Connecticut Sports Law


"Covering the intersection of sports and the law."

Author: Dan Fitzgerald is an associate at the Updike, Kelly & Spellacy in Hartford, Conn., and the chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Sports & Entertainment Law Section.

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Recent Posts from Connecticut Sports Law


  • UConn to Play in Shadow of Touchdown Jesus on Saturday

    It’s been long road to South Bend for the UConn football program.  Twenty months ago I wrote my first article about the possibility of a football series between UConn and Notre Dame, UCONN-Notre Dame: How Far Should…

  • High Court Punts Washington Redskins Trademark Case

    The Washington Redskins have finally prevailed in a decade-long legal attack upon its nickname and logo.  In the case of Pro Football v. Harjo, the US Supreme Court chose not to review a lower court’s decision that the plaintiffs’…

  • Why Not Us? – Five Things Hartford Needs to Be Major League Again

    By Dan Canavan In an era where Jacksonville, Memphis, and Oklahoma City host major league franchises, Hartford sports fans are asking themselves: Why not us?  Here are 5 steps that can bring the big leagues…

  • Sports Law Careers: Lewis Howes on Breaking Into Sports

    If you’re looking to break into the sports industry, in a legal or non-legal role, Lewis Howes’ Sports Networker blog should be on your list of favorites.  Lewis recently posted a video that provides a…

  • Connecticut 6 Classic Joins State’s Sports Scene

    The past two nights have brought two fresh events to the Connecticut sports scene.  On one end of the spectrum, professional football visited Hartford in the form of the United Football League (UFL).  At the opposite end,…

  • Come to the UFL in Hartford – I Swear its Fun

    A few years back the City of Hartford launched an advertising campaign designed to attract more young people to live and work in the City.  One of the more infamous promotions included a billboard placed on…

  • True Color of Hartford’s UFL Fans Remains to be Seen

    By Dan Canavan While sitting in the Rentschler Field press box preparing for Thursday night’s UFL contest, my colleague Dan Fitzgerald leaned over and whispered: “which team is which?”   The teams had just run out…

  • Commissioner Huyghue Discusses UFL at Rentschler Field

    UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue spoke to the assembled media at Rentschler Field on a variety of items concerning the business of  the UFL.  Here are some notes and highlights from the discussion: Single Entity The UFL employs a single…

  • UFL First Half Report: What Stands Out?

    Passing Game: despite a few near misses, the passing appears to be a step up from what UConn fans are used to; after all the QBs – Brooks Bollinger and Quinn Gray (who got hurt right before…

  • Connecticut Sports Law at Rentschler Field for UFL Game

    Dan Canavan and I are in the press box at Rentschler Field field for the first United Football League game to be held in East Hartford, Connecticut.  We’re covering the New York Sentinels’ game versus the Florida Tuskers…