K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup (October 21, 2025)

Sports:

• California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that approved a study on potential inequities in youth sports, including “race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, income, or geographic location.” Newsom signs law to approve athlete equity study as more California schools oppose males in girls’ sports – Fox News

NCAA

• Mark Few contributed a written statement to the lawsuit filed by Tyon Grant-Foster, who continues to seek an additional year of eligibility after the NCAA denied the player’s appeal last Friday — the latest development in a waiver saga involving the Grand Canyon transfer dating back to early June. Gonzaga’s Mark Few delivers strong statement in wake of NCAA’s Tyon Grant-Foster verdict: ‘They’re just wrong on this one.’ – Yahoosports
• A recent study commissioned by the NCAA found that online harassment of student-athletes decreased but was still present in 2025. Study: Betting-Related Abuse of NCAA Athletes Common But Declining – Yahoo Sports

MLB

• A former Los Angeles Angels communications executive told a California federal jury Friday that the team had no ability to control or oversee pitcher Tyler Skaggs and the staffer who supplied him with drugs on the night Skaggs overdosed because both employees were off duty at the time. Angels Couldn’t Oversee Pitcher The Night He OD’d, Jury Told – Law360

NHL

• Less than 16 months into their existence, the Utah Mammoth have checked the sort of boxes that make older, less fortunate fan bases seethe. The latest on the Utah Mammoth’s legal battle over their name – The Salt Lake Tribune

NBA

• Minority owners of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns on Friday dropped their Delaware Court of Chancery lawsuit seeking to obtain certain company documents but said they are now focused on asserting counterclaims of mismanagement and misconduct in a suit filed earlier this week by majority owner Mat Ishbia. Phoenix Suns Minority Owners End Suit, Shift To Countersuit – Law360 

Entertainment:

MUSIC

• Udio AI music-generation service was sued by independent music creators alleging the company used their works without permission to flood the market with AI-generated music in violation of their intellectual property rights. New Udio lawsuit hones in on the “significant and unequal harm” inflicted on independent musicians by music AI
• A musical duo suing the hip-hop music artist Cardi B withdrew their motion to remove her hit single “Enough (Miami)” from all digital platforms while their intellectual property lawsuit proceeds. Cardi B Dodges ‘Enough’ Song Ban in Musical Duo’s IP Lawsuit

FILM & TELEVISION

• A NJ federal judge this week declined to reconsider his order throwing out an attorney’s copyright infringement suit against Netflix over his documentary about sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America. Netflix Keeps Win In Documentary IP Suit From Atty’s Film Co. – Law360