LUBBOCK, Texas - (AP) The Texas appeals court handling former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach's lawsuit against the university over his 2009 firing has set Oct. 7 for oral arguments. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers . Read More

LUBBOCK, Texas – (AP) Attorneys for Texas Tech University said in documents filed Tuesday that they want four school employees dismissed from former football coach Mike Leach's lawsuit over his firing and argued again that the school is immune... Read More

LUBBOCK, Texas – (AP) Mike Leach sat across from his accuser Saturday as Craig James gave sworn testimony in the former coach's lawsuit against Texas Tech. James, whose complaint of mistreatment of his son led to Leach's firing, declined... Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. - (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is suing the parent company of the Champion sports apparel maker, calling the decision to drop his endorsement deal over his tweets about the death of Osama bin Laden and the Sept... Read More

In the story Peter Pan , Peter loses his shadow and is forced to chase it down in order to reattach it. A shadow isn't very substantive, but like any person, Peter wants his back because it is his shadow and his property. We take our shadows for granted... Read More

By Darren A. Heitner [1] Roughly a week ago, a flood began. It started with an NCAA investigation into potential rules violations by players, agents, and even university employees at the University of North Carolina. It quickly spread to NCAA investigations... Read More

Mike Leach has been scheduled to answer questions under oath (a deposition) on Friday, March 12, according to Court documents, in the football coach’s lawsuit against Texas Tech. Leach, who currently lives with his family in Key West, Florida... Read More

By William H. Glover, Jr. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law prohibiting gender discrimination in athletic programs at institutions that receive federal funds. The penalty for failure to comply with Title IX can be to lose... Read More

By Matt Ganas | On April 11, 2014, a California federal court issued a First Amendment ruling that has potentially significant implications for broadcasters in the sports-media industry. Specifically, the Northern District of California’s Judge... Read More

by Darren A. Heitner [1] On Friday, I touched on the serious investigation taking place at the University of North Carolina , where many players have already been interviewed by the NCAA, including Defensive Tackle Marvin Austin. One item under investigation... Read More

Mascots, flags and logos have almost always been a part of American Sports, whether on the high school, college, professional, or even pee-wee level. However, some sports teams have nicknames and mas¬cots that have been the target of the politically... Read More

PHILADELPHIA — (Mealey’s) A federal judge in Pennsylvania on July 7 preliminarily approved a settlement between the National Football League and retired players claiming football-related brain injuries ( In Re: National Football League Players’... Read More

By: Darren Heitner [2] The NCAA permits its student-athletes and high schoolers (who are not yet "student-athletes" under the jurisdiction of the NCAA) to secure the services of an advisor and still maintain their current and/or future NCAA... Read More

(Excerpt from the Sports Law Handbook by William H. Glover, Jr.) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law prohibiting gender discrimination in athletic programs at institutions that receive federal funds. What happens to a college... Read More

An endorsement contract is one that grants the sponsor the right to use (i.e., license) the athlete's name, image, or likeness in connection with advertising the sponsor's products or services. In most professional sports, the leagues prohibit... Read More