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The Season Moves Faster Than the Courts

Sep 10, 2026

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8 min read

The Season Moves Faster Than the Courts

Braham and Martinson show how a “temporary” injunction can decide an NCAA eligibility dispute before an appellate court ever reaches the merits.

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde
When Hazing Becomes Institutional: Inside the New Michigan Hockey Title IX Lawsuit

Sep 10, 2026

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11 min read

When Hazing Becomes Institutional: Inside the New Michigan Hockey Title IX Lawsuit

Sixteen former players say sexualized hazing was not a locker-room secret but a program tradition that coaches knew, normalized, and sometimes directed. The allegations are decades old. The legal theory is very current.

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde
Drafted by the NBA. Back to College? Trey Kaufman-Renn Just Won a TRO Against the NCAA.

Sep 10, 2026

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7 min read

Drafted by the NBA. Back to College? Trey Kaufman-Renn Just Won a TRO Against the NCAA.

The former Purdue star has already played NBA Summer League basketball. He still has not signed a professional contract. An Indiana court is giving him a chance to find out whether that distinction leaves the college door open.

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde
The NCAA’s Eligibility Rules Are Subject to Antitrust Law. That Doesn’t Mean Every Athlete Wins.

Sep 10, 2026

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10 min read

The NCAA’s Eligibility Rules Are Subject to Antitrust Law. That Doesn’t Mean Every Athlete Wins.

Blythe v. NCAA opens the courthouse door to Sherman Act challenges—and then shows exactly how hard it is to walk through it.

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde

Professional Sports

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The NCAA Says It Can't Change Michigan–Western Michigan. Then It Changed the Rule.

Sep 9, 2026

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12 min read

The NCAA Says It Can't Change Michigan–Western Michigan. Then It Changed the Rule.

The NCAA says it has no mechanism to overturn Michigan's win. Its new replay directive would have prevented that win in the first place. That distinction exposes the real problem: not an absence of power, but an absence of a remedy.

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde
The Season Beat the Appeal: What Kollar v. OHSAA Means for High School Eligibility Disputes

Sep 9, 2026

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14 min read

The Season Beat the Appeal: What Kollar v. OHSAA Means for High School Eligibility Disputes

A Cardinal Mooney senior challenged an OHSAA transfer ruling, won an injunction, and got to play. By the time OHSAA’s appeal was ready to be decided, his high-school career was over—leaving some of Ohio’s biggest eligibility questions unanswered.

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde
One Second, Two Clocks, and a Finality Clause: Can the MAC Actually Undo Michigan’s Win?

Sep 8, 2026

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14 min read

One Second, Two Clocks, and a Finality Clause: Can the MAC Actually Undo Michigan’s Win?

The MAC may have identified a real replay-protocol error in Michigan’s 13–12 escape against Western Michigan. Proving the error, however, is only half the case. The harder question is whether anyone still has the power to fix it.

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde
Case Update: The Public Arena May Matter Less Than Who Actually Made the Decision

Sep 8, 2026

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6 min read

Case Update: The Public Arena May Matter Less Than Who Actually Made the Decision

MPEA says the Chicago Sky alone controlled Enes Kanter Freedom’s access to Wintrust Arena. That could weaken his First Amendment theory—but the security response leaves an important factual question unresolved.

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde

Professional Sports

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Inside College Sports’ New Eligibility Fight

Sep 7, 2026

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17 min read

Inside College Sports’ New Eligibility Fight

The fight over fifth-year eligibility has produced a question college sports never expected to answer: when, exactly, does testing the professional waters become crossing a line you cannot cross back?

Jesse Wilde
Jesse Wilde
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