Judge to Decide If Lawsuit Filed By Governor Tom Corbett Will Go Forward

Governor Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania will learn within the next two weeks if his lawsuit against the NCAA will proceed. Corbett filed the federal suit back in January arguing that the fines and penalties levied [...]

 Compromise Reached on Steve Alford Buyout Dispute

When basketball coach Steve Alford left New Mexico to take the job at UCLA it was not without controversy. Alford had agreed to an extension and had signed a term sheet with the Lobos on [...]

 Billy Hunter Keeps His Word and Sues Derek Fisher and NBPA

Back in February when Billy Hunter was ousted as NBPA Executive Director he made it clear that he would be taking legal action against the NBPA and NBPA President Derek Fisher. Last Thursday Hunter made [...]

 More Scrutiny of Rosenhaus Sports by Yahoo! Sports

It has been months since we have heard anything from Yahoo! Sports or word from anyone else about the investigation of Drew Rosenhaus and his sports agency Rosenhaus Sports. Now Yahoo! Sports is back at [...]

 Kings Move to Seattle Rejected by NBA Owners

NBA owners have decided to abide by the recommendation of the NBA relocation committee and reject a bid to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle. The NBA Board of Governors voted 22 to 8 to [...]

 Family of Derek Boogaard Files Wrongful-Death Suit Against NHL

The family of the late Derek Boogaard has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the NHL. Boogaard who died in May of 2011 of an accidental overdose of pain medication and alcohol was one of the [...]

 NHL Rejects an Offer to Buy Coyotes

The NHL has rejected an offer from a Southern California businessman to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes.   Darin Pastor offered $277.5 million to buy the team from the NHL.  However, the NHL made it clear [...]

 Amy Trask Resigns as CEO of Oakland Raiders

Amy Trask has resigned from her position as chief executive officer of the Oakland Raiders. Trask, who spent more than 25 years with the Raiders, became CEO in 1997. Trask began law school at the [...]

 Vikings Reach Agreement with Golden Gophers to Use TCF Bank Stadium

The Minnesota Vikings will play the 2013 season in the Metrodome and then will be without a home until their new stadium is finished in 2016. For the 2014 and 2015 seasons the Vikings will [...]

 Vijay Singh Sues PGA

Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour for what he calls the “public humiliation and ridicule” the PGA put him through during a 12-week investigation of his use of deer antler spray. PGA Tour commissioner [...]

 NASCAR’s Middlebrook Rules on the Penske Appeal

NASCAR Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebook has reduced the penalties to Penske Racing after violations were found in Penske cars before an April 13 race. The Penske team was initially penalized 25 points and fined [...]

 ESPN and SEC Agree to Form SEC Network

In 2007 the Big Ten and Fox Sports launched the Big Ten Network and for the last several years other major conferences have been trying to duplicate the Big Ten’s television achievement. Now, the SEC [...]

 Insider Recruiting

Back on April 4, SLT noted that former New York Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum was headed to Priority Sports to join the firm that is headed by long time football and basketball agent Mark Bartelstein. [...]

 NCAA Backtracks on Recruiting Changes

It was just under four months ago that the NCAA voted for rule changes that would have had a wide reaching impact on football recruiting. The NCAA Board of Directors has voted to suspend some [...]

 Steve Alford Buyout Dispute

Basketball coach Steve Alford took the job with UCLA ten days after agreeing to a new contract with his old school the University of New Mexico. Alford never signed the new contract with the Lobos, [...]

 Geno Smith Terminates His Agents

The Select Sports Group most likely battled many other agents to get West Virginia’s Gino Smith to sign the NFLPA’s Standard Representation Agreement with their company. Imagine the excitement that agent Jeff Nalley of the [...]

 NBA Relocation Committee Rejects Seattle

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson put in a lot of hard work back in his basketball playing days to become a star in the NBA, however, Johnson has probably worked just as hard to keep the [...]