SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law

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Join Professor Gabe Feldman and his very special guest for the second part of a series that explains the legal issues underlying the craziness in college sports to help you better understand where college sports may be headed.  We cover the fight for college athlete rights, name, image, and likeness issues and the potential return of the NCAA video games, Congress's interest in the NCAA, the potential battle over the future of the NCAA in the U.S. Supreme court, the chances of NFL football on Saturdays, and much, much more.  

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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This episode features Jay Bilas, ESPN’s lead college basketball analyst, former Duke basketball star, and lawyer. Jay joins me to talk all things college sports, the NCAA’s ongoing legal battles, what he would do to fight for college athlete rights if he were playing at Duke today, college basketball in a bubble, how he dragged Barney the Dinosaur into court, and closes with his best Bill Raftery impression. 

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Join Prof. Gabe Feldman for the first part of a 2-part series explaining the legal issues going on behind the scenes in college sports.  The NCAA has canceled all fall sports championships. The Ivy League, Division II and Division III shut down weeks ago.  The Big 10 and the Pac 12 have canceled their football seasons. The ACC, SEC, and Big 12 are still playing. For now.  Some football players are opting out because it’s too dangerous to play.  Others are opting in because they think it’s too dangerous not to play. Nebraska threatened to leave the Big 10.  The Senate is discussing a College Athlete Bill of Rights.  What is going on?! I will break down these issues and more…

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The NFL and college football are set to return soon.  But should they?  Are we experimenting with college athletes’ lives? What can we expect when (or if) the seasons start?  Who has the higher BMI—Derrick Henry or Donald Trump? Two of the leading medical experts in the world—Dr. Thom Mayer, Medical Director for the NFL Players Association, and Dr. Zach Binney, Epidemiologist and Professor at Emory University—join me to discuss these questions and more.

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De Smith, Executive Director of the NFLPA, and Dr. Chris Howard, President of Robert Morris University and member of the Knight Commission, join me for a conversation about the return of the NFL, the battle for college athlete rights, approaches to increasing diversity in NFL front offices and on college campuses, colleges cutting sports, and broader issues of race, sports, and society.  

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Jessica Berman and I discuss the decision to cancel and restart a pro sport league season in the middle of a pandemic, how leagues are handling social justice issues, and whether Dippin' Dots is truly the ice cream of the future.  

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .