An interesting side-note from Wednesday night, which is becoming widely accepted as one of the best nights of baseball ever. more…

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Aaron Zelinsky, who has blogged here and written on aspects of the judge-as-umpire metaphor, has a new piece, The Supreme Court (of Baseball), at Yale Law Journal Online, that continues his argument that the Supreme Court and the Justices are analogous to the Commissioner of Baseball.

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Ari Waldman has a short post at PrawfsBlawg discussing the new NFL CBA which prohibits discrimination because of sexual orientation. Waldman describes this as an important next step in the slow acceptance of homsexuality in sports (especially male sports), along with numerous athletes speaking out on marriage equality and anti-gay bullying. more…

The family of Mark Bavis, an LA Kings scout who died aboard United Flight 175 when it crashed into the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11 attacks, has settled its lawsuit against the airline and its security company. See the AP story here more…

The Boston Chapter of Women In Sports and Events (WISE) is pleased to present a networking and panel discussion covering the NFL and NBA lockouts.
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Interested in BCS reform? Want a playoff system for college football?  A new community of fans is emerging: Fix The Post Season. They also can be found on Twitter and Facebook.  Definitely worth checking out if you’re hoping to see playoffs in college football. more…

A few hours ago I was on NBA TV to join Steve Smith, David Aldridge, Vince Cellini and Steve Aschburner for a roundtable discussion on what to expect going forward in the NBA lockout.  One thing not to expect: the 2011-12 season starting on time. more…

I’ll be giving a talk today at 4 p.m. at Suffolk University Law School in Boston.  It will be held in the moot court room on the 4th floor.  Topics will include the NBA lockout, collective bargaining issues for Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players’ Association, and how to break into the sports law industry.  If you’re in Boston and have some free time around then, hope to see you there! more…