NFL Sidelines:
My latest article examines #Eagles Lane Johnson’s lawsuit against #NFL, & NFLPAhttps://t.co/qp4Nm7akXZ via @SheillaDingus
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 11, 2017
Report: Suspended linebacker Daryl Washington to seek reinstatement in March https://t.co/KfYTLwqsr3
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 10, 2017
ICYMI
Strikes For Kids Charity Files Emergency Motion to Compel Deposition of Roger Goodell https://t.co/BcLcPW8EVv— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 10, 2017
MLB Hits:
NEW POD: The Mike Trout Loophole and MLB Legal Issues with @NathanielGrow https://t.co/tygyQFXYkN
cc: @WerlySportsLaw @WALLACHLEGAL pic.twitter.com/Tn1hDrnGtM
— Conduct Detrimental (@ConductPod) January 10, 2017
While minor league baseball players continue to earn less than minimum wage and don’t get overtime pay. https://t.co/rltk1Dnvec
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 10, 2017
New labor contract grants Minor League umpires upgraded hotel accomodations, family leave, and pay raises #SportsLaw https://t.co/d7pgfyjWPT
— Glenn Wong (@WongSportsLaw) January 10, 2017
Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for not paying the Chicago Cubs their cut of his rooftop earnings: https://t.co/5C45QljTPu
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 10, 2017
NCAA Notebook:
How times have changed. For coaches at least. https://t.co/cw3tyTPyl0
— Justin Sievert (@Justin_Sievert) January 10, 2017
Sexual Assault in the Sports World:
18 more women allege sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics doctor; file new federal lawsuit in Michigan https://t.co/6HlY2RUF4u
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 10, 2017
Alarming but all too real
Living in the shadow of #TitleIX:Sex assault hearings on campus under ? https://t.co/wMPdioOSo9 via @@11AliveNews— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 10, 2017
Crime Blotter:
Aaron Hernandez
New ruling helps Aaron Hernandez. Witnesses can say what they said then–they saw “light skinned Hispanic man”–but can’t now say it was AH. https://t.co/jBWeSgPVzN
— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) January 10, 2017
Two witnesses in the #AaronHernandez double murder trial will not be allowed to ID him in court. pic.twitter.com/xxXhNlr7in
— Bob McGovern (@BobMcGovernJr) January 10, 2017
Judge Locke will not exclude evidence regarding #AaronHernandez‘s gun tattoos. May have “special meaning” to the former Patriot. pic.twitter.com/7lymjdEsri
— Bob McGovern (@BobMcGovernJr) January 10, 2017
Steelers’ Joey Porter
Best part of this Joey Porter police report: “Porter informed me that he was not touching me, as he was still holding my wrists” pic.twitter.com/PEPjMbJbDO
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) January 10, 2017
This is new: Steelers players left to talk about the “distraction” of an assistant coach getting arrested https://t.co/BfpO0SOAlM
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 10, 2017
The Scoop on Sports Betting:
BREAKING: Legislation proposed in New York to legalize sports betting (via a constitutional amendment) https://t.co/d5PfHspneo
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 11, 2017
This will not be the last sports betting bill. The ones that move the needle will be sponsored by @JGPretlow and @JohnBonacic.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 11, 2017
Sports betting bill introduced in South Carolina: seeks constitutional amendment to allow sports betting. https://t.co/3HhrYaHWLN
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 11, 2017
These new bill proposals are just what Daniel Wallach described as an accelerator in the path to legal sports betting. He wrote this article a few months ago. It’s timeliness only increases as a new legislative year begins..
My @Deadspin piece on how states (like NY) can legalize sports betting through additional court challenges: https://t.co/qywSzhmvTo
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 5, 2017
A couple of good reads from David Purdum
Vegas books suffer “the worst loss in any college football game I can remember,” manage to open for business today: https://t.co/qJ36iwvTsx
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) January 10, 2017
New federal bill aims to define “chance,” includes special tax treatment for gaming operators: https://t.co/B0EDXFhNwV by @SportsLawProf
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) January 10, 2017
The Good in Sports:
(While I normally report on mischief and mayhem, stories like these remind us of what we love in sports. Bravo to these young men!)
Celebrate the good
On @PlayersTribune, @TheJeffOkudah writes letter to mom explaining decision to play @OhioStateFB. https://t.co/rzYnfUX8Vz— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 10, 2017
Deshaun Watson grew up in a Warrick Dunn house https://t.co/c6IQ5zB5cX
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 10, 2017
This & That:
A new pro football league is coming, offering a new, non-college route to the NFL https://t.co/oRplyIlqVJ
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 11, 2017
Kaepernick donates $50K to help free clinic for those fighting Dakota Access Pipeline https://t.co/bh9iyKFOsx via @790KFGO
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) January 11, 2017
Hockey coach suing Trump’s ice rink after dangerous fall, via @juliakmarsh https://t.co/7ueOCUOK9M
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 11, 2017
Breeder sues ex-jockey over thoroughbred’s winnings, via @juliakmarsh https://t.co/q1waRcKqCz
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) January 10, 2017
