Tom Knecht 12/27/25 Tom Knecht 12/27/25

The Evolution of the College Athlete

Trace the evolution of a college middle linebacker’s scholarship and eligibility through the years.

Tom Knecht 12/22/25 Tom Knecht 12/22/25

The Professionalization of College Athletics

How did we go from amateur college sports to the era of millionaire college quarterbacks and a revolving Portal door? Government. This article examines how the government created problems in college sports, which, ironically, only the government can solve.

Tom Knecht 5/9/24 Tom Knecht 5/9/24

Non-Economic Supreme Court Sports Cases

Consider some important Supreme Court cases on sports that don’t involve economics. If you were on the Court, how would you decide?

Tom Knecht 3/1/24 Tom Knecht 3/1/24

Five Lessons on the Federal Judiciary

Tom Knecht 2/29/24 Tom Knecht 2/29/24

Curt Flood, the Supreme Court, and Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption.

The story of Curt Flood is a lesson in the separation of powers, checks and balances, race, economics, and power. This essay examines how a trio of questionable Supreme Court decisions—Federal Baseball (1922), Toolson (1953), and Flood (1972)—have allowed MLB to act as a legal monopoly.

Tom Knecht 1/2/24 Tom Knecht 1/2/24

MLB’s Antitrust Exemption

Major League Baseball (MLB) enjoys an exemption from the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts, which allows it to act as a monopoly. This article breaks down what that antitrust exemption means for MLB.