
Recapping the 2023 MLB Arbitration Process
Major League Baseball’s 2023 salary arbitration season was yet again another successful season for the clubs. There were 33 players and...
Justin Mader
Feb 10, 20234 min read
Update on the Panini and Topps Trading Card Lawsuits
Just over four months ago, I published an article on Conduct Detrimental about the pending cases against popular sports trading card...
Grant Williamson
Feb 7, 20233 min read
Bankruptcy Braves?
Bally Sports is about to be part of a rather significant bankruptcy proceeding. Rather significant because (1) Bally Sports is the...
Brendan Bell
Jan 23, 20233 min read
MLB Hires Executive Hoping to Address Local Blackouts Issue
If this offseason has told us anything regarding the state of the game, it’s that Major League Baseball is not struggling financially....
Dean Rosenberg
Jan 19, 20232 min read
MLB’s 2023 Salary Arbitration Exchange Date: All 33 Filing Numbers
Major League Baseball’s Salary Arbitration Exchange Date was this past Friday, January 13th. Entering Friday, there were over 200 MLB...
Christina Stylianou & Gregg Clifton
Jan 13, 20236 min read
Sports Law: A Year in Review & What to Watch for in 2023
In 2022, the area of sports law experienced major developments across the country, many of which will continue their trajectory of change...
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