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The Players of the National Women’s Soccer League Meet Crisis with Action

Nov 12, 2021 Alex Blutman

In 2015, former National Women’s Soccer League player Mana Shim filed a misconduct complaint with the Portland Thorns regarding head coach Paul Riley. After an investigation, which was shared with the league, the team declined to renew Riley’s contract, although Riley was rehired elsewhere. Six years later, Riley has been dismissed from the league after […]

DOJ investigation could be a catalyst for an Overwatch League players union

Nov 3, 2021 Ethan Borrasso

On July 3rd, 2021, reports surfaced that the Department of Justice’s antitrust division was investigating the Overwatch League, a groundbreaking professional E-sports league based on Activision Blizzard’s hugely successful Overwatch game. The probe hinges on the league’s salary cap, which likely violates the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act. Traditional sports, such as the NFL and NBA, […]

July 17, 2020
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Rund Khayyat

As American sports leagues begin returning to the fields, and in many cases to isolated coronavirus “bubbles,” the WNBA and National Women’s Sports League (NSWL) are taking significant measures to support female athletes with children. The WNBA players’ union said that as the WNBA drafted its plans for the Florida bubble in which players would […]

July 3, 2020
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Rund Khayyat

Though the jobs report released Thursday shows promising growth, economists and policy-makers are warning that the report only reflects the numbers captured in mid-June before the recent virus spike, and that layoffs will accelerate as states begin to close again. They also warn of a second threat: the imminent expiration of the CARES Act, the […]

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The Players of the National Women’s Soccer League Meet Crisis with Action

DOJ investigation could be a catalyst for an Overwatch League players union

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