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5 Sports Law Controversies to Follow in 2025

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The most important legal issue facing the sports industry is the potential classification of D-1 college athletes as employees of their school, conference and NCAA .

The resolution of that issue will profoundly alter the relationship between athletes, colleges and businesses that partner with them.

Recent political events could soon spark revised legal strategies.

The NCAA is on the verge of settling the House , Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations.

NCAA and member institutions will be on the hook to pay about $2.8 billion over a 10-year period.

NCAA president Charlie Baker deserves praise for negotiating a deal that averts worst-case scenarios for the NCAA .

The NFL 's Sunday Ticket antitrust class action trial was shocking, not because the league won but how it won.

The NFL must defend its win at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit .

Next year will prove pivotal for Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby's employment retaliation lawsuit against the Las Vegas Aces and WNBA .