Conduct Detrimental: THE Sports Law Podcast

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NFL Contract Negotiated Provisions, ESPN's Cable Dispute, and ACC Theatre Deal Sep 13, 2023

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On this episode of Conduct Detrimental: THE Sports Law Podcast, Mike Kravchenko (@mikekravchenko_) and John Nucci (@jnucci23) discuss the new standard for NFL deals, including Chris Jones' holdout solution and Joe Burrow's new deal.

The two also discuss ESPN and Charter Communications (Spectrum cable) deal that brought ESPN back to 15 million homes in the US.

ESPN stays on the move as they are looking to bring ACC Football to theaters....

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Hosts: Mike Kravchenko (⁠@mikekravchenko_⁠) & John Nucci (⁠@jnucci23⁠)

Producers: Mike Kravchenko (⁠⁠@mikekravchenko_⁠⁠)

NIL Hour: Law Student Athlete Josh Strong; UNC's Tez Walker & Fiona Crawley Restricted by NCAA Rules Sep 09, 2023

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Is there such a thing as a law student-athlete? Are the NCAA rules becoming more arbitrary?

Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law. The world of Name, Image, and Likeness has opened up many conversations into the NCAA rules and their arbitrary nature as Tarun (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tksharmalaw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Mike (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MikesonofLaw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and Holly (@SlamDunkSummers) dive into some recent college news stories surrounding some NCAA rules that should be a thing of the past. We are joined by Josh Strong (@jstrong_0) who is currently a first-year law student at Howard University and a member of their division 1 basketball program.

Josh Strong joins us to discuss his very unique and unprecedented situation at Howard University. (1:05) Josh played basketball at the University of Minnesota Duluth for two years and completed his undergraduate degree. Josh helped Duluth's D2 basketball team to an elite 8 finish last year. This year Josh has enrolled at Howard University to begin law school, but he didn't want to give up basketball either with two years of eligibility left. Josh, at the very young age of 20, is the only division 1 basketball player currently attending law school. Josh describes his life leading up to now and his goals for the future.

Devontez "Tez" Walker has been denied an eligibility waiver by the NCAA. (23:53) Tez is a football student athlete who has recently transferred to UNC from Kent State. The only problem is that this is his second undergraduate transfer. Tez originally played at NC Central, however he never suited up because the season was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. However, the NCAA is still counting Tez's transfer from NC Central to Kent State as his first transfer. Recently, the NCAA stated that they will be cracking down on two-time transfers and specifically denying waivers. This means that a player who transfers a second time would need to sit out their entire first year at the new school they transferred to. That is exactly the news that was given to Tez upon learning that his waiver was denied. There is much outcry in the NCAA world in that the nature in which the rule is being applied is unfair. Also, Tez transferred to UNC to be closer with family as he was dealing with mental health issues.

Fiona Crawley forfeited $81,000 in earnings from the U.S. Open because the NCAA's cap on prize money. (38:52) Fiona is the number 1 women's tennis player in the NCAA and earned a spot to compete in the U.S. Open and her winnings totaled $81,000. However, because of the NCAA bylaw capping prize money at $10,000 she needed to forfeit her winnings, or she would lose her eligibility to play her senior year in college. Given the nature of the NCAA and NIL, obviously this rule has yet to be placed under a microscope. That was until now. We dive into the potential future of prize money for college athletes.

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Hosts: Dan Wallach (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WallachLegal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) | Dan Lust (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Producers: Mike Lawson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mike_sonof_Law⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Medvedev Admits to Sports Piracy, Big League Advantage (NIL) Lawsuit, TeamWork Sports Career Panel, & NFL Action Sep 08, 2023

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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/condetrimental/episodes/Medvedev-Admits-to-Sports-Piracy--Big-League-Advantage-NIL-Lawsuit--TeamWork-Sports-Career-Panel---NFL-Action-e292pdf

NFL Exec Michael Lombardi Joins, Top 20 Sports Law Schools, & Knicks-Raptors Trade Secret Lawsuit Sep 01, 2023

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On this episode of Conduct Detrimental, former NFL GM and three-time Super Bowl champion Michael Lombardi joins Dan Lust and Mike Kravchenko to discuss his new book, "Football Done Right." The three also discuss Lombardi's sports media life and his thoughts on best practices when evaluating NFL talent with legal history. Dan and Mike follow up with the latest coverage on the New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors lawsuit and the Top 20 Sports Law Schools in the US.

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Hosts: Dan Lust (⁠⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠) | Mike Kravchenko (@mikekravchenko_)

Producer: Mike Kravchenko (⁠@mikekravchenko_⁠)

NIL Hour: Heisman-Level Controversies Aug 24, 2023

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Does Reggie Bush deserve his Heisman award back?

Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law. The world of Name, Image, and Likeness has created a lot of questions regarding former punishments that seek retroactive retributions as Tarun (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tksharmalaw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Mike (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MikesonofLaw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) dive into the careers of three former Heisman Award winners.

Johnny Manziel has a new Netflix documentary out called "Untold: Johnny Football." (2:37) Johnny Football was one of the biggest college football personas in CFB history. It also came with a lot of turmoil. We discuss our thoughts on the documentary and how this impacts the conversations around NIL today.

The Florida Gators football team under Urban Meyer is another documentary that was released called "Untold: Swamp Kings." (10:07) This goes into the Urban Meyer run Gator football program with Tim Tebow. This documentary received a lot of backlash on social media for everything that was left out. We dive into what was left unsaid and again the connection to today's college football atmosphere.

Reggie Bush has filed a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA. (14:19) Bush has been attempting to restore his character and regain his Heisman Award. The NCAA is standing firm in their decision that he fell under a "pay-for-play" scheme and even with the NIL world moving forward today, Bush still falls outside of that scope. We discuss the merits of the case and what this could mean for future retroactive relief from prior punishments.

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Hosts: Dan Wallach (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WallachLegal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) | Dan Lust (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Producers: Mike Lawson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mike_sonof_Law⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Michael Oher v. Blind Side ”Family”, Wander Franco, ESPN Bet, James Harden, Conference Realignment Leftovers Aug 18, 2023

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Dan Lust, Justin Mader, and Mike Lawson break down this jam-packed week of sports law storylines as some of the most prominent athletes, movies, and networks made significant motions.

Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law.

Michael Oher, Super Bowl Champion and inspiration for the critically-acclaimed movie, The Blindside, filed a legal petition against his “adoptive parents” this Monday in Tennessee (3:14). Dan (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Justin (@MaderLaw) dive into the specifics of the accusations and share the history of how we got here from the beginning.

“Our baseball guy” Mike Lawson (@MikesonofLaw) gives us the latest on Tampa Bay Rays' young superstar, Wander Franco’s recent allegations. (17:00). Mike tells us why Franco may have played the last game of his MLB career at just 22 years old.

Dan then gives an update on the Pac-12 exodus and the four teams that still seek refuge in another conference (23:23). Dan and Justin share their thoughts on why the ACC said no to some of these schools and where they will end up.

As we discussed last week from a Barstool perspective, Penn Entertainment has dropped Barstool Sports and picked up ESPN for their next sportsbook, ESPNBet (35:33). Justin and Dan dive into what this means for the sports betting market and ESPN, as a whole.

Finally, the two wrap up the episode with a discussion of the seemingly never-ending drama from James Harden (49:30). He may be on his way out of Philadelphia already and Dan discusses the legal possibilities behind this.

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Hosts: Dan Lust (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Producers: Justin Mader (@MaderLaw)⁠ // Mike Kravchenko (@MikeKravchenko_)

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NIL Hour: NCAA State of the Union with Matt Brown from Extra Points Aug 11, 2023

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Did you ever want to know what it's like to be an athletic director of a D1 sports program? Tarun, Holly, and Mike are joined by Matt Brown of Extra Points to discuss his coverage of off-the-field forces that shape college sports. Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law. The world of sports law keeps turning as Tarun (⁠⁠⁠⁠@tksharmalaw⁠⁠⁠⁠), Mike (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MikesonofLaw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and Holly (⁠@SlamDunkSummers⁠) are joined by Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) to discuss Athletic Director 3000, D1 Classroom, and more on Extra Points, which you can check out here. Matt is a sports journalist with a vast knowledge of the college sports space. Matt runs Extra Points, which is a part of the D1.ticker family, and he created an awesome athletic director simulator called AD3000, in which you can step into the shoes of an athletic director with simulated scenarios and questions. Extra Points also has the D1 Classroom that is made to align with curriculums and educate students on the world of college sports. We cover conference realignment, federal NIL bills, student-athlete unions, and more. Matt also discusses what more Extra Points has to offer. *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ConductDetrimental.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Let us know if you want to join the team. Hosts: Dan Wallach (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WallachLegal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) | Dan Lust (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Producers: Mike Lawson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mike_sonof_Law⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email

Portnoy “Buys” Barstool, Tortious Interference with a Conference, MLB Slugfest, & Panini-Fanatics Lawsuit Aug 09, 2023

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Dan Lust and Zachary Bryson are joined by Nate Otto to bring you the latest in the sports law world.

Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law. There have been quite a few updates in the world of sports law as Dan (⁠⁠@SportsLawLust) and Zach (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ZacharySBryson) are joined by Nate Otto to help break it all down.

Dave Portnoy announced Wednesday that he has "bought back" Barstool Sports from Penn Entertainment (3:24). The trio dive into the intricacies of the transaction, and the eyebrow raising stipulations that Portnoy has allegedly agreed to as part of the transaction.

The "Big 5" conferences are no more, as news spreads about the gutting of the Pac-12 conference that took place over a short two-day span, which saw the Big 12 N Big 10 conferences absorb most of the teams that were formerly members of the Pac-12 Conference (12:31). Dan, Zach, and Nate share their thoughts about what this means for college sports as a whole, and what the landscape of college athletics may look like in the future.

Panini American has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fanatics over Fanatics Collectibles acquisition of the licenses to several North American sports leagues rights with relation to trading cards (21:48). Nate, who recently authored an article available on Conduct Detrimental's website dives deep into Panini's claims, Fanatics countersuit, and the potential implications as this litigation process begins.

Finally, the trio wraps up the episode with a discussion of the "Base-Brawl" between Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson, which ended in Anderson knocked down, and both players suspended for multiple games (34:51).

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Hosts: Dan Lust (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Producers: Zach Bryson (@ZacharySBryson)

Scherzer Leak, Iowa State Gambling Sting, Northwestern Do-Over Report Aug 03, 2023

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Dan Lust and Mike are joined by Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports to bring you the latest in the sports law world.

Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law. There have been quite a few updates in the world of sports law as Dan (⁠⁠@SportsLawLust) and Mike (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MikesonofLaw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) are joined by Amanda Christovich (@achristovichh) to help break it all down.

Northwestern now has 9 lawsuits, and counting, against them for the hazing allegations. (1:16) Since we recorded, another 2 have been filed, making a total of 11 lawsuits. Northwestern has now hired former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch to conduct another investigation into these allegations. We discuss what happened during their first investigation, which led to only a two-week suspension of Coach Fitzgerald, and then after public backlash he was ultimately fired. We also break down what this holds for Northwestern and the domino effect it may have.

We have entered the era of college sports gambling stings. (13:09) Iowa State was involved in a gambling sting in which 7 student-athletes were found to have placed numerous bets on college and pro sports. These players have also been criminally charged with tampering, for placing bets under the names of family members (mainly mothers and brothers). One of the players involved is former Iowa State player Eyioma Uwazurike, who was also recently suspended from the NFL for making illegal bets while a part of the Broncos organization. We are now seeing more and more gambling scandals pop up in the college space.

The Mets are in full sell mode after trading both Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, but they are also in full tank mode. (23:45) Scherzer leaked a conversation that he had with Mets GM Billy Eppler in which the Mets are going to be in a "transitory year" in 2024 and they would not be going after any big players in free agency. We discuss tanking in baseball and strategic trades of players before their free agency.

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Producers: Mike Lawson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mike_sonof_Law⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

NFL Betting Suspensions, Politicians Get Sporty, & Professional Development Series #2 Jul 29, 2023

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Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) is joined by Zachary Bryson (@ZacharySBryson) to introduce the second installment of the Conduct Detrimental Professional Development Series. Before diving into the interviews, Zach and Dan discuss the hypocrisy of the NFL Betting Suspensions (6:50), as well as their thoughts on the probability of a national NIL bill being passed in the near future(12:40). A recording of the Sports Professional Development Series begins at the (18:50) mark with Dan and Stephanie Weissenburger (MLB Network), as your moderators, with Morgan Belvedere (Talent ID and Development, WWE) and Jon Adry (Legal & MMA at Paradigm Sports).

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