Moorad Sports Law Journal Blog

Labor Strikes Out in Lockout: A Look at the Second Longest Work Stoppage in Baseball History

All-out Blitz: The Rams won the Super Bowl, but St. Louis won the Settlement

Just Bet on It: Why the Sports Betting Industry Needs to Address Gambling Addictions

Fins Down: How Tanking Could Sink Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross

Throwing a Hail Mary: The Supreme Court Will Hear Case of Praying Football Coach

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: High School Athletes’ Suspensions Upheld for Bullying

Native American Mascot Ban Provokes Legal Battle in Colorado

Upgraded Boathouse and More for UConn Team after Bright-line Title IX Blunder

Olympic Intellectual Property: The Gold Medal Standard

Two Years After Kobe Bryant’s Death, Litigation Is Far from Over

The NCAA Shifts the Blame

How the NHL CBA Left Player with No Other Choice But to Request a Trade

Restarting Youth Recreational Sports: Are Recreational League Volunteers Subject to COVID-19 Liability?

Oliver Luck Goes on Offense Against Vince McMahon and the XFL in Wrongful Termination Suit

National Women’s Soccer League Faces Serious Allegations

The Legal Impact Resulting from Labeling Student-Athletes as Employees

Thou Shalt Not Force the Shot: The First Jab Against Student-Athlete Vaccine Mandates and Discretionary Religious-Exemption Systems

The Black Hole: Allegations and Defenses in the Wake of Jon Gruden’s Resignation as Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach

New Arizona Sports Betting Law Faces Legal Hiccup

The Return of NHL Players to the Olympics . . . Right?

Bad Bet or Bum Deal? Nerlens Noel sues Former Agent, Rich Paul

Love All: Naomi Osaka Pushes Sponsors to Acknowledge Mental Health in Legal Contracts

With Human Rights Sidelined, Calls Grow for Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics

It’s in the Game (Again): EA Sports Revival Fuels Ongoing Athlete Publicity Rights Movement

Importing Amateurism: How a Canadian Tax Instrument Could Assist the NCAA in Preserving Amateurism

The Race for Justice: Will Caster Semenya Clear the Last Hurdle of her Legal Battle Before Tokyo 2021?

The Need for Digital Defense: Cyber Threats to Sports Organizations

No Fans Needed - An Exploration of the Long-Term Implications of the Coronavirus on Seasonal Ticket Sales by Sports Teams

Closing the Streaming Loophole: How the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act Allows Dana White to Punish Illegal UFC Streamers

15-Yard Penalty, Automatic Termination for Speaking Out: High School Football Coach Fired for Criticizing School Curriculum

Doubts about the Tokyo 2021 Olympics and Paralympics

Taking A Hit: Lawsuits Filed Against the NCAA and Its Member Institutions for Concussion Mistreatment

College Basketball Corruption Scandal: Appealed and Affirmed

Arbitration Fails to Hold Line Against Russia’s Games

Nike Develops Transparency in Response to Disability Suit

The Boomerang of Athletics: Hazing

Cleveland Indians Chief Wahoo Trademark “Striking Out” in 2019

NFL Stomping Grounds: The League Attempts to Make a Statement with Ezekiel Elliott Case

Calling Dibs on the Philly Special

From the Court to the Courtroom: Louisville Basketball’s Biggest Rival Might Be its Former Head Coach

War Between the States: Transgender and Gender Identity Policies in California and Texas

Coliseum in North Philadelphia: Temple University Attempts to Elude Zoning Laws in the City of Philadelphia to Build a New Football Stadium

Getting Out of the Weeds: NFLPA to Propose Reassessing Stance on Marijuana

Not Par For the Course: Muirfield Retains All-Male Membership and Loses Status as British Open Host

Did the CFL Really Know Nothing?: The Likelihood the Football League to the North Will Face Same Settlement Consequences as the NFL

Inconsistent Line Calls: Case of Maria Sharapova Highlights Problems with Anti-Doping Programs in Professional Tennis

To Be or Not to Be: Student-Athlete Employees

The Movement to End an Insidious Baseball Tradition

What If They Forgot to Record the Super Bowl?

By Michael Risch, Professor, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

The Debate Over Student Athlete Compensation Hits Home in Berger v. NCAA

By Gregory Laudadio: Staff Writer, Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal; J.D. Candidate, May 2017, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

Rams Won’t Escape to L.A. Quietly: St. Louis Fans Bring Deception and Personal Seat License Claims

By Eric Alkon: Staff Writer, Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal; J.D. Candidate, May 2017, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

Sports Gambling in New Jersey: The Wild, Wild East?

By Jordan Hollander, Esq.: Jordan Hollander is an associate in the Newark, New Jersey office of Genova Burns LLC, where he is a member of the Employment Law & Litigation and Casino & Gaming Law practice groups.

The Secret Life of the Professional Umpire

By Sarah Ebersole-Holzhauer: Staff Writer, Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal; J.D. Candidate, May 2017, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

The Player Behind the Mask: Should Transgender Youth Athletes Be Able to Play on Teams of Their Gender Identity?

By Kelsey Krier: Staff Writer, Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal; J.D. Candidate, May 2017, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

Women’s Soccer Gets A Red Card: Discussing The Recent Lawsuit Filed by U.S. Soccer

By Ashley Albano: Staff Writer, Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal; J.D. Candidate, May 2017, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.