Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast where we cover everything at the intersection of sports and the law. Today, Dan Lust and Justin Mader (@MaderLaw), who is an editor of our podcast, break down the latest in the sports law world. The House Oversight Committee has released their report on the Washington Commanders. (4:26) We will have a full breakdown on the podcast next week. Brittney Griner has returned to the United States after her time spent incarcerated in Russia. (7:15) Griner was initially detained in Russia on February 17, 2022 for drug smuggling charges after they discovered vape cartridges in her luggage. She was later sentenced to 9 years. In addition to playing in the WNBA, Griner spends her offseason playing in the Russian pro leagues. After almost 300 days incarcerated, she was exchanged by the US government for a Russian gun dealer. The college football transfer portal opened on December 5 with record numbers of student athletes entering the portal. (15:49) This is not too surprising given the high volume of NIL deals and collectives around the college world. The wild wild west of NIL continues as players now take advantage of the transfer portal for better opportunities to earn NIL. Following the UVA tragedy which took three UVA football players' lives, the NCAA has granted an exception for players on the UVA football team in their final year of eligibility by granting them an extra year of eligibility. (26:05) UVA football cancelled their final two games of the season for the team to grieve and attend the services of their teammates. Deion Sanders has moved from Jackson State to the University of Colorado. (30:55) There are rumors and allegations on social media that Sanders left Jackson State because money was withheld from him and the football program. Sanders had contract incentives based on ticket sales and the allegations were that Jackson State undersold or misstated the actual sales figures. There are clips of Sanders stating that the games appeared to be sold out, but Jackson State's figures would be far less. The other rumors were that Sanders paid his own money to upgrade the facilities and to feed his players. Dan and Conlan are back with the betting segment sponsored by Bettor Edge. (43:50) Make sure that you head over to bettoredge.com and use the promo code "Conduct" for $20 free for bets or go to bettoredge.com/conduct. *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com. Let us know if you want to join the team. Dan Wallach (@WallachLegal) | Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) | Mike Lawson (@mike_sonof_law) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Website | Email

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