Tag Archives: Athletes

Most common spring injuries for amateur athletes and how to prevent them

Amateur athletes have a higher risk of getting injured in the spring than in the middle or the end of the warm season. As the weather is getting really nice in New York, most of us just want to get … Continue reading

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How Pro Athletes Can End Up Losing Their Wealth

The news is littered with professional sports stars earning millions and millions of dollars on contracts and endorsements and then for everything to come crushing back down on them. Once their personal fortunes are exhausted it is nearly impossible to… … Continue reading

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Additional NCAA TBI Lawsuits Filed by Former College Athletes

Share This Item The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) faces more lawsuits, alleging it failed to protect athletes from brain injuries while they played football. Included in the new lawsuits is a proposed class action, filed by a former player … Continue reading

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Pay-To-Not-Play: Apparel Companies Get Creative in Their Endorsement Deals with Young Athletes

By: Dalvin Yarbrough Since 2005, high school NBA prospects were required to wait one year before being drafted and realizing their dreams of becoming household names. The “one and done” rule, as it has been aptly named, was implemented by … Continue reading

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College Athletes Appeal to Seventh Circuit Against FanDuel’s and DraftKings’ Use of Images

A proposed class of approximately 3,000 former college athletes recently filed an appeal in the Seventh Circuit against FanDuel and DraftKings. The players are reviving their proposed class action, claiming that FanDuel’s and DraftKings’ use of the players’ images on … Continue reading

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