Cody Simonton
@codysimonton.bsky.social
Husband | Father | Lover of Sports | Higher Ed × College Athletics | UNC M.S. Sport Admin '19 | UNH Law '26 - J.D. Candidate | Former Coach | #BetOnYourself #GirlDad
NoCo ➡️ Gulf Coast ➡️ New England
NoCo ➡️ Gulf Coast ➡️ New England
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The failure of the SCORE Act—the latest example of a bill in Congress that would reform college sports and that failed to advance despite much hype—is further proof that universities should focus on creating rules for athletics that comply with existing laws.
My @sportico.bsky.social legal column:
My @sportico.bsky.social legal column:
Congress’ SCORE Act Punt Shows Why Judges Call the Shots on NCAA
Congress declining to vote on the SCORE Act highlights that if college sports wants legal help, it should come up with laws that judges find lawful.
www.sportico.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The failure of the SCORE Act—the latest example of a bill in Congress that would reform college sports and that failed to advance despite much hype—is further proof that universities should focus on creating rules for athletics that comply with existing laws.
My @sportico.bsky.social legal column:
My @sportico.bsky.social legal column:
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Lane Kiffin and other college coaches have signed massive employment contracts that let them easily drop their school and players. They've done so as universities face major budget problems and are laying people off.
College presidents should just say no.
My @sportico.bsky.social column:
College presidents should just say no.
My @sportico.bsky.social column:
How Can Colleges Solve Kelly-Kiffin Contract Craziness? Say No
Lane Kiffin and Brian Kelly have landed lucrative contracts with colleges because university presidents agreed to them. That's the core issue at play.
www.sportico.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Lane Kiffin and other college coaches have signed massive employment contracts that let them easily drop their school and players. They've done so as universities face major budget problems and are laying people off.
College presidents should just say no.
My @sportico.bsky.social column:
College presidents should just say no.
My @sportico.bsky.social column:
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College football programs pooling media rights is not the solution to financial pressures facing colleges, I argue in a new @sportico.bsky.social column. It would present antitrust issues and power conferences probably wouldn't want to share with other conferences: www.sportico.com/law/analysis...
Don’t Turn College Football Into Pro Football
Gordon Gee, a prominent figure, recommends colleges pool media revenue for football. His rationale is sensible, but the mechanics are problematic.
www.sportico.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
College football programs pooling media rights is not the solution to financial pressures facing colleges, I argue in a new @sportico.bsky.social column. It would present antitrust issues and power conferences probably wouldn't want to share with other conferences: www.sportico.com/law/analysis...
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PTFO collaborated with @msjpauly.bsky.social and @motherjones.com on an investigation into Riley Gaines.
Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”
But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”
But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
Riley Gaines Investigated: The Lia Thomas Race, the Coach & Why She "Doesn't Even Like" Trump | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
PTFO collaborated with @msjpauly.bsky.social and @motherjones.com on an investigation into Riley Gaines.
Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”
But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”
But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
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This is the most important story I've had the chance to contribute to since I started writing legal commentaries in 2007. When powerful institutions protect monsters, those monsters roam free to hurt others.
“The allegations, with their confluence of money, exploitation, and vaunted institutions, are youth basketball’s version of the Jeffrey Epstein files.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
The Predator in the Church Basement
A millionaire pedophile. A famed high school basketball program. A historic church. Inside the child sex abuse scandal that, decades later, continues.
www.rollingstone.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is the most important story I've had the chance to contribute to since I started writing legal commentaries in 2007. When powerful institutions protect monsters, those monsters roam free to hurt others.
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No one should flee the United States to evade a criminal charge, but if one were to do that, the United Arab Emirates is not the place to go.
I have more for @sportico.bsky.social on Antonio Brown's latest legal saga: www.sportico.com/law/analysis....
I have more for @sportico.bsky.social on Antonio Brown's latest legal saga: www.sportico.com/law/analysis....
Dubai Wasn’t the Ideal Place for Antonio Brown to Hide
The former NFL wide receiver is accused of second-degree attempted murder in a charge issued in June in Miami-Dade County.
www.sportico.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
No one should flee the United States to evade a criminal charge, but if one were to do that, the United Arab Emirates is not the place to go.
I have more for @sportico.bsky.social on Antonio Brown's latest legal saga: www.sportico.com/law/analysis....
I have more for @sportico.bsky.social on Antonio Brown's latest legal saga: www.sportico.com/law/analysis....
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Attorney Darren Heitner scores a big win for his client, Idaho State forward Caleb Van De Griend, who sued the NCAA for eligibility. Judge awards a restraining order to let him play. His play in Australia complicated his status but judge says he can play. I have more for @sportico.bsky.social:
Australian Hooper Can Play at Idaho State Over NCAA Objections
Idaho State forward Caleb Van De Griend has a unique path to Division I men's basketball. A judge has ruled he can play over the NCAA's objections.
www.sportico.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Attorney Darren Heitner scores a big win for his client, Idaho State forward Caleb Van De Griend, who sued the NCAA for eligibility. Judge awards a restraining order to let him play. His play in Australia complicated his status but judge says he can play. I have more for @sportico.bsky.social:
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As students in my labor & employment law course at UNH Law know, we spend a lot of time on lockouts and strikes and how they're not synonymous. The WNBA labor dispute is about a potential strike, not a lockout. WNBA & players can also operate their league—for years—with an expired CBA:
WNBA Players’ Strike—Not Lockout—Likely at Stake in Labor Dispute
WNBA Strike vs. Lockout. There are two types of sports work stoppages, and for this WNBA moment, lockout is both less likely and more commonly used.
www.sportico.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
As students in my labor & employment law course at UNH Law know, we spend a lot of time on lockouts and strikes and how they're not synonymous. The WNBA labor dispute is about a potential strike, not a lockout. WNBA & players can also operate their league—for years—with an expired CBA:
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If successful, the appeal of the House Settlement to the Ninth Circuit would upend the new NCAA system, with litigation going back to the docket and amateurism returning. The appeal is based on Title IX. But does Title IX apply to an antitrust settlement? My take for @sportico.bsky.social :
House Settlement Appeal Argues Title IX Violated by Payments
The House settlement, which has reshaped college sports, is accused of violating Title IX in a Ninth Circuit appeal, but there are rebuttals.
www.sportico.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If successful, the appeal of the House Settlement to the Ninth Circuit would upend the new NCAA system, with litigation going back to the docket and amateurism returning. The appeal is based on Title IX. But does Title IX apply to an antitrust settlement? My take for @sportico.bsky.social :
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For most of the country's history, Congress has punted sports betting law to the states. That could change in the wake of the NBA gambling scandal. The federal government could play a more instrumental role. But would states then sue? My @sportico.bsky.social take: www.sportico.com/law/analysis....
NBA Scandal May Push Congress Back Into Sports Betting Debate
Congress has usually punted sports betting law issues to states. The NBA gambling scandal could change that.
www.sportico.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
For most of the country's history, Congress has punted sports betting law to the states. That could change in the wake of the NBA gambling scandal. The federal government could play a more instrumental role. But would states then sue? My @sportico.bsky.social take: www.sportico.com/law/analysis....
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Gambling isn’t the only eye-catching part of Thursday’s federal indictment in the NBA betting case. It also puts tanking back in the spotlight by alleging that the 2022-23 Blazers intentionally lost games (and leaked inside info about said strategy)
My take:
www.sportico.com/leagues/bask...
My take:
www.sportico.com/leagues/bask...
NBA Gambling Investigation Renews Spotlight on Tanking
The NBA gambling scandal involving Terry Rozier and Damon Jones also details alleged tanking plans.
www.sportico.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Gambling isn’t the only eye-catching part of Thursday’s federal indictment in the NBA betting case. It also puts tanking back in the spotlight by alleging that the 2022-23 Blazers intentionally lost games (and leaked inside info about said strategy)
My take:
www.sportico.com/leagues/bask...
My take:
www.sportico.com/leagues/bask...
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“The integrity of the game is paramount to NBA players, but so is the presumption of innocence, and both are hindered when player popularity is misused to gain attention. We will ensure our members are protected and afforded their due process rights through this process,” - NBPA
October 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“The integrity of the game is paramount to NBA players, but so is the presumption of innocence, and both are hindered when player popularity is misused to gain attention. We will ensure our members are protected and afforded their due process rights through this process,” - NBPA
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you've gotta admit the NCAA has an incredible sense of comic timing
Now official: College athletes and school staff can bet on pro sports, beginning on Nov. 1.
All three Divisions have voted to approve the change, per the NCAA.
All three Divisions have voted to approve the change, per the NCAA.
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
you've gotta admit the NCAA has an incredible sense of comic timing
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Expect to see the NBA criticized for not catching illegal gambling, but remember leagues lack the powers—including the power to intimidate witnesses—of the feds.
My @sportico.bsky.social take on today's huge NBA news + what it means for prop bets, which even betting advocates admit are problematic:
My @sportico.bsky.social take on today's huge NBA news + what it means for prop bets, which even betting advocates admit are problematic:
NBA Gambling Probes Lead to Arrests of Billups, Rozier and Jones
In a major scandal for the NBA, Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones have been arrested for allegedly furthering illegal gambling.
www.sportico.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Expect to see the NBA criticized for not catching illegal gambling, but remember leagues lack the powers—including the power to intimidate witnesses—of the feds.
My @sportico.bsky.social take on today's huge NBA news + what it means for prop bets, which even betting advocates admit are problematic:
My @sportico.bsky.social take on today's huge NBA news + what it means for prop bets, which even betting advocates admit are problematic:
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the NBA wishes it only had the Kawhi scandal now
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
the NBA wishes it only had the Kawhi scandal now
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"Trump is coming. He's coming...Anybody that has seen his reactions from the sports leagues and the positions that people have taken, they are not surprised at what's going on today...this is just the tip of the iceberg" - Stephen A. Smith
October 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Trump is coming. He's coming...Anybody that has seen his reactions from the sports leagues and the positions that people have taken, they are not surprised at what's going on today...this is just the tip of the iceberg" - Stephen A. Smith
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FBI director Kash Patel: “We are here in New York to announce a historic arrest across a wide, sweeping criminal enterprise that envelops both the NBA and La Cora Nostra.”
Adds it involves the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese and Luchese crime families.
Adds it involves the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese and Luchese crime families.
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
FBI director Kash Patel: “We are here in New York to announce a historic arrest across a wide, sweeping criminal enterprise that envelops both the NBA and La Cora Nostra.”
Adds it involves the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese and Luchese crime families.
Adds it involves the Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese and Luchese crime families.
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The official charges against Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups are money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy.
He will appear in Federal Court in Portland later this afternoon and be arraigned on his indictment in Brooklyn at a future date, according to the FBI.
He will appear in Federal Court in Portland later this afternoon and be arraigned on his indictment in Brooklyn at a future date, according to the FBI.
October 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The official charges against Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups are money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy.
He will appear in Federal Court in Portland later this afternoon and be arraigned on his indictment in Brooklyn at a future date, according to the FBI.
He will appear in Federal Court in Portland later this afternoon and be arraigned on his indictment in Brooklyn at a future date, according to the FBI.
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With today's sports gambling arrests, this Cardozo Law Review
article on legalized sports wagering that I published with Keith Miller & John Holden now may be an especially helpful read:
dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
article on legalized sports wagering that I published with Keith Miller & John Holden now may be an especially helpful read:
dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
Legalized Sports Wagering in America
For 25 years, state legislative efforts to legalize, tax, and regulate sports wagering were forestalled by a federal law that disallowed new states from legaliz
dx.doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Ya! I think its official... The NBA has a gambling crisis going on.
October 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ya! I think its official... The NBA has a gambling crisis going on.
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