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Janie Pierson

Nov 14, 20215 min read

Impact on Nike's Brand After Losing Allyson Felix and Simone Biles

Nike’s $235.94 billion dollar market cap and dominance in the athletic apparel industry is owed in part to its endorsements with the...

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Sid Green

Nov 5, 20213 min read

St. Louis' Fight Back Over Rams Exit Could Cost NFL Billions

Looking back now, it seems incomprehensible that there was a two decade stretch from 1995-2015 in which the NFL had zero franchises in...

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Villanova Sports Law Blog

Oct 26, 20215 min read

Eichel's Body, Sabres' Choice: The Disagreement Continues in Buffalo

By: Andy Lee, Guest Contributor As exciting as it has been for Buffalo sports fans watching their Bills succeed, it has been equally...

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Dante Camilli

Oct 26, 20217 min read

The Ben Simmons Saga: A Guidepost for the Next CBA

As the NBA is about to embark on its 75th season, the Ben Simmons situation continues to dominate news cycles and the minds of NBA...

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Joey Frio

Oct 23, 20213 min read

Alumni in the Industry: Eric Galko '17

Eric Galko Esq. (VLS ‘17) is the founder and president of Optimum Scouting and was recently named the Director of Football Operations and...

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Villanova Sports Law Blog

Oct 12, 20214 min read

Here We Go Again: A Preview of the MLB's Collective Bargaining Negotiations

By: Andrew Delzotto, Guest Contributor While baseball continues to dominate viewership within its long-established regional markets, the...

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Emily Rollo

Sep 29, 20214 min read

Trevor Bauer's Fate in MLB Commissioner's Hands

Trevor Bauer has a long list of victories over the last year. In November 2020, he was named the National League’s CY Young Winner for...

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Matt Dacey

Sep 21, 20213 min read

Home Sweet Home: The LA Clippers' Legal Fight to Plant New Roots

On September 17th, the Los Angeles Clippers announced a stadium naming rights partnership with financial software company Intuit for the...

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Dante Camilli

Aug 26, 20214 min read

Nerlens Noel's Lawsuit: A Textbook Case of Player MISrepresentation

New York Knicks center Nerlens Noel has just filed a $58M lawsuit against his former agent, Rich Paul. [2] Noel filed this suit in...

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Jacqueline Borrelli

Aug 1, 20217 min read

The Upward Trajectory of the Premier Lacrosse League

History Lacrosse has existed as a professional sport in the United States and Canada since the 1980s, but it has always had difficulty...

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Alec Fante

Apr 28, 20217 min read

Show me the... Bitcoin?

The 1996 Academy Award winning movie Jerry Maguire portrays Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr.,...

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Emily Rollo

Apr 13, 20214 min read

Alston v. NCAA and the Potential Slippery Slope of College Athlete Compensation

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 was a monumental day for college sports. Anyone that has a relation with college sports—athletes, coaches,...

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Joey Frio

Apr 6, 20215 min read

Alston Fallout: Mogl’s Plan to Help All Student-Athletes Navigate the Emerging NIL Landscape

It is no longer a matter of “if” student athletes will eventually be able to get compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) –...

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Tyler Kaestner

Mar 29, 20215 min read

Pass Protection: The New QB Market

Quarterbacks are the centerpiece of football teams. Historically, we revere the quarterbacks that have won the most Super Bowls, those...

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Joey Frio

Mar 14, 20219 min read

The NFL’s Other Pandemic Problem—How Teams are Handling a Decreased Salary Cap

The NFL’s League-Wide Salary Cap Reduction Just like the 2020 regular season before it, the 2021 NFL offseason is going to present...

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Luke Pacifici

Mar 1, 20214 min read

A “Messi” Situation in Barcelona

By: Luke Pacifici It is gameday in Barcelona. Almost 100k fans from around the world flood into Camp Nou, awaiting the arrival of their...

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Sami Pulley

Feb 20, 20216 min read

Breaking Bad: $100,000 Fine and Four Game Suspension for NHL COVID-19 Protocol Violation

By: Sami Pulley Do the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, and Ilya Samsonov deserve four-game...

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