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SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law
by Gabe Feldman
Hosted by Gabe Feldman--Director of the Tulane Sports Law Program, NFL Network Legal Analyst, and sports industry consultant, this podcast will look at current and breaking stories in the sports world and tell the largely untold (and often misunderstood) legal story behind the headlines. It will also explore significant sports stories and lawsuits that have been overlooked or forgotten. The goal of the podcast is to help people understand why and how each of these stories and cases have had such a big impact on the sports world and beyond. Who is the podcast for? Three audiences: 1) Sports fans who want to understand more about sports. There is a basic fact that gets overlooked by many sports fans: Most of the rules in sports—from salary caps to free agency restrictions to television deals to franchise relocation requirements to NCAA amateurism rules— are the way they are because of the law, and not simply because teams, leagues, or players want them that way. This podcast will help
Episodes
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Ep. 118: More College Sports Chaos, with Sun Belt Conference Commissioner, Keith Gill
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill to discuss potential expansion of the college football playoff, whether conferences may need to take a larger governance role, the extraordinary legal battle between LSU and the SEC, the Protect…
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Ep. 117: College Eligibility Mayhem, with NCAA Outside Counsel, Rakesh Kilaru
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm re-joined by the lead outside lawyer for the NCAA, Rakesh Kilaru. Rakesh takes us inside the wave of eligibility litigation sweeping college sports, including challenges to the NCAA's new five-year rule and lawsuits seeking to allow former pro athletes to...
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Ep. 116: An Inside Look at Some of the Biggest Contracts in NFL History, with Athletes First CEO, Brian Murphy
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by Brian Murphy, the CEO of Athletes First, the agency that has negotiated many of the biggest contracts in NFL history, including landmark deals for Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, Deshaun Watson, and many, many more. Murph gives us an inside look at how...
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Ep. 115: College Sports, Congress, Brendan Sorsby and the Battle with the SEC and Big Ten, with Cody Campbell
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined again by Cody Campbell to talk about the battle for college sports legislation in Congress, the Brendan Sorsby saga, and Cody's increasingly public fight with the SEC and Big Ten over the future of college athletics, and much, much more. Thank you for...
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Ep. 114: The Future of College Football Broadcasting, with Chris Bevilacqua
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we are back to talking about college sports. We have some movement in Congress, more lawsuits in the courts, but the multi-billion dollar question that is in the center of it all is whether college sports will try to package all of their football media rights.…
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Ep. 113: The Path to Competitiveness in the Big 10, with Rutgers' AD, Keli Zinn
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Rutgers Athletic Director Kelli Zinn to talk about leading a Big Ten athletic department through the most chaotic era college sports has ever seen. We talk NIL, revenue sharing, the House settlement, the future of Olympic sports, why Rutgers is...
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Ep. 112: The Battle over NIL Compensation (aka, NIL, MMR, CSC and the NCAA) with Rakesh Kilaru, Outside Counsel for the NCAA
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we dive back into the wild world of college sports with the NCAA's lead outside counsel, Rakesh Kilaru. Over the last year, NIL deals totaling over $240 million have been cleared by the College Sports Commission, in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars...
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Ep. 111: College Sports Eligibility Rules, with Diego Pavia's Lawyer, Ryan Downton!
Send us Fan Mail College sports’ eligibility rules are under attack, and Ryan Downton is one of the lawyers leading the charge. He represents Diego Pavia and other athletes challenging NCAA limits on JUCO seasons, redshirts, and the five-year clock. We talk antitrust, fairness, the future of...
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Ep. 110: More College Sports, with UNC Athletic Director, Bubba Cunningham and Yahoo Sports Senior Editor, Ross Dellenger
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by the Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina, Bubba Cunningham, and Yahoo Sports Senior College Football Reporter, Ross Dellenger, to talk about the latest in college sports. Transfer portal, eligibility lawsuits, NIL enforcement…
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Ep. 109: Da Bears and a New Stadium!? With George McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by the chairman of the Chicago Bears. George McCaskey, for a wide ranging conversation about one of the NFL's most iconic franchises, and the challenge of honoring the team's legacy while building for the future, including the team's looming stadium...
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Ep. 108: The Battles that have Shaped the NFL Into a Cultural and Economic Powerhouse (and what it can teach us about the future of college sports), with Ken Belson
Send us Fan Mail It’s a Super Bowl special episode, and I’m joined by long-time NY Times reporter Ken Belson, to talk about his book 'Every Day is Sunday,' which focuses on how Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and others transformed the NFL into a cultural and economic powerhouse. We discuss the...
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Ep. 107: College Sports Contract Madness, NCAA Eligibility Battles, and More with Darren Heitner (aka the Lawyer who is Probably Representing or Working with Your Favorite College Athlete)
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Darren Heitner, the lawyer who has probably been involved in more college sports and NIL matters than anyone in the country—including his current representation of Duke/former Duke quarterback Darian Mensah. Darren joins to talk about college…
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Ep. 106: The Power of the NFL Commissioner and the Fates of Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore, with Sports Law Luminary, Jay Reisinger
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by the most prominent sports lawyer that you've probably never. Heard of. His name is Jay Reisinger, and he has represented some of the highest-profile professional athletes in the country in league disciplinary cases, salary, arbitration cases, and...
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Ep. 105: Living Legal Legend David Boies on Panini vs. Fanatics, the Legal Challenges Facing College Sports, Living (and Raising Kids) with Dyslexia, and Much More
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by a living legal legend, David Boies. David is truly a man who needs a little introduction, but I will mention three of his most famous cases: US vs. Microsoft, Bush v Gore, and Hollingsworth v. Perry, the landmark marriage equality case. David joins…
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Ep. 104: NCAA President Charlie Baker on the Latest in College Sports + Team IMPACT
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Charlie Baker, President of the NCAA and former Governor of Massachusetts. Charlie discusses the biggest misconceptions about the NCAA, prospects of federal legislation for college sports, the ongoing athlete eligibility lawsuits, the NCAA’s new...
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Ep. 103: Senator Richard Blumenthal on the Future of College Sports and the SAFE Act vs. the SCORE Act
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by United States Senator Richard Blumenthal. With the push for college sports reform heating up in Congress, Senator Blumenthal breaks down why the SAFE Act—and not the SCORE Act— is the right path forward for college athletics. He describes the NCAA…
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Ep. 102: The Most Powerful Man in College Sports? Cody Campbell and his Plan to Save College Sports
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by arguably the most powerful man--and one of the wealthiest--in college sports, Cody Campbell. Cody is co-founder and co-CEO of Double Eagle Energy Holdings and chair of the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University system. Cody joins to discuss…
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Ep. 101: College Coaching Buyout Madness, with former Penn State QB and coach, Jay Paterno.
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Jay Paterno, former Penn State QB, longtime Penn State assistant coach, son of college football legend Joe Paterno, and now a college sports and NIL consultant. Jay joins to talk about the college coaching carousel and buyouts, including the recent...
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Ep. 100! Jon Gruden's Battle with the NFL & Roger Goodell, with Jon Gruden's Lawyer, Adam Hosmer-Henner, and ESPN Investigative Reporter, Don Van Natta
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we go back to the NFL, where one of the biggest stories off the field is Jon Gruden’s ongoing lawsuit against the NFL and Roger Goodell, where he alleges that the NFL and Goodell “engaged in a malicious and orchestrated campaign to destroy the career and…
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Ep. 99: Behind the Scenes of the NFL-NFLPA Battles, with De Smith, former NFLPA Executive Director,
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by De Smith, the former longtime executive director of the NFLPA. De discusses his new book Turf Wars, his battles with Roger Goodell, the "petulant" NFL owners and their "diabolical general counsel," his perspective on the current NFLPA saga and the...
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Ep. 98: The Room Where it Happens for College Sports, with Julie Roe Lach
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by Julie Roe Lach, Commissioner of the Horizon League. Most of the talk about the new era of college sports has focused on the Power Four conference, but Julie helps break down what a group of non-FBS Division I conferences are doing to prepare for the...
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Ep. 97: The Case for College Athletes as Unionized Employees. With Jennifer Abruzzo, former NLRB General Counsel
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by the former General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Jennifer Abruzzo. Jennifer discusses: 1) Why she thinks college athletes should be unionized employees who engage in collective bargaining 2) Why collective bargaining help, not hurt,...
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Ep. 96: College Sports and the Looming Title IX Challenges, with Janet Judge
Send us Fan Mail Legendary Title IX and sports lawyer, Janet Judge, joins to talk about the potential Title IX issues in college sports raised by the new roster caps, revenue sharing with athletes, the college sports executive order, and everything else you wanted to know about Title IX and…
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Ep. 95: Breaking Down the NFLPA Saga, with Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio
Send us Fan Mail Mike Florio, creator and longtime editor of Pro Football Talk, author, radio host, television commentator, co-host of the Daily NFL Talk Show on Peacock with Chris Sims, and contributor to NBC's Sunday night NFL Studio show, Football Night in America, joins to talk about the…
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Ep. 94: An Inside Look at Buying and Selling Pro Sports Teams, Stadium Development, and Private Equity in Pro and College Sports, with Sports Business Lawyer Irwin Raij
Send us Fan Mail Irwin Raij, partner at Sidley and Co-Chair of their Entertainment, Sports, and Media Group, joins the pod to discuss what it means to be a sports business lawyer, issues around buying and selling pro sports teams, trends in sports stadiums and real estate development, and the...
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Ep. 93: Federal Legislation for College Sports? Breaking down the SCORE Act with Congresswoman Lori Trahan.
Send us Fan Mail Congresswoman Lori Trahan, a former DI college volleyball player and a go-to voice in Congress on college sports issues (among many other issues) gives her perspective on the SCORE Act, the college sports bill that has progressed further than any other piece of college sports...
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Ep. 92: The Collision between Immigration Law and College Sports: Can International College Athletes be Paid in the New NIL Era? With Sports Immigration Lawyer Catherine Haight
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we tackle the collision of immigration law and college sports. With 100s of millions of dollars now flowing to college athletes, are international athletes allowed to get a piece of the new revenue pie? To help me break it all down, I’m joined by Catherine…
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Ep. 91: The Collision between Title IX and the New NIL Era in College Sports, with Arthur Bryant.
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we tackle the pending and looming Title IX challenges to NIL payments to college athletes from collectives and challenges to the new payments that schools will be making directly to athletes. To help me break it all down, I'm joined by Arthur Bryant, the lawyer…
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Ep. 90: The Future of Olympic Sports, with Dr. Jaime Gordon.
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jaime Gordon, CEO of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, joins the pod to discuss the future of Olympic sports and the impact—including schools dropping sports-that the new rules in college sports will have on Olympic sports on college campuses and beyond, and what…
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Ep. 89: The Final House vs. NCAA Podcast (for now) with...Grant House!
Send us Fan Mail After five years of talking about the House case and the House settlement, I'm joined by none other than Grant House, the actual House in House. Grant talks about his role and goal with the lawsuit, his views on the settlement, and much more. Thank you for listening! For the…
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Ep. 88: Title IX in the New College Sports Landscape and an Appeal of the House Settlement. With John Clune, Partner at Hutchinson, Black and Cook.
Send us Fan Mail John Clune, partner at Hutchinson Black and Cook, joins the pod to discuss the Title IX lawsuits that many schools will likely face because they are (reportedly) planning to distribute up to 90% of the new payments under the House settlement to male athletes, primarily football…
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Ep. 87: A New Era in College Sports, with Troy Dannen, Athletic Director at University of Nebraska
Send us Fan Mail Troy Dannen, Athletic Director at University of Nebraska, and the newest member of the College Football Playoff Committee, joins the pod to give an inside look at the changes we're about to see in big time college sports-- from schools directly compensating players, to new...
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Ep. 86: Life After House-- What's Next for the NCAA? With the Lead Outside Counsel for the NCAA, Rakesh Kilaru
Send us Fan Mail Rakesh Kilaru, lead outside counsel for the NCAA in the House case, rejoins the podcast to talk about how the settlement will be operationalized, the possibility of an appeal of the settlement, why he believes that this settlement will lead to more legal stability for the NCAA…
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Ep. 85: The Fate of College Sports (and the House Settlement) with Steve Molo, Lead Counsel for 100+ Athlete Objectors
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we’re talking more House settlement—this time I’m joined by Steve Molo, lead counsel for the largest group of athlete objectors. Steve explains why he thinks the settlement should be rejected, possible next steps if the settlement is approved, and much more.…
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Ep. 84: The Latest on the Twists and Turns in the House v. NCAA Settlement with Co-Lead Counsel, Steve Berman
Send us Fan Mail Steve Berman, Co-Lead Counsel for the plaintiff in the House case, rejoins the podcast to discuss the latest developments in the House settlement and the future of college sports. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman...
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Ep. 83: The College Football Video Game and the Future of College Athlete Group Licensing with Casey Schwab
Send us Fan Mail There is a multi-billion dollar college sports issue that is flying under the radar-- the EA Sports College Football game and group licensing rights for college athletes. I'm joined by Casey Schwab, president and founder of Pathway Sports, a company that is offering every D1...
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Ep. 82: The Dawn of a New Era in College Sports with Jeffrey Kessler and Rakesh Kilaru
Send us Fan Mail A preview and prediction of the impending House settlement, featuring the lead lawyers from both sides. Rakesh Kilaru (lead counsel for the NCAA) and Jeffrey Kessler (lead counsel for the House plaintiffs) join me to break down everything you need to know about this historic...
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Ep. 81: The Doctors are in the House! With Dr. Brian Hainline and Dr. James Borchers
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we'll be tackling one of the thorniest recurring issues in all of sports, and at every level of sport: what happens when a coach tries to interfere with a team doctor's medical decision about returning a player to the field and about their care and treatment....
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Ep. 80! Strenuous Objections and the Future of the Proposed House Settlement
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we're going to cover...what else?! The House case and the objections that were recently filed to try to convince Judge Wilkin to reject the proposed settlement. To help me break it all down, I'm joined by one of the objectors, Len Simon. Len has practiced law for...
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Ep. 79: Sedona Prince and Jim Cavale on the House Settlement, a College Athlete Players Association, and the Rise of Women's Basketball
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by Sedona Prince and Jim Cavale to talk about Sedona’s involvement as a named plaintiff in the House v NCAA case, Jim’s role in attempting to create a players association for college athletes, and their view on the role and power of college athletes...
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Ep. 78: The $20 Million Question- Can Schools Share Revenue with their Athletes Without Getting Sued Under Title IX? (Probably Not). With Kelleigh Fagan from CCH&A
Send us Fan Mail With the dawn of a new era of college sports almost upon us, schools are preparing to share up to $20 million a year with their athletes. Many of these schools appear to be planning to pay football and men's basketball players a large chunk of that $20 million. How can schools...
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Ep. 77: An Insider's Look at College Coaching Contracts with Rick Smith (and special appearance by Marshall Cox)
Send us Fan Mail We have spent a lot of time on this podcast talking about the future of college athlete compensation. But on this episode, we're talking about college coaches and their contracts with Rick Smith, president of Priority Sports and agent to many of the top coaches in college and pro...
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Ep. 76: Reggie Bush, Terrelle Pryor, Braylon Edwards and other Former College Stars vs. the NCAA! With Jim Acho...
Send us Fan Mail The House settlement has been preliminarily approved, but the lawsuits have not stopped. Over the last few months, we've seen former college stars, including Reggie Bush, Mario Chalmers, Terrelle Pryor, Braylon Edwards, and Denard Robinson, bring lawsuits claiming that they were...
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Ep. 75: The House Settlement is Aliiiive! With Rakesh Kilaru, Lead Lawyer for the NCAA
Send us Fan Mail Judge Wilken granted the much-anticipated preliminary approval of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, which would usher in a new era of college sports, including revenue sharing with college athletes, the elimination of scholarship limits, and back damages of over $2.7…
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Ep. 74: The Latest on the House Settlement with Co-Counsel for the Plaintiffs, Steve Berman
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the House v. NCAA case, Steve Berman. Steve helps break down the latest developments in the House settlement, including why he thinks the settlement will be approved and what the timeline is going forward. He…
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Ep. 73: The Sports Economics Behind the Massive NCAA and NFL Lawsuits, with Dr. Dan Rascher
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by one of the most successful and prolific sports economists in the world, Dr. Dan Rascher. Dan has served as an economic expert for the plaintiffs in pretty much every major antitrust suit against the NCAA over the last two decades, including the...
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Ep. 72: ESPN NFL Analyst Mike Tannenbaum on the New NFL Season, Bill Belichick joining the 33rd Team, and how his Tulane Law Degree Helped Launch His Career
Send us Fan Mail Mike Tannenbaum is an NFL Analyst for ESPN, the founder of the 33rd Team, a proud Tulane Sports Law alum, and the former General Manager of the New York Jets and Executive Vice President of the Miami Dolphins. Mike joins the pod to discuss the new NFL season, Bill Belichick…
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Ep. 71: The House Settlement- The Dawn of a New Era in College Sports? With Sportico's Michael McCann
Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
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Ep. 70: A US Sports League Without a Draft? The New NWSL CBA and Why it Might be the Most Significant Paradigm Shift in the History of Pro Sports, with Meghann Burke, NWSLPA Executive Director
Send us Fan Mail The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Players Association and the NWSL entered into a historic new collective bargaining agreement that might be the "most significant paradigm shift in the history of professional sports." Among other things, the new CBA eliminates the player...
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Ep. 69: Legendary Sports Lawyer Jeffrey Kessler on the House Settlement
Send us Fan Mail Jeffrey Kessler, counsel for the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA (and Alston v. NCAA, among many others) rejoins the podcast to discuss the landmark settlement in House, why he thinks it's a huge win for college athletes, what it means for the future of NIL and collectives, how it…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by Gabe Feldman--Director of the Tulane Sports Law Program, NFL Network Legal Analyst, and sports industry consultant, this podcast will look at current and breaking stories in the sports world and tell the largely untold (and often misunderstood) legal story behind the headlines. It will also explore significant sports stories and lawsuits that have been overlooked or forgotten. The goal of the podcast is to help people understand why and how each of these stories and cases have had such a big impact on the sports world and beyond. Who is the podcast for? Three audiences: 1) Sports fans who want to understand more about sports. There is a basic fact that gets overlooked by many sports fans: Most of the rules in sports—from salary caps to free agency restrictions to television deals to franchise relocation requirements to NCAA amateurism rules— are the way they are because of the law, and not simply because teams, leagues, or players want them that way. This podcast will help
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