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SLS x RELS 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

November 15th, starting at 12:00 PM at St. Mary's.

Come join Sports Law Society and Real Estate Law Society at the 3 v 3 Basketball Tournament! The "entry fee" to play is a donation of at least 2 non-perishable food items (canned goods or shelf-stable products) per player!

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The End of Free Streams? Streameast Taken Down Under Copyright Law

Streameast was once a sprawling global sports-streaming piracy network- until a coalition of media companies and Egyptian authorities took down the site...

Miscellaneous

Jordan Lewis

17 minutes ago5 min read

A Monopoly on American Soccer: The USL’s Plan to Break the Hold of MLS

Major League Soccer ("MLS") has benefited from the United States Soccer Federation’s ("USSF") policies limiting the ability of competitors to challenge their hold on the topflight of U.S. Soccer. But do these policies amount to a monopolistic conspiracy?

Soccer

Noah Lopez

2 days ago4 min read

En-Faux-Cement: How the New Gambling Policy Shows the NCAA’s Permanent Weakness

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) made headlines on Wednesday, October 8 when its Division One Administrative Committee boldly announced that D1 college athletes are now permitted to gamble on professional sports. The logic flows from the same argument that has proven to be kryptonite to the college sports’ status quo: the differential treatment between college athletes and non-athletes must be addressed.

Amateur Athletics Course

Ryan Magill

6 days ago4 min read

When Two BUs Collide: IP Lessons from a Collegiate Logo Dispute

In August 2025, Baylor University (“Baylor”) filed a federal complaint in Waco Texas, claiming that Boston University’s (“Boston”) use of an interlocking “BU” logo infringes on Baylor’s own federally registered mark...

College Sports

Liliana Trigilio

Oct 274 min read

The Best of Both Worlds: The Case for Multidivisional Athletics

In the evolving landscape of college athletics, a small group of institutions operate in a way that challenges traditional National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") division norms...

Amateur Athletics Course

Gabby Painter

Oct 235 min read

Robot Umpires Are Here: How Major League Baseball’s Status Quo Can Be Upheld in 2026

Amidst a thrilling playoff race to cap Major League Baseball’s ("MLB") 2025 regular season, the League quietly announced a massive rule change for the upcoming 2026 season aimed at reducing the impact of umpires’ imperfect pitching calls...

MLB

Michael O'Neill

Oct 215 min read

The Annual Moorad Sports Law Symposium featured an in-depth look at financing and sports investing. The Moorad Sports Law Journal and the Sports Law Concentration worked alongside Professor Brandt to create and host a valuable conversation on the future of sports investing by looking at the current and future landscapes.

Additionally, the 2025 Brandt Report was released, which focused on providing guidance to college athletics stakeholders as they navigate the House v. NCAA Settlement.

To learn more, visit our Symposium, Sports Law Journal, and Sports Law Concentration pages.