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November 8, 2023 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP To print this article, simply be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California continued her series of rulings against the NCAA by granting class-action status for the damages portion of the current proceeding. Home vs. NCAA action. The case involves current and former student-athletes who have sued the NCAA and major college conferences for antitrust violations and are seeking a multibillion-dollar award for the class of student-athlete plaintiffs who were blocked from enjoy the use of their names. ,…

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesTo safeguardIt’s time to make some introductions. Common sense, it’s the NCAA. NCAA is common sense. I realize you’ve never met. You should really get to know yourself. James Madison football might be the perfect topic to build your relationship on.When discussing the undefeated Dukes of Harrisonburg, Virginia, note that they are in only their second season as a Football Bowl Subdivision (translation: big boy) program. Recall that NCAA rules state that they are not eligible to play in the postseason until next year, a limitation that is intended to deter schools that…

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Every week, a new video assistant referee (VAR) controversy erupts. The debate over the protocol reached its peak in a fiasco involving Liverpool And Tottenham Hotspur in September. The Reds were wrongly denied a goal due to “human error” and ultimately lost the match. Following this, the latest VAR debacles have occurred over the past few days. Newcastle scored a winning goal against Arsenal on Saturday despite replays showing defender Gabriel was fouled by Magpies midfielder Joelinton. A confrontation between Chelsea and Spurs were subsequently spoiled by numerous excruciatingly long VAR reviews Monday. When will the madness end? More VAR…

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As Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in a heated affair on Monday, the battle in the bottom half of the table intensified and at present two of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England and Netherlands will qualify for the Champions Trophy. Of the four, England are the team with the fewest wins, but they still have two games to make up for it. England faced the Netherlands in Amstelveen last year in a three-match ODI series that proved low-key but quite significant in many ways. This was the first time the Dutch faced England outside of ICC events. In the first match, England…

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Recap the best highlights and listen to player commentary after the NBA season tournament debuts. Leave him In-season tournament the games begin! Find below the latest results, rankings and a simple reminder of how it works: Quick explanation When it comes to the In-Season tournament, you just need to know these two terms: Group Play and Knockout Rounds. Group game: The 30 teams were randomly divided into six groups. Each team will play a match against the opponents in their group from November 3 to 28. These matches are played during “Tournament Evenings” and count in each team’s 82-match schedule.…

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MESA, Ariz. – When Rick Holifield stole 24 bases in the inaugural Arizona Fall League campaign in 1994, there was no way to know he would have a tight grip on the single-season steal record for three decades. But for the first time in 15 years, Holifield has legitimate business in the form of a Yankees prospect. Caleb Durbin. After a three-steal performance in the Mesa game Victory 7-3 against Salt River at Sloan Park on Tuesday night, Durbin became the fourth player in AFL history to accumulate 20 stolen bases in a season. (Eric Young Jr. was the last…

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The WNBA plans to announce a new expansion team in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, a person with direct knowledge of the addition told USA TODAY Sports.The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly until the announcement was made. The news comes just days before the start of the most anticipated WNBA Finals in league history. between Las Vegas and New York on Sunday. The team will begin play during the 2025 season, giving cities and ownership groups more than 18 months to prepare. The WNBA is also talking with other potential ownership groups…

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Mitch Savage, CGCS, (left) director of agronomy at CommonGround Golf Course, speaks to a group of pesticide regulators during their visit to the Aurora, Colorado facility. Photo by Michael LeeWhen a professional acquaintance first asked Mitch Savage, CGCS, if he would be interested in hosting a group of pesticide regulators at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Colorado, he didn’t hesitate to say yes.Then a realization dawned.“Honestly, I think some of my naivety came through,” says Savage, CommonGround’s director of agronomy and a 21-year GCSAA member. “I said, ‘Yes, I’d be happy to host a group,’ before I really understood which…

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