Does Competitive Sports Have an Anticompetitive Problem?

By Robin Crauthers, McCarter & English LLP Athletes are fierce competitors. Those who pursue collegiate and professional careers push their bodies through vigorous training and dedicated nutrition in pursuit of being the best competitor in their sport. In contrast, those fierce competitors also argue that sports are anticompetitive, not because the athletes are not competing but because of the rules that govern participation suppress competition. NCAA cases involving name, image, and like