Legal Aspects of Sports Blog

In news that should hardly surprise anyone, gymnastics officials have determined that a bronze medal-winning Chinese gymnast at the 2000 Olympics was underage at the time of competition. 

I am looking forward to seeing what the resolution of this lawsuit is.

The Wall Street Journal ran a story today with a focus on some of the commercial and legal aspects stemming from the tragic accident involving the luge event at the Olympics.  I was interviewed for the article.  My commentary can be found in the penultimate paragraph.

UPDATE (2/22/10): Ashby Jones of the Wall Street Journal has a blog post about the luge tragedy here.  In addition, Mike McCann of Vermont Law School and Sports Illustrated has a column here. 

My review of Daniel Coyle’s The Talent Code is forthcoming in the Journal of Sports Sciences.  A copy should be posted here soon.  In the interim, please email me if you would like a copy. 

If I had read this New York Times article on April 1, I would have guessed that it was an April Fools joke.  Not the case.  Apparently, a French judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of Floyd Landis, the bicyclist who was stripped of his title at the Tour de France several years ago after failing a drug test.  The arrest warrant alleges that Landis tried to hack into a computer at the doping lab handling his drug test.     

Pete Thamel of the New York Times provides an update on the litigation here.   

UPDATE (2/15/10) - Tom Hoffarth’s witty op-ed about the case in the L.A. Daily News is here.

The 2010 edition of First and Goal’s “Top 50 Sports Business Blogs” can be found here.

The Wall Street Journal has an intriguing article about a casino that looks like a huge room for day traders.  The article reminded me of a fascinating paper by Steve Levitt investigating why gambling markets are organized differently than financial markets.  Recommended reading!