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3 Prof. Sports & L. 1 (2012-2013)

handle is hein.journals/profsptla3 and id is 1 raw text is: Route To: PROFESSIONAL SI March-April 20120 Volume 3, Issue 1 and the California Bill Could Restrict Who Attends Sporting Events By Jordan Kobritz on't take me out to the ballgame. That could become the new refrain if a bill recently introduced in the Cali- fornia State Assembly is enacted into law. Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los An- geles, introduced Bill 2464, dubbed the Improving Personal Safety at Stadiums Act, which is designed to prohibit anyone who has been convicted of committing a violent crime in or around a Major League sporting event from attending similar events at stadiums and arenas around the state. Gatto says his bill was motivated by the vicious beating of San Francisco Gi- ants fan Bryan Stow in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium on Opening Day 2011. Stow nearly died from the beating, spent several months in a coma and is currently undergoing treatment for his injuries. The Stow incident - along with multiple acts of violence which included a shooting at an Oakland Raiders-San Francisco 49ers preseason game at Candlestick Park last year - brought renewed attention to the issue of fan violence at sporting events. Gatto says his goal is to make fans who attend sporting events feel safe again. There are so many people out there who are just afraid to take their kids to a ball- See California Bill on Page 15 Examining Insurance Coverage for Athlete Non-Appearance By Jared Zola and Shaun Crosner lthough recent attempts to sched- ule the mega-fight between two of boxing's biggest stars, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, have become somewhat of a soap opera, conservative estimates suggest that the event would generate hundreds ofmillions ofdollars in revenue. It goes without saying, however, that the participation of both Pacquiao and Mayweather is essential to the event's projected financial success. Indeed, if ei- ther fighter could not participate for any reason (including, for instance, because of illness or injury), many individuals and entities would stand to suffer considerable financial loss. One need look no further than the recent match between Andre Ward and Carl Froch to realize the financial fallout that can result from a boxer's inability to participate in a scheduled match. The Ward-Froch match was initially set for late October2011, and the match's promoters estimated ticket sales in excess of $1 mil- lion. However, the fight was postponed to mid-December when Ward suffered a deep cut over his right eye during a training session leading up to the match. Ticket sales for the rescheduled match netted only $600,000, a 40 percent revenue drop from the projections for the October fight. Ad- See Examining on Page 13 COPYRIHT ( 2012 HACKNEY PUBLICATIONS (HACKNEY PUBLICATIONSCOM)

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