5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (326+ words) The ruling highlights the legal importance of teams and athletes using trademarks in business dealings. In the U.S., trademark protection is generally given to the party that is first to use a trademark in commerce, even if they aren't the first…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (283+ words) NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigned Tuesday, ending a 20-year tenure with the race series. The move came one month after a settlement in the high-profile trial between NASCAR and Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing that painted Phelps in a negative…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (413+ words) A settlement between NASCAR, Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing'which is co-owned by Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin and Curtis Polk'was always the most likely outcome in this antitrust litigation, but it took over a week of trial to make it happen....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (357+ words) Michael Jordan, who co-owns 23XI Racing with Denny Hamlin and Curtis Polk, is expected to testify Friday afternoon in the antitrust jury trial for23XI & Front Row Motorsports v. NASCAR. Jordan will be a crucial witness for several reasons. For starters, jurors will likely…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (539+ words) San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones did not infringe the copyrighted "WIN Passage" motivational statement when Jones posted it as a 17-year-old high school student, the U.S. Copyright Claims Board held on Tuesday. The board reasoned that Jones" tweet of the WIN…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (517+ words) A jury trial that could fundamentally reshape the business relationship between NASCAR and its teams'and that will feature Michael Jordan, NASCAR CEO Jim France and other major American sports figures'will begin next Monday in federal district court in Charlotte, N.C. This…...

2+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (1264+ words) The Super Bowl attracts masses of people to a city and tens of millions of viewers to the TV for a sporting spectacle and musical act, with shoulder programming that creates a multi-day extravaganza. The Big Game, one of the…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (443+ words) Welcome to Sportico's transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry. Gotham FC Appoints Chang Chief Revenue Officer Gotham FC announced the appointment of Alex Chang as chief revenue officer. Chang, who…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (618+ words) A ruling in the never-ending Charles Oakley-Madison Square Garden court dispute shows the lengths the well-heeled antagonists have been willing to go to prove a point. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky last week ordered Oakley, the retired New York Knicks star,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (671+ words) Attorneys and officials for NASCAR, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports will appear before U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell Tuesday morning in the Charlotte, N.C., federal courthouse for discussions that could resolve their high-profile antitrust dispute. Unlike previous courtroom appearances, in which Bell…...