Legal Aspects of Sports Blog

Judges = Baseball Umpires?

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:30:22 +0000

The Sports Law Blog has covered this issue in-depth over the course of the past year. However, I just had a chance to read (and listen to) the Yale Law Journal Online piece by Aaron Zelinsky that treats the issue. Highly recommended. Very informative. More history than I was aware.

American Needle v. NFL - Legal Case Brief

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:06:28 +0000

My legal case brief (co-authored with Jon Wertheim) has been published in the latest issue of International Journal of Sport Communication. Another version is on SSRN here.

Fake Shoes

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:33:32 +0000

Nicholas Schmidle investigates the supply and demand of knockoff shoes in the NYT. Very interesting!

Clemens Indicted

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:34:22 +0000

Solid analysis by Mike McCann of Vermont Law School and Sports Illustrated.

Clarett Update

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:31:25 +0000

Here is an update on Maurice Clarett, the plaintiff in the high-profile minimum age rule lawsuit from several years back.

Tennis Player = Drug Dealer?

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:58:25 +0000

A professional tennis player has been arrested for drug dealing (hat tip to Jon Wertheim).

IU to FSU

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:40:04 +0000

I am in the middle of a move from Indiana University to Florida State University. I will resume blogging when the fall semester starts (August 23).

Retired NFL Players Lawsuit

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:35:22 +0000

An odd twist in the lawsuit by retired NFL players against their labor union.

“New” GMs in the NBA

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:33:45 +0000

Jonathon Abrams of the New York Times profiles Rich Cho (Blazers) and Lon Babby (Suns). Good hires by both teams.

Age in Tennis II

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:21:27 +0000

Another good article about age in tennis.

Sports Agents and the NCAA

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:22:54 +0000

Darren Rovell’s take on NCAA regulation of sports agents here. Interesting read.

Caffeine = Doping?

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:55:11 +0000

New post about the issue on the Sports Law Blog here.

Tennis and Eliot Spitzer

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:54:46 +0000

Henry D. Fetter analyzes the intersection of tennis and Eliot Spitzer in The Atlantic. Very interesting…

OKC Thunder

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:38:12 +0000

Ian Thomson of Sports Illustrated has a good article about Assistant GM Rich Cho of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder.

Minimum Age Rules in Sports

Ryan M. Rodenberg — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:44:55 +0000

I just posted a piece about the issue on the Sports Law Blog. It can be found here.