Sporting events

The athletic association that oversees public high school sports in Wisconsin is constitutionally entitled to sign exclusive contracts for online streaming of post-season tournaments, a federal appellate court ruled yesterday.

Three news editor associations are objecting to content limits being imposed on journalists who cover sporting events in the Southeastern Conference.

The Associated Press Managing Editors, Associated Press Sports Editors and the American Society of News Editors jointly sent a letter primarily objecting to restrictions on use of video on Web sites and "real-time" descriptions of a game as it is played.

Just when it seemed journalists had staked out anew the freedom to cover high school sports, a new legal battle has come to a head in Wisconsin.

Major League Baseball has come up with new conditions for their 2008 credential application that media organizations must submit to be able to cover any MLB event.

Major League Baseball is being asked by the National Press Photographers Association to reconsider its decision to restrict access to photographers at MLB events.

The NPPA President, Tony Overman, wrote a letter to MLB Commissioner Allen H. “Bud” Selig, saying the recently released restrictions are overly broad and vague and subject to misinterpretation.