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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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November 07, 2025
University Blocks Trans Athlete, Citing Trump Executive Order
A transgender sprinter is suing Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, claiming that the school violated New York state law by barring her from competing in a track event out of "fear" of going against President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports.
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November 07, 2025
Ex-NY Jets Exec 'Not A Victim,' Team Tells NJ Court
The New York Jets urged a New Jersey state judge Friday to send to arbitration a former finance executive's case alleging retaliatory firing after her husband reported sexual harassment by the team's president, arguing that the ex-employee had signed a clear arbitration agreement.
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November 07, 2025
Nike Beats Bid To Revive Greenwashing Claims At 8th Circ.
The Eighth Circuit on Friday affirmed the dismissal of a proposed class action accusing Nike of greenwashing by falsely claiming that some of its clothing is sustainably made, holding that the lower court did not abuse its discretion when it nixed the complaint with prejudice because the plaintiff chose not to file amended claims.
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November 07, 2025
NCAA Bans 6 More Basketball Players In Betting Probe
The NCAA permanently banned six Division 1 basketball players from universities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arizona for their roles in either manipulating games or sharing information with bettors in three separate cases, the organization said Friday.
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November 07, 2025
Viral 'Brewers Karen' Incident Teaches Employers To Act Fast
An attorney who was terminated after a viral video showed her threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on an opposing team's fan at a Milwaukee Brewers game underscores why employers must take prompt action when learning of viral incidents involving employees, says Joseph Myers at Mesidor.
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- AGENCIES
- Sports governing bodies
- State attorney general offices
- State gaming regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
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- Regulation of sports gambling and fantasy sports
- Stadium zoning and finance issues
- Sports industry lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Bribery and corruption investigations of sports teams or gaming companies
- Criminal investigations into sports betting
- Disciplinary actions and enforcement
- LITIGATION
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- Disputes involving college athletes, including amateurism and discrimination
- Player safety issues
- Trademark disputes
- Right to publicity issues
- Fights over media distribution rights
- Suits over stadium projects
- Cases involving current and former sports figures
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions and franchise expansions
- Team ownership changes, team relocations and efforts to raise capital
- Stadium finance deals
- Stadium naming rights and sponsorship deals
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of sports law and gaming law practices
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- Executives and attorneys at player unions, sports teams, sports consulting firms and gaming companies
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- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
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