Better Testing for THG: FindLaw has an article about the science of drug testing improving and catching more and more offenders, especially those that take the human growth hormone.

No More Exhibitions?: Apparently, there are some allegedly shady practices going on in NCAA Exhibition games, and the NCAA is now considering ending them all together. Here is the ESPN article about actions that UCONN took that while not illegal, don't seem to be entirely legit. Here is another commentary on the current gray area in the rules.

Falling Behind: Between Thanksgiving this weekend and finals upcoming in a week, I will be behind for a while in updating this site. I will do my best, but my apologies in advance.

No Moose for You: The minor league hockey team in Winston-Salem, NC was forced to begin the season without a name after a trademark dispute. It turns out the team's chosen name, the Moosehead, was opposed by Moosehead Beer, and the two parties were unable to work out an agreement. The team has now changed its name to the T-Birds, which seems to present similiar problems. No word yet from Ford.



On an editorial note, Moosehead? T-Birds? Are we really that desperate for sports team names?

More articles on Chicago Cubs scalping case: The court decision yesterday that permits the Cubs to run a 'Premium' ticket service has received a great deal of news coverage. The Sports Business News has an article about the decision and the Chicago Sun-Times has an editorial about how the Cubs may have won the legal battle, but the team lost in the court of public opinion.

Negotiation Might Lead Nets to a Better Place: The New York Times ran an article yesterday on how the Nets used the latest television negotiation to get the Knicks to drop their territoriality clause. This would allow the Nets to move into New York City (i.e., Brooklyn) without having to pay the Knicks a fee.



Who knows if this will really happen, but it would be funny to have a New Jersey NBA team in New York and 2 New York football teams in New Jersey. Maybe they can trade names?

Need advice on Sports Law?: Here is an article on Gary Roberts, a law professor at Tulane who is considered to be a leading expert in sports law.