Duane Morris Sports Law clemens baseball steroids kenneth_shropshire | General | Tuesday May 01, 2012 | By DuaneMorris3

Once again, former superstar Roger Clemens is in the limelight for the renewed allegations against him, namely: obstruction of Congress, making false statements and perjury related to testimony before a House committee. In this entry from the Huffington...

Duane Morris Sports Law kenneth_shropshire dvr media_rights mp3 ncaa tournament revenue_distribution bcs | General | Tuesday April 03, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

The sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball franchise for over $2 billion serves as a precursor to even bigger sports money matters on the horizon. What was the key price driver behind the Dodgers deal and what does that tell us about the broader sports...

Duane Morris Sports Law jersey tro jets york reebok new kenneth_shropshire nfl injunction tim_tebow nke | General | Tuesday April 03, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

An interesting case examining the right to use a player’s name and number in the transition moment between sports league uniform licensees is moving forward in U.S. District Court in New York. Nike unveils the uniforms that will replace Reebok as the ...

Duane Morris Sports Law bounty league economics safety franchises roger_goodell kenneth_shropshire team nfl | General | Tuesday March 27, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

Sport provides a great portal for viewing the structure and enforcement of private association rules and regulations. The sanctions recently issued by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the New Orleans Saints bounty program certainly are designed, first...

Duane Morris Sports Law kenneth_shropshire ncaa television nba tournament amateur basketball | General | Saturday March 17, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

In the midst of March Madness you can’t help but reflect occasionally on how much money is flowing as a result of the games.     From television alone the payment from 2011-2024 is $10.8 billion to the NCAA for Division 1 Men’s Basketball...

Duane Morris Sports Law offensive_language kenneth_shropshire lin broadcast linsanity sports jeremy free_speech | General | Tuesday February 28, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

Earlier this month we were reminded, once again, about the sports, race, and free speech function at the junction. There has historically been something that brings together various forms of offensive language in the sports context.   This time the focus...

Duane Morris Sports Law investment franchises investors los_angeles_dodgers new_york_mets ownersheip sale kenneth_shropshire media_rights | General | Monday February 13, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

The reasons for sports franchise ownership are complex. Making a good “investment” in the traditional return on investment sense, can be a much smaller piece of the decision tree than many might presume. My coauthor Scott Rosner and I write about this in our...

Duane Morris Sports Law sports kenneth_shropshire phil_griffin jeff_moorad baseball statistics villanova_law_school business success moneybal sports_law billy_beane omar_minaya | General | Saturday February 11, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

“How do we come to our decisions?”   Omar Minaya asked, reflecting on his read of Moneyball.   Via the camouflage of baseball as the substance of discussion Moneyball unwittingly compels us to reflect on decision making and how we do it. In...

Duane Morris Sports Law media_rights kenneth_shropshire ncaa athletes bill_russell oscar_robertson student | General | Thursday February 09, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

In the lawsuit led by former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon including Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson, an important ruling was issued by U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael Judge Cousins.   Cousins denied the requests for the discovery of documents that...

Duane Morris Sports Law ballpark dodger_stadium major_league_baseball los_angeles_dodgers sale national_league kenneth_shropshire asset baseball attendance | General | Wednesday February 01, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

As we go into Super Bowl weekend we are also going through the Super Bowl of bidding for an American sports franchises. In an earlier blog I wrote about the "Ten Reasons Why the Dodgers should sell for a record figure." Since then I have also...

Duane Morris Sports Law media network pac_12 sports kenneth_shropshire los_angeles_dodgers blue_devil_network media_rights | General | Tuesday January 17, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

In any major sports related deal the proper valuation of media rights is essential. From Duke’s Blue Devil Network , the media rights in the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Pac-12  deal, the understanding of the value of...

Duane Morris Sports Law stipend student scholarships athetes ncaa kenneth_shropshire mark_emmert | General | Monday January 16, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

There has been a bit of a buzz because via the leadership of a Presidential retreat it seemed that NCAA student athletes were going to gain the right to receive an additional $2000 scholarship to assist them in the cost of attendance.   To many, this was...

Duane Morris Sports Law nfl kenneth_shropshire sports_agent robert_griffin agent_selection | General | Saturday January 07, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

It is that time of year again where NFL prospects are selecting agents and agents are intensively recruiting player clients. This recruitment and the unfortunate opportunity for wrong doing   will go on through the various All Star games and the end of...

Duane Morris Sports Law media sports barry_bonds nfl nba naming_rights injunction kenneth_shropshire baseball mediation sports_law farmers_insurance dodgers football pujos lockout | General | Friday January 06, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

What were the top 10 sports law and business moments of the past twelve months?   The following are by no means the greatest jurisprudence or business moments in the 2011 sports year but they are, in my opinion, ten of the most visible and impactful...

Duane Morris Sports Law stanford football ncaa matt_barkley andrew_luck kenneth_shropshire disability andrew_brandt sports insurance | General | Saturday December 31, 2011 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire

We should all have such a problem. Do I continue to play a game in college where I know I’m the king or do I go to the grueling schedule of the NFL where I will make millions? My Wharton colleague, Andrew Brandt, recently wrote about the probable top...