24.06.2009Lower number of non U.S. players expected to be drafted by NBA teams this year

The number of foreign players drafted in the NBA has been dropping.

A record 21 foreign players were drafted in 2003, but the total has dropped each year since. The total fell to 13 last season.

Ricky Rubio of Spain and Hasheem...

15.06.2009German Basketball Federation cancels agreement

The German Basketball Federation has canceled an agreement with the National Team players that was negotiated last just last summer.

10.06.2009Cologne team challenges employee council elections

After promising in a face to face meeting with players that the team would not challenge the establishment of an employee council, players received, without communication from management, notification from the Cologne Labor Court...

10.06.2009SP.IN represents athletes at EURO MEI General Assembly

EURO MEI, the section of UNI global union representing labor unions in the media, entertainment and the arts, held its general assembly the last two days in Rome. SP.IN spieler initiative, the first member of EU Athletes to join...

31.05.2009COMMENT: Athlete or Doping Expert?

Players are flooded with information about the anti doping rules. How can anyone other than an expert understand them and give informed consent?

24.05.2009Helping hand in Paderborn

SP.IN team representatives and members Stefan Fahrad (Ludwigsburg), Jay Thomas (Tuebingen), Jan Lipke (Bremerhaven) and Heiko Schaffartzik (Giessen) assisted with a camp held by the DBB for the U16, U18 and U20 youth teams on...

14.05.2009Employee Councils elected in Cologne and Duesseldorf

The players in Cologne and Duesseldorf have elected employee councils (Betriebsrate) as is allowed under German law. The existence of a council will allow the players to have a say in such issues as doping testing, scheduling and...

05.05.2009Presentation at the Council of Europe

Walter Palmer, Simon Taylor and Yves Kummer representing EU Athletes made a presentation to the Council of Europe's Monitoring Group for the Anti Doping Convention. For the first time independent athletes associations have been...