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Limiting Liability: COVID-19 NCAA Waivers

February 21, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has upended many norms. One thing that has not changed despite the pandemic, however, is how a university or college treats its student-athletes. Universities previously enjoyed huge profits from student-athletes’ likenesses, while never paying them a cent. Now universities are moving to be free from any liability in the event a student should contract the coronavirus. Universities have begun requiring students to waive any right to hold them liable for complications related to the coronavirus. … More Limiting Liability: COVID-19 NCAA Waivers

Fear of Missing Out: The Big Ten’s Return to Football

February 21, 2021

Image: Big Ten football game between University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. Flickr User Phil Roeder, Creative Commons.  The Vote As Covid-19 showed no signs of stopping in early August, the Big Ten became the first power five conference in college football to announce that they had decided against playing football in … More Fear of Missing Out: The Big Ten’s Return to Football

Another Blow to 2020: Tokyo Olympics are Postponed, Creating Legal and Practical Consequences that Will Not Easily Go Away

February 21, 2021

Every four years, people of the world gather around their television screens to watch athletes at the pinnacle of their careers compete against athletes from across the globe for coveted Olympic medals. The Summer Olympics (and Winter Olympics, though to a lesser extent) undoubtedly bring the world together, despite political unrest, wars, humanitarian crises, or catastrophic natural disasters that exist in the background. However, there are some background events that simply cannot be ignored, one of them being the massive COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging most countries in the world, and not skipping over individuals just because they are gifted athletes. The 2020 Summer Olympics, which were scheduled to begin with Opening Ceremonies on July 24, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, have been postponed and are slated to start a year from the intended start date, on July 23, 2021, pending the pandemic landscape at that time. … More Another Blow to 2020: Tokyo Olympics are Postponed, Creating Legal and Practical Consequences that Will Not Easily Go Away