The Sports Law Guru

"Whether it’s a Formula One team signing its latest gagillion dollar sponsor, Pacman Jones being arrested after 'making it rain' and starting a brawl in a Las Vegas strip club, the questionable age of Chinese gymnasts at the Olympics, drug testing policies for high school athlete or trademark enforcement against knockoff memoribilia dealers—whatever the case, the nexus of sports and law is a fascinating and pervasive subject in our culture. Through SportsLawGuru.com, Matt Breeden will discuss the latest developments in the sports and legal communities, and the impact of those developments on our culture."

Author: Matt Breeden is an associate at Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman in Indianapolis.

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Recent Posts from The Sports Law Guru

The Guru Talks Foreclosures on Indianapolis’ Newstalk 1430 this Sunday at 11am
In a slight departure from The Guru’s typical Sports Law bailiwick, I’ll be a guest on this Sunday’s Skills Your Dad Never Taught You with Pete the Planner. The discussion will focus on real estate…
SportsLawGuru.com joins Alliance Motorsports as Associate Sponsor for Freedom 100 at The Brickyard
You read it right! SportsLawGuru.com has joined Alliance Motorsports and the #24 eFusjon Energy Club Dallara driven by Mike Potekhen as an associate sponsor for the 2009 Firestone Freedom 100 at The Brickyard. The team…
Recreational Activity Waivers Aren’t Child’s Play
Here’s a link to an article I wrote for the May, 2009 Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman newsletter on recreational activity waivers. This is one of my favorite topics, as it is a very unique…
COPS or NASCAR?
Is it just me or did the final lap of yesterday’s NASCAR race from Talladega eerily resemble an episode of COPS? For those who haven’t seen it yet, here’s what I’m talking about. Carl Edwards…
The Commish IS to Blame
Let me preface this article by saying that I’m not big on blaming people. I would rather just acknowledge the problem and work on a solution. ….but Bud Selig is just asking for it. In…
A-Rod and the Morality Clause
Come on, you knew I couldn’t completely avoid it. How could I? To date, it’s the biggest off-the-field sports story of 2009. The photos of American wonderboy Michael Phelps taking bong hits is a close…
Update: Logan Young’s Discrimination Claim Against IHSAA
Back in November I wrote about a column about Logan Young, a freshman at Bloomington South High School in Indiana, who was denied the right to play baseball, because she was a girl and softball…
Football Player’s Heat Stroke Death Leads to Indictment
This past August, Max Gilpin, a 15 year-old high school football player in Kentucky, died of heat stroke during a preseason practice. He is one of 6 athletes, which were confirmed to have died from…
Cheerleading is a “Contact Sport” in Wisconsin?
After a week of R&R on the beaches of Jamaica with his new bride, Mrs. Guru, The Guru is back in the saddle and ready to provide you with some new coffee break reading. In…
Steroids, Pro Wrestling, Pacman, Madonna and Congress
Breaking news! Pro wrestlers use steroids. I think that’s kind of like saying the North Pole is cold…. Tony Dungy was a legendary coach… or Pacman Jones is a tomfool. Everyone knows pro wrestlers use…