Sport & the Law
A Course Guide for Sport Management 635
Newspapers
Oftentimes, the only information available about a case is in news articles. This is generally true when the case has not yet been decided or when the case takes place at the trial court level. Try some of the sources below for news articles:
- Alt-Press Watch This link opens in a new windowSeveral hundred U.S. alternative newsweekliesAvailable on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNews, business and legal sourcesAvailable on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Massachusetts NewsBank This link opens in a new windowMassachusetts Daily Newspapers: Amherst Bulletin, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Springfield Republican, Greenfield Recorder, Valley Advocate, and five more Massachusetts city newspapers. 1990's to present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Sports law blogs
- Entertainment and sports law blogsABA Journal's listing of blogs focused on entertainment and sports law.
Historical newspapers
- Historical Newspaper: Boston Globe This link opens in a new windowMassachusetts' newspaper of record, 1872-1991. Additional content is added yearly.
Users must limit their search to "full text" on the left side of the screen to make sure they only get results that include the Full Text. Without the limiter, the "abstracts" will be indexed as well.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password. - Historical Newspaper: New York Times This link opens in a new windowThe entire New York Times, searchable, in image files, from 1851 to three years ago.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowFull-text and full-image of every Wall Street Journal article from 1984 to today.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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