Sports and the Law: Major Legal CasesCharles E. Quirk Focus on Current Legal Concerns The unprecedented demise of the 1994 baseball season and the long hockey negotiations have focused more attention than ever before on legal issues in sports, ranging from the constitutional rights of college athletes to the liability of football-helmet makers. Through 50 original essays this first-of-its-kind handbook examines liability issues peculiar to sports, discusses disputes involving some of the most famous people and events in sports history, explores the ramifications of antitrust laws as they apply to athletics, and probes the increasingly sensitive and litigious area of sex and race discrimination. Essays discuss influential issues Many of the essays discuss subjects that recently have gained increasing prominence, such as suits alleging misrepresentation and unfair treatment of athletes by coaches. Other essays deal with the action of sports commissioners, or the policies of governing bodies, especially the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Useful for lawyers and fans alike Lawyers unfamiliar with sports law will appreciate the book as a reliable introduction to this rapidly expanding field. For scholars in other fields it serves as a legal primer and a quick survey of cases and issues. The book is especially useful in college libraries as a source of answers to sports questions and a reliable resource for writing term papers. Finally, sports fans familiar with the athletic achievements of Oscar Robertson, John Mackey, Curt Flood, and others, will discover here the details of their participation in the legal arena. |
Contents
Athlete | |
The Application of the Attractive Nuisance Doctrine to Sport | |
Professional Baseball and Blue Laws | |
Live Horse Racing in the 1990s | |
The Rights of Players and Owners | |
Free Agency Comes to Baseball | |
Baseball Owners Called Out for Collusion | |
Joe Kapps Fight for Free Agency | |
These People Just Plain Dont Like Each Other | |
The Letter of Intent and Collegiate Athletes | |
Problems on the Court and in the Courts | |
Who Owns the Property Rights? | |
College Football on Television | |
Athletes and Academic Standards Abuses | |
Steroids in Athletics | |
Leagues | |
Two AllPros Collide with the Football Commissioner | |
George Steinbrenners Bronx | |
The Sacrifice of the 1919 Black | |
College Basketball Point Shaving | |
Fast Balls and Fast Bucks Dont Mix | |
Charlie the Hustler and the Hall of Saints | |
The Relocation of the Raiders | |
Colts Gallop to Indianapolis | |
Racial and Gender Discrimination | |
Marge Schotts Suspension | |
Sex Discrimination in Intercollegiate Athletics | |
Where Are the Girls? | |
Major League Baseball Called for Balk | |
Index of Names and Subjects | |
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