/sports-and-betting?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Sports & Betting Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:02:33 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356341?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356341 Hockey players' unions and individual players have appealed to the Ninth Circuit after a Washington federal judge dismissed their antitrust lawsuit accusing the National Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey League of conspiring to suppress wages for junior league players. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:48:17 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356858?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356858 San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. filed a lawsuit Monday in California state court alleging that a future earnings deal he signed with Big League Advance when he was a minor league baseball player is an illegal, predatory loan that could cost him $34 million.  Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:26:05 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356912?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356912 Retired Carolina Panthers defensive lineman Mike Rucker and his wife unknowingly invested in a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by their longtime financial adviser who is now under criminal indictment in North Carolina, according to a state court complaint they filed accusing him of mismanaging their money for decades. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:22:12 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356186?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356186 The New York State Education Department denied a deadline extension request by a Long Island school district to comply with the state's ban on the use of Indigenous mascots, telling the district's superintendent that the district has shown no good cause toward the law's compliance. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:22:44 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356331?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356331 The state of Alaska must challenge federal approval for an Alaska Native tribe's gaming hall on its home turf and not in Washington, D.C., a D.C. federal judge ruled. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:35:35 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356367?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356367 A gaming company and a law firm asked the Eleventh Circuit to reject an insurer's bid to avoid representing the firm in a malpractice case, arguing that if at least one claim in an underlying complaint was covered, the insurer couldn't apply a misappropriation exclusion. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:00:33 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356408?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356408 The widow of a former Cincinnati Reds pitcher is pushing to keep her lawsuit against Major League Baseball's pension plan alive, urging a Florida federal judge to preserve her legal fight for surviving spouse benefits in the face of the plan's motion to dismiss. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:59:15 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356528?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356528 A corporate attorney who worked on the financing of Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn's Barclays Center and other high-profile projects has joined Akerman LLP as chair of the New York public finance practice, the firm announced this week. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:46:39 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356333 Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:05:30 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356823 A former vice president of finance at an endurance event operator has alleged in Massachusetts state court that the company considered her "too old for the C-suite" when it passed her over for the job of chief financial officer, then fired her in retaliation for complaining about age discrimination. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:50:26 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356348?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356348 A North Carolina court sentenced a former basketball scout to six years in prison for receiving nearly $300,000 in fraudulent loans meant for struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:32:28 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356441?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356441 Parties in a deal that took public a pair of online gambling companies once valued at $4.75 billion in 2022, including a brother of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, have tentatively agreed to a $12 million settlement for a Delaware Court of Chancery stockholder suit alleging overstated share values and understated risks. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:25:48 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356299?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356299 Subscribers to the Fubo streaming service asked a California federal judge to name them and their attorney the leads in the recent proposed settlement with Disney over the carriage fees for its sports streaming service, and to be "wary" of a motion to appoint the attorney for the two other classes of streaming customers as lead counsel. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:14:02 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2355240?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2355240 A landmark settlement stemming from 15 years of litigation between schools and the NCAA reflects a major development in college athletics by securing compensation for usage of student-athletes' names, images and likenesses, and schools hoping to take advantage of new opportunities should take proactive steps to comply with new rules, say attorneys at Manatt. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:06:26 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356440?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356440 A social media director at DraftKings has agreed to delete alleged trade secrets from his personal ChatGPT account, which his former employer, rival PrizePicks, alleged he stole before changing employers. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:02:32 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2353474?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2353474 Three recent controversies highlight when creative expression might cross over into infringing another party's rights, and how these potentially conflicting interests can be balanced, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:37:13 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356494?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356494 British Premier League team Crystal Palace F.C. on Monday confirmed that the NFL's New York Jets' co-owner Robert "Woody" Johnson has amassed a stake in the Selhurst, South London-based team. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:27:45 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2356218?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2356218 A North Carolina federal judge Monday rejected a motion to dismiss counterclaims lodged by NASCAR in a lawsuit brought by two racing teams that are accusing the organization of antitrust violations, finding the matter would be best addressed at the summary judgment stage. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:38:13 +0000 /sports-and-betting/articles/2353396?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /sports-and-betting/articles/2353396 District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.