antitrust law
Throwback Thursday: Danny Gardella's Forgotten Challenge to Baseball's Reserve Clause
Decades before Curt Flood, there was little-known Danny Gardella, a fly-ball-phobic journeyman whose offseason Mexican League play led to a court case that nearly upended MLB's reserve clause.
Can College Athletes Be Paid And Still Be Students? The Answer May Determine The NCAA's Future
A lawsuit brought by former Clemson football player Martin Jenkins and led by prominent sports attorney Jeffrey Kessler threatens to blow up college sports amateurism, and the NCAA's best defense is that cash and education don't mix.
The O'Bannon Injunction Delay Is a (Relative) Win for the NCAA
The more things change, the more they stay the same. A panel's ruling means that NCAA athletes won't be paid this year.
The College Sportspocalypse That Isn't
A federal injunction allowing college athletes to be paid via trust funds goes into effect on August 1. Fear of the great unknown has become the NCAA's bludgeon of choice in attempting to maintain the amateurism status quo.
