Archives for July 2022

NFL training camps are gradually getting underway. After the Bills and Raiders became the first two teams to bring rookies to camp yesterday, eight more teams are having rookies report today. Rookies for the Falcons, Ravens, Chargers, Dolphins, Patriots, Saints, Giants and Jets report to training camp today. The Raiders will become the first team [more] … [Read more...] about Rookies report today for Falcons, Ravens, Chargers, Dolphins, Patriots, Saints, Giants, Jets

It will take even longer to get to the meat of the Brian Flores case. But that’s good news, potentially, for the former Dolphins coach and his co-plaintiffs. Via Daniel Wallach, Judge Valerie Caproni issued an order on Monday delaying the upcoming July 22 deadline for Flores, Ray Horton, and Steve Wilks to respond to [more] … [Read more...] about Judge delays deadlines related to NFL’s motion to compel arbitration of Brian Flores case

UCLA is heading to the Big 10. Unless it isn’t. Via Front Office Sports, the University of California System Board of Regents could sue to block UCLA’s intended move. Governor Gavin Newsom, chair of the Board of Regents, said that legal action is indeed being considered. Newsom seemed to be miffed that the Board of [more] … [Read more...] about Could California sue to keep UCLA out of the Big 10?

The NFL enjoys a broad antitrust exemption. Baseball enjoys an even broader exception to federal laws aimed at encouraging competition and limiting monopolies. Basically, baseball has a complete and total exemption from the antitrust laws.  That may not last. The Senate Judiciary Committee has decided to take a closer look at baseball’s 100-year-old license to [more] … [Read more...] about Senate Judiciary Committee explores baseball’s antitrust exemption