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Michael McCann

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Director of Sports Law Institute, Professor of Law

LLM, Harvard Law School, 2005;
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 2002;
BA, Georgetown University, 1998

Phone: 802-831-1207
Email: mmccann@vermontlaw.edu

In the News

Television and Radio

Over the last three years, Professor McCann has been a guest on over 20 television and radio shows. They include:

  • The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, CNN, Washington, D.C., first aired on television August 31, 2009 (discussing criminal trial of high school football coach Jason Stinson)
  • CNN Newsroom, CNN, Atlanta, Georgia, first aired on television May 21, 2009 (discussing release of Michael Vick from prison and his prospects for reinstatement into the NFL)
  • Fox Live Desk, Fox News Channel, New York, New York, aired on live television Feb. 10, 2009 (discussing legal implications of Alex Rodriguez admitting that he tested positive for steroids)
  • Fox Live Desk, Fox News Channel, New York, New York, aired on live television Feb. 5, 2009 (discussing admissibility of steroids tests that implicate Barry Bonds)
  • CNN Newsroom, CNN, Atlanta, Georgia, first aired on television Dec. 3, 2008 (discussing NFL star Plaxico Burress’s legal woes, including facing a felony charge on criminal possession of a weapon)
  • Tommy Craggs, The Next Big Thing, New York Times, Sept. 26, 2008, at M36
  • CNN Newsroom, CNN, Atlanta, Georgia, first aired on television July 29, 2008 (discussing the sentencing of former NBA referee Tim Donaghy after his guilty plea to federal wire fraud charges)
  • Jason Zengerle, The Pivot, The New Republic, July 9, 2008, at 24
  • Morning Edition, National Public Radio, Seattle, Washington, first aired on radio Apr. 19, 2008 (discussing legal and economic implications of NBA's approval of the franchise relocation of the Sonics)
  • The Glenn Beck Show, CNN, Atlanta, Georgia, first aired on television Dec. 13, 2007 (discussing Roger Clemens’ legal woes stemming from Major League Baseball’s steroids investigation)
  • CNN Newsroom, CNN, Atlanta, Georgia, first aired on television Dec. 13, 2007 (discussing legal implications of the Mitchell Report and its naming of Major League Baseball players)
  • Power Lunch, CNBC, New York, New York, first aired Dec. 13, 2007 (discussing legal implications of the Mitchell Report and its naming of Major League Baseball players)
  • David Segal, Isiah Thomas Takes Center Court, Washington Post, Sept. 26, 2007, at C1
  • Power Lunch, CNBC, New York, New York, first aired on television June 20, 2007 (discussing rights of World Wrestling Entertainment shareholders after the faked death of chairman Vince McMahon)
  • On the Money with Darren Rovell, CNBC, New York, New York, first aired Jan. 10, 2007 (discussing lawsuit between New England Patriots and Stubhub)
  • World Have Your Say, BBC Radio, London, England, first aired Oct. 31, 2005 (discussing legal issues of new NBA dress code)
  • Bob Costas Now, Home Box Office (HBO), New York, New York, first aired on television June 10, 2005 (discussing Clarett v. NFL and impact of law review article “Illegal Defense” on collective bargaining)

Newspaper, Magazine and Online

Over the last three years, Professor McCann has been quoted or cited in over 100 newspaper, magazine, and on-line articles. They include:

  • "Isiah Thomas Takes Center Court," David Segal, Washington Post, Sept. 26, 2007, at C1.
  • "Racism Behind the Plate," Francesca Di Meglio, Business Week.com, Aug. 30, 2007.
  • "Is the NBA in Jeopardy in the Wake of Betting Scandal?" Henry Abbott, ESPN.com, July 25, 2007.
  • "Steve McNair’s DUI Case Enveloped in Fog," Rick Maese, Baltimore Sun, May 11, 2007, at 1F.
  • "Four Columns I Really Enjoyed this Week," Bill Simmons, Espn.com, Apr. 19 2007.
  • "Inside the NBA," Kelly Dwyer, Sports Illustrated, Apr. 10 2007, at 10.
  • "John Wooden: What the Legendary Coach Gets Wrong," Tommy Craggs, Slate, Dec. 8 2006.
  • "Are Fantasy Sports Real life Gambling?" Tresa Baldas, National Law Journal, Aug. 14, 2006, at 1.
  • "Licensing Case Court Hurt Rotisserie Sports," Tim Lemke, Washington Times, July 29, 2006, at 1D.
  • "Lawyer: Walker has a Case," Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati Enquirer, July 12, 2006, at 1D.
  • "O.J. Mayo to the NBA?" Chad Ford, Espn.com, July 10, 2006.
  • "Not A Sweet Tune for the Other Harlem Basketball Team," Chris Isidore, CNN Money, Mar. 3, 2006.
  • "Competitor Files Federal Complaint Against Harlem Globetrotters," Adam Kress, Msnb.com, Jan. 15, 2006.
  • "Sparks from Specter in T.O. Case," Amy Worden & Larry Eichel, Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 29, 2005, at C1.
  • "Congress to Crack Down on Steroids," James Carroll, Louisville Courier-Journal, Sept. 8, 2005, at 1B.
  • "Stern Has it Exactly Backward on College," Dwight Jaynes, Portland Tribune, Aug. 9, 2005, at B8.
  • "The Spin: Teenage Wasteland," Michael Ain, ESPN The Magazine, July 18, 2005, at 38.
  • "Is it Fair for the NBA to Keep Youth Out?" Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, Apr. 27, 2005, at C1.
  • "The NBA’s Youth Squad," Brian Hindo, Business Week, July 5, 2004, at 93.