Sports Law

Sponsorship deals are an important source of income for many professional athletes. But what happens if a sponsor claims you violated your contract? Such allegations can affect your finances and reputation, but an accusation is not proof. Understanding your rights and...

Most athletes assume they must wait until their contract fully expires before talking to other teams. This is not always true. Depending on your league and contract structure, legal negotiating windows may open weeks or even months before your deal ends. Knowing these...

Those who have dedicated years of their lives to mastering a particular sport can turn their athletic abilities into a career. Many people play different sports professionally. There are also many young adults who may obtain college scholarships and educational...

For the majority of the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), student-athletes have endured a total ban on profiting from their roles as student-athletes. With the exception of certain scholarships and amenities provided by their schools,...

Sports contracts are often reported by the media in very simple terms. A player got X amount of money to join the team for X amount of years. People will then do the simple math to figure out how much that player is making every year, on average. But the reality is...

In many professional sports leagues, contracts are guaranteed. This is true for baseball, for example, and for basketball. In the MLB or the NBA, a player is given a set contract for a certain amount of years. Even if they are cut from the team, they still get paid...