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The Enhanced Games are a Danger to Olympic Sports: Here’s Why

Created by Australian entrepreneur Aron D’Souza, the Enhanced Games are a new sports enterprise that permits the use of performance enhancing drugs ("PEDs") in swimming, track & field, and weightlifting events...

Nikki Sripathi

3 days ago4 min read

Financial Fair Play Violations, the Negreira Case, and other Corruption on the Biggest Stage: The Integrity of Soccer is Threatened

Corruption is becoming a common trend, even at the highest level in professional soccer. Juventus took a plea abatement in 2023 over charges of receiving illegal commissions from player transfers, along with other charges...

Villanova Sports Law Blog

Feb 174 min read

Beyond Broadcasts: How MMR Is Being Rewritten in the Post-House Era

When Judge Claudia Wilken approved the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement in June 2025, she formally ushered in a new reality: universities can now pay athletes directly, capped initially at $20.5 million per school in year one...

Nick Briggs

Feb 107 min read

The Major Hockey League: Thin Line Between Inspiration and Infringement

Canadian-made TV show “Heated Rivalry” is introducing a new audience to the sport of ice hockey as the show focuses on rivals Ilya Rozanov of the Boston Raiders and Shane Hollander of the Montreal Metros...

NHL

Juhi Patel

Feb 54 min read

Collegiate Football Tackling Its Transfer Portal Issues

As college football looks towards the beginning of playoff and bowl game runs, postseason disputes are already upon teams and players...

College Sports

Abby Reasoner

Feb 33 min read

Players Against the NCAA Four Seasons Rule in the NIL Era

In May 2025, University of Tennessee point guard Zakai Ziegler filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, alleging that the organization violated the Sherman Act by denying his eligibility to play a fifth season...

College Sports

Devon Fagan

Jan 293 min read

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RECENT NEWS

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.