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Expansion not an option, according to NBA

"Sports law expert Michael McCann, who is also an on-air legal analyst for NBA TV, says another factor in the reluctance to solve this issue with expansion is the historical precedent of the...

Seattle's Hansen vows to stay the course on bid for Kings

Michael McCann, a sports law expert and on-air legal analyst for NBA-TV, said a scenario where Hansen gains control of the team seems far-fetched given the unanimous vote of the Relocation Committee.

Column: 'Not like we signed up to play tennis.'

"The plaintiffs are facing a huge uphill battle, and that's me speaking as a lawyer," said attorney Robert Boland, who teaches sports law at New York University's Tisch Center, and has worked...

Fight for the Kings in a basketball tale of two cities

"The NBA can't force the Maloofs to take this deal, but they can reject the Hansen deal," said Michael McCann, a sports law expert at the University of New Hampshire and a legal analyst for NBA TV.

Kings in limbo between a tale of two cities

"The NBA can't force the Maloofs to take this deal, but they can reject the Hansen deal," said Michael McCann, a sports law expert at the University of New Hampshire and a legal analyst for NBA TV.

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson maintains hope for Kings

Michael McCann, a sports law expert at the University of New Hampshire and a legal analyst for NBA TV, said the deck is stacked heavily against the Kings but that Johnson shouldn't be ruled out.

Increase in court cases could impact NCAA image

Athletes are more willing to do it now, and that's something we haven't seen in the past," said Michael McCann, director of the Sports Law Institute and a professor at Vermont Law School.

Tulsa notifies NCAA, launches probe into AD

Any investigation into Parmley's activities almost certainly will focus on whether he placed bets on University of Tulsa athletic events and whether any student-athletes may have been involved,...

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