Lobbying On Behalf Of Fantasy Sports ESPN Execs Undecided Over Pawlenty TV Spot McMahon Loses Bid For Conn. Senate Seat Former Athletes Star In Political Races Republicans Buy Ads During Sports Events NFL's Gridiron PAC Hands Out About $600k American Needle Ruling Could Alter Deals Narrow Ruling Made In American Needle v. NFL SCOTUS Overturns American Needle Ruling Reggie Bush Reportedly Settles In Civil Case
Upcoming Conferences and Events
Featured Story
Fantasy Sports Trade Association Hires First Lobbyist, Launches Political Action Committee10 / 19 / 11The Fantasy Sports Trade Association has hired Travis McCoy as its "first federal lobbyist and launched a political action committee to make campaign contributions to lawmakers," according to Fredreka Schouten of USA TODAY. McCoy is a former aide to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and is "... Tags: Law and Politics |
More Stories
TOUGH NEW LAW IN FL FOR SPORTS AGENTS
FL legislators "clamped down ... on unscrupulous sports agents by passing possibly the nation''s toughest state law on violators," according to today''s ORLANDO SENTINEL. Unlicensed sports agents foun
Tags: Law and Politics, NCAA
ANTITRUST INVESTIGATION WILL NOT GO AWAY FOR MICROSOFT
U.S. District Judge Stanley Sporkin threw out a proposed settlement for a "crucial" antitrust case, saying the deal between Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Justice Department was "too narrow" and would a
Tags: Law and Politics, Microsoft
ATLANTA METRO SPORTS AUTHORITY NEEDED?
In a column in Sunday''s ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Donald Ratajczak writes the City of Atlanta "loses competitively to the surrounding communities by hosting sporting activities," and because of that, an
Tags: Law and Politics
MLB OFFICIALS DENY REPORT OF A SETTLEMENT IN STRAWBERRY CASE
Contrary to a Friday report in the N.Y. DAILY NEWS, MLB officials denied they had agreed to a settlement with Darryl Strawberry. The report had stated a plea-bargain had been reached "contingent on hi
Tags: Law and Politics, MLB
TORONTO NOW PUBLICLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER CITY
Blue Jays GM Gord Ash said last Thursday that it is a possibility the team could play regular season games in Dunedin, FL, if replacements are used. Ontario law does not allow companies or organizatio
Tags: Law and Politics, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays
REPORT HAS JOE MONTANA LINKED TO MEMORABILIA PROBE
Federal officials are investigating a 1981 autograph signing by Joe Montana as part of an ongoing probe of the sports memorabilia business, according to a report in this morning''s N.Y. DAILY NEWS. Th
Tags: CBS, ESPN, Law and Politics, Upper Deck, Viacom, Walt Disney
STRAWBERRY/GOLDSCHMIDT PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY
Darryl Strawberry and his agent, Eric Goldschmidt, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and federal tax evasion yesterday. Strawberry arrived at the courthouse "via limousine with a bodyguard a
Tags: Law and Politics, NBC
MCNALL PLEADS GUILTY, FACES THREE TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON
Former L.A. Kings majority owner Bruce McNall pleaded guilty to four criminal counts stemming from a federal bank fraud investigation. Charges included "creating phony financial statements for lenders
Tags: Law and Politics, NHL
L.A. SPORTS GENERATE $2 BILLION FOR GOLDEN STATE
Major sporting events in the L.A. area contributed approximately $2B to the area''s economy according to a study conducted by the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. The study was commissione
Tags: Law and Politics
TRIBUNE LOOKS AT THE LEGAL END OF SPORTS INJURIES
A report in Sunday''s CHICAGO TRIBUNE outlines a trend that threatens to revolutionize athletics: "Should a football player sue his coach, team, school district or doctor if he suffers permanent disab
Tags: Law and Politics
