SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law
Hosted by Gabe Feldman--Director of the Tulane Sports Law Program and sports industry consultant, this podcast looks at current and breaking stories in the sports world and tells the largely untold (and often misunderstood) legal story behind the headlines.
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Nov. 3, 2026
Ep. 125: Onsi Saleh, President of the Atlanta Hawks, on His Path from Law School to Running an NBA Team
Send us Fan Mail My guest on the latest episode of SportsWise is Atlanta Hawks President of Basketball Operations Onsi Saleh. This one is particularly special for me because Onsi is a former student of mine at Tulane Law, and I've had the privilege of watching his remarkable rise through the NBA ranks. We discuss: 🏀 How a Tulane Law internship with the San Antonio Spurs helped launch his NBA career 🏀 What he learned from R.C. Buford, Gregg Popovich, and Bob Myers 🏀 How he approaches trades, a...
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Oct. 29, 2026
Ep. 124: NCAA President Charlie Baker on All Things College Sports
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Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
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Oct. 20, 2026
Ep. 123: Will Congress Protect College Sports? With Randy Levine, President of the New York Yankees
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Randy Levine, President of the New York Yankees and a key figure in President Trump’s efforts to reform college sports. Randy helped lead the President’s roundtable on college athletics and played a major role in shaping the Protect College Sports Act, which recently passed the Senate and now faces an uncertain future in the House. We discuss the future of college sports, the debate over athletes’ rights and collective bargaining, the proposed a...
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Oct. 10, 2026
Ep. 122: The Looming CBA Battle in Major League Baseball, with the Executive Director of the MLBPA, Bruce Meyer
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On this episode, I'm joined by the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Bruce Meyer, for an inside look at the labor battle between the players and the owners. With the collective bargaining agreement expiring in December, owners are pushing for a salary cap, players are pushing back, and another lockout is looming. We'll discuss the competing economic proposals, competitive balance, player solidarity, and whether a lockout could jeopardize the 20
On this episode, I'm joined by the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Bruce Meyer, for an inside look at the labor battle between the players and the owners. With the collective bargaining agreement expiring in December, owners are pushing for a salary cap, players are pushing back, and another lockout is looming. We'll discuss the competing economic proposals, competitive balance, player solidarity, and whether a lockout could jeopardize the 20
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Sept. 28, 2026
Episode 121: The First Small Step Towards Unionizing College Football Players? With Jason Stahl, Founder of the College Football Players Assocation
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm rejoined by Jason Stahl, founder of the College Football Players Association, an organization that has emerged to attempt to represent college football players, provides advocacy and legal support to college football players, and is building team-based chapters that could eventually become conference-wide unions. We discuss the College Football Players Association's first chapter at Stanford, how they plan to move from a fraternal players associatio...