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12 Dec 2011, 4:00 am
The new injury lawsuit was filed on behalf of twelve former players against the National Football League claiming that the league did not properly inform them of the actual risks associated with concussions. [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 7:26 am
NFL, in which football players brought a similar antitrust action against the NFL, was again positioned to resolve professional athletes’ antitrust claims against their league. [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 6:00 am
National Basketball Association (filed by NBA players against the league on Nov. 15, 2011 in the U.S. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 7:50 am
” By joining the SIAA, a college or university pledged to abide by the association’s rules, which initially included a ban on participation in intercollegiate athletics by faculty members and players who were not enrolled as students, a rule limiting players to five years of eligibility, and a prohibition of cash payments to players. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 12:13 pm
National Football League Players Association, 2008 WL 3287030 (N.D.Cal., 2008). [read post]
1 Nov 2011, 9:53 am
The end of the collective bargaining agreement between a professional sports league and the players association that represents the athletes triggers a series of dominos: The players go on strike, the league implements a lock-out of the players, the parties meet over the course of several weeks to try to negotiate a new deal, both sides posture (with the league cautioning that pre-season and regular season games will be cancelled and the… [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 9:39 am
The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research notes that Ridge Barden was the 13th high school football player to die from a brain injury since 2005 and the third in 2011. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 11:07 am
Deadspin reports on a petition by the National College Players Association signed by more than 300 football and basketball players, calling on the NCAA to institute a host of reforms, including increasing the total value of scholarships and putting TV money into a trust fund for athletes. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 11:05 am
Deadspin reports on a petition by the National College Players Association signed by more than 300 football and basketball players, calling on the NCAA to institute a host of reforms, including increasing the total value of scholarships and putting TV money into a trust fund for athletes. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 6:57 am
Although many players from both the National and American leagues initially expressed enthusiasm for Cannon’s idea, few joined the new association, and the organization folded in 1924. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 7:51 am
In recent years, based in large part on the news about professional football and hockey players, such as Detroit Red Wings Kocur and Probert, the well-being of Michigan student athletes has begun receiving more scrutiny. [read post]
9 Oct 2011, 8:41 pm
Although there have been many efforts to establish competitor major leagues, the upstart leagues either fold—like 19th century Union Association and Players League, the Federal League, the first three American Football Leagues, the World Football League, the United States Football League, the XFL, the National Basketball League, the American Basketball… [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 5:00 am
This bipartisan legislation, which has been endorsed by the National Football League Players Association, would help ensure that new and reconditioned football helmets for high school and younger players meet safety standards that specifically address concussion risk and the needs of young athletes. [read post]
30 Sep 2011, 1:08 pm
The provision states, in part, “There will be no discrimination in any form against any player by the Management Council, any Club or by the NFLPA [NFL Players Association] because of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or activity or lack of activity on behalf of the NFLPA. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 10:44 am
No Discrimination: There will be no discrimination in any form against any player by the Management Council, any Club or by the NFLPA [National Football League Players Association] because of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or activity or lack of activity on behalf of the NFLPA. [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 8:52 am
On May 24th, the NBA players filed an unfair-labor-practices claim against the league with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that the league is “making harsh, inflexible and grossly regressive ‘takeaway’ demands . . . not supported by objective or reasonable factors or balanced by appropriate trade-offs. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 7:04 pm
He is one of only 48 workers' compensation attorneys in the United States authorized by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) to represent its members. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 10:29 am
He has been a Marine, a boxer, a triathlete, a football player at San Pedro High and a water polo player at the University of California. [read post]
17 Sep 2011, 9:51 am
This brain injury lawsuit is similar to the ones that are being filed by many former National Football League players against the League, alleging that they have developed permanent head and brain injuries because of the years of concussions they suffered and because the League allowed them to play with these severe head injuries. [read post]
4 Sep 2011, 12:19 pm
The National Football League has removed a big hurdle for professional football players who might be thinking of sharing their sexual orientation, banning discrimination based on "sexual orientation". [read post]
