Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy, and Research |
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Directed by Professor Stephen Ross, one of the nation’s leading sports law scholars, the Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy, and Research is designed to:
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Latest News: On January 20, Professor Stephen Ross testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary regarding the antitrust implications of American Needle. Penn State Law Professor Stephen Ross' op-ed "Good legal advice could have kept Kelly" about University of Cincinnati's Head Football Coach Brian Kelly leaving the Bearcats has been published online by the Cincinnati Enquirer. On Friday, November 20, the Institute hosted a moot court event on American Needle v. NFL, an antitrust case currently briefed before the United States Supreme Court. Watch two law professors argue before a panel of three federal judges. Related documents: On Friday, November 6, the Institute held a webcast featuring Matt Baldwin, one of the leading attorneys in the representation of college coaches, who works for the global sports management firm IMG. Mr. Baldwin discussed his experiences at a big Four sports firm, including legal issues regarding contracts, economics of the market for college coaches, endorsement deals, ethical issues, recruiting, and relationship to the media. The Institute hosted a conference on taxation of college athletics featuring Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, Penn State Athletics Director Tim Curley, and Professor John D. Colombo on Sept. 18. Professor Ross was interviewed on Toronto sports radio show “The Director’s Chair with Doug Farraway” on June 10. The focus of his interview was the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes and application of U.S. bankruptcy and antitrust law in the dispute over plans to move the franchise to Ontario. Institute launches first of series of "backgrounder" policy papers for general public, tailored specifically for sports media. |





