There is No Quit in Sonics Fans

The Seattle PI reported last week that a group of former season ticket holders of the Seattle Sonics are going to continue their lawsuit against the Oklahoma City ownership group that moved the NBA team from Seattle to Oklahoma City this season.  http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/389624_fans27.html?source=rss
Three Sonics fans are suing in U.S. District court and are seeking to [...]

Michael Vick Pleads Guilty to Dogfighting Charges; Looking for Early Release

 
ESPN has reported that Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick yesterday pleaded guilty to state dogfighting charges, perhaps paving the way for an early release from prison and return to the NFL.  A cruelty to animals charge was dropped as part of his plea deal.    http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3725060
Vick has been serving a 23 month sentence in Leavenworth, KS [...]

Roger Clemens v. Brian McNamee: The Saga Continues

 
Although the allegations of performing enhancing drug use against former baseball standout Roger Clemens have been quiet in recent months, a case is apparently moving forward against Clemens for committing perjury for testifying in front of Congress that he had never used performance enhancing drugs. The Mitchell Report on doping in baseball contained testimony from Clemens’ former [...]

Sports Law Jobs in College Athletics

I am often on the lookout for jobs in the sports industry that utilize law degrees and one of the most underrated jobs is that of a college athletics compliance officer.  There are over 342 Division I college athletic programs across the country, all of which utilize one or more compliance officers.  In addition, conference headquarters as [...]

New Law Requires Sports Agents in Colorado to Get Registered

As Joshua Golka reported on his website http://athleteagent.blogspot.com/, sports agents in Colorado must abide by state athlete agent regulations.  Athlete Agents must get registered with the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Division of Registrations, by January 2009 in order to represent student athletes. This law primarily affects agents that are actively recruiting student athletes on college campuses. 
The new provisions signed [...]

Does CentSports Engage in Illegal Bookmaking?

I was recently hired by my colleague Chuck Humphrey over at www.gambling-law-US.com to research whether or not www.centsports.com engages in illegal bookmaking.  CentSports operates an interactive website in which the company gives players 10 cents of start up money in which to bet on sporting events.  If a player reaches $20 in winnings they may cash [...]