December 30, 2010

We close out our review of the Sports Law year, looking at October, November and December.

 

October

An antitrust claim was filed by a former Rice football player against the NCAA claiming one year renewable scholarships unfairly penalize injured players.

 

Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl may not have been truthful in dealing with an NCAA investigation.

 

News continued to be painful in October for the University of North Carolina football program.

 

Mike Leach and Texas Tech continued to fight it out in the court room.

 

November

 

Mike Leach continued to be a Sports Law headliner, this time suing ESPN.

 

November saw Auburn's Cam Newton make headlines on and off the field as an NCAA investigation of Newton's recruitment began to heat up.

 

December

 

Arizona State's baseball program was hit hard by the NCAA.

 

The Major League Baseball Players' Association acted effectively to protect the rights of 104 players who tested positive for PED's; the Federal government announced it would not appeal a court ruling favorable to the players.

 

The NCAA took on much criticism for for its initial decision in allowing Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton to continue to play.