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Athletes, Guns and Money

Jeffrey Standen
December 02, 2008 22:46

New York Giants' wide receiver Plaxico Burress got himself shot yesterday and got himself arrested today. The shooting was accidental; nothing that happens after this will be. Burress has been charged with two counts of criminal possession of a firearm. Under his new contract with the Giants, he...

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NBA at the Crossroads

Jeffrey Standen
November 14, 2011 00:53

The NBA and its players appear unable to reach an agreement on the terms and conditions of labor. A number of proposals have been rejected. From available reports, the primary difference appears to center around the division of income. I suspect, however, that the division of income forms only...

NFL Players Sell the Rookies Short

Jeffrey Standen
July 26, 2011 05:52

Although details remain undisclosed, it appears the new NFL/NFLPA collective bargaining agreement will contain a substantial limitation on the terms of rookie salaries, especially at the top of the draft. This development is troublesome to me, but to others seems to be a point of celebration. I...

Why The NBA Labor Fight Will Be A Doozy

Jeffrey Standen
June 30, 2011 00:28

I enjoyed the chance the other day to speak with a magazine writer about the impending NBA lockout. Time permitting, I'm happy to oblige. In our conversation we reviewed the basic issues in the NBA labor-management discussions and their likelihood of resolution. But what troubled me was his last...

More on Online Poker

Jeffrey Standen
May 10, 2011 17:36

Nobody's very happy about the indictments over online poker. I was a guest this morning on NPR's "On Point" program, hosted by Tom Ashbrook. I repeated the same themes about "state-by-state" regulation. I think we look in vain for a single, national resolution to this issue.Here's Tom's website....

Online Poker Will Come Again

Jeffrey Standen
April 28, 2011 04:51

Yesterday I did a podcast with Chad Millman of ESPN. You can listen to the conversation here. (It's also available on itunes.) We talked about the indictment of the officers of three of the major online poker operators, including Full Tilt and Poker Stars. Basically I try to make the point...

Why An NFL Lockout Makes Sense

Jeffrey Standen
January 20, 2011 23:15

The coverage on the impending NFL labor battle sounds a single theme. The story goes something like this: that if only these greedy and dumb billionaires (the owners) and greedy and dumb millionaires (the players) acted reasonably (in other words, if only they were as generous and smart as the...

The Best of the Year

Jeffrey Standen
December 22, 2010 04:33

Here are some of my favorite things from the past year. I'll try to add a word or two of constructive criticism along with my praise, just in the hope of making these favorites even better the next time the sun orbits the earth.1. The Best Sports Law Blog of 2010This was a tough one, as obviously...

Lucky Dominican Baseball Players

Jeffrey Standen
December 19, 2010 09:34

The sports law world is abuzz with the revelation that baseball super-agent Scott Boras provided very large loans to young baseball players in the Dominican Republic. It turns out other groups of American investors, allied with other player agents, are also making a business out of investing in...

Legalization of Sports Betting, or Not?

Jeffrey Standen
November 18, 2010 09:35

I had the pleasure of participating in a podcast program with Chad Millman of ESPN. The podcast is here, if you want to listen or download. We talked about the current state of the law with respect to sports betting and about the prospects for legalization.One point I tried to get across was...