January 01, 2019
After 2018 brought an end to some major long-standing legal disputes in sports, such as a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door for sports betting, the new year is set to see more developments and potential resolutions to many other significant sports legal cases. Here, Law360 takes a look at sports law cases attorneys to watch in 2019.
December 18, 2018
A California federal judge told parties at the close of a landmark antitrust bench trial over athlete pay limits Tuesday that it seems "pretty clear" that the NCAA committed an antitrust violation, but she questioned how it could be quantified and appeared wary of million-dollar bidding wars over college athletes.
December 03, 2018
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has slammed the closing arguments of student-athletes in a fight over compensation, telling a California federal judge the players relied on expert witnesses to "smuggle in" evidence that's not admissible.
November 20, 2018
NCAA athletes on Tuesday fired back at the association's closing arguments in a landmark antitrust federal bench trial in California over NCAA rules that limit athlete compensation, arguing that the NCAA's evidence falls "far short" of proving that its rules improve demand for college sports or help athletes integrate on campuses.
November 12, 2018
The NCAA defended its rules limiting athlete compensation in a landmark antitrust California federal bench trial on Friday, arguing that college sports fans value amateurism and "overwhelmingly oppose" paying student athletes.
October 26, 2018
A California federal judge has denied an "offer of proof" of new witness testimony from the NCAA after the close of a landmark antitrust bench trial over the organization's rules limiting athlete compensation, ruling that the issues in the offer go well beyond the NCAA's pretrial disclosures and the offer is untimely.
October 19, 2018
NCAA athletes on Friday blasted the association's rules limiting athlete compensation in written closing arguments of a landmark antitrust trial, arguing that fans won't stop watching college sports if athletes are paid and amateurism is an "economically invalid" myth.
October 02, 2018
Student-athletes challenging the NCAA's rules limiting player compensation in a landmark antitrust bench trial have urged a California federal judge not to admit a new "offer of proof" about the burdens of upending those rules from a deposition witness who never testified.
September 25, 2018
The America East Conference commissioner defended the NCAA's rules limiting athlete compensation at the close of a landmark antitrust bench trial Tuesday, walking back public comments she made in February suggesting paying athletes could help level the playing field between schools with different resources.
September 24, 2018
Attorneys representing NCAA athletes in a landmark California antitrust trial on Monday sought another chance to question the University of Wisconsin-Madison's chancellor, who recently testified that it might drop its sports department if it had to start paying athletes, saying that testimony was contradicted by the school's recent statement.