July 11, 2018
From questions over athletes' publicity rights as legalized daily fantasy sports and sports betting spread in the U.S. to a long-running multidistrict case over head injuries in the National Hockey League, 2018 is shaping out to be another big year for sports litigation. Here, Law360 takes a look at six cases sports attorneys across the industry are going to want to keep an eye on heading into the second half of this year.
June 01, 2018
A New York federal judge Thursday signed off on a new indictment of a former Auburn University basketball coach on charges he took more than $91,000 in bribes to steer basketball players to a financial adviser and lied to his employer about it.
May 02, 2018
Prosecutors asked a New York federal court Tuesday to reject a former Auburn University basketball coach's arguments that his alleged fraud and bribery scheme wasn't a federal crime, saying he put his employer at risk of NCAA sanctions.
May 01, 2018
A former Auburn University basketball coach named in the sprawling NCAA corruption case asked a New York federal judge Monday to exclude recordings of phone calls between himself and a co-defendant, saying there was no probable cause to issue the wiretap order.
March 12, 2018
A former Auburn University basketball coach named in the sprawling NCAA corruption case urged a New York federal judge Friday to dismiss the bribery and fraud charges against him, saying prosecutors' interpretation of anti-corruption laws violates his due process rights and "would criminalize nearly every NCAA rules violation."
February 08, 2018
A New York federal judge has set a trial date for a former Auburn University basketball coach and a clothing company owner in litigation alleging they were part of a scheme to pay National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletes to attend and play for particular schools, according to a court filing Thursday.
January 01, 2018
The coming year will see a slew of corruption trials in New York, continued criminal cases against college coaches and apparel company representatives, and the U.S. Department of Justice's continued pursuit of big cases overseas.
December 21, 2017
With the NFL's suspension battle with Ezekiel Elliott, a lively FIFA corruption trial and a showdown over the fate of sports gambling at the U.S. Supreme Court, this past year in sports law provided plenty of drama and intrigue off the field. Here, Law360 looks back at some of the major cases that grabbed the headlines in 2017.