Eldon L. Ham has been nationally quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, CBS Chicago, New York Daily News, ESPN.com, and others.
Chicago Sun-Times
Baseball has eased America out of its slumps
September 5th, 2026
Detroit Free Press
After 2010 blown call, Tigers' Galarraga could still have perfect game
May 10th, 2026
Illinois Bar Journal
Tackling the Trans Athlete Debate
April 1st, 2026
Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal
Unintended Consequences: Baseball, antitrust, and the residue of design
March 23rd, 2026
Chicago Sun-Times
College sports quandary
September 6th, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times
Protest, dissent have been part of Chicago history since Washington Square Park's heyday
April 9th, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times
Cubs vs. Dodgers in Japan: Remembering a barnstorming tour by U.S. players in 1934
March 14th, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times
How the NCAA began losing its grip on 'amateurism'
March 7th, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times
During Black History Month, remember stories of Black athletes who influenced America
February 21st, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times
Spring training is here. Cue the lawyers and accountants.
February 14th, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times
What's the future of the NFL's commitment to diversity?
February 7th, 2025
Chicago Sun-Times
When sports turn violent, it can lead to legal action
December 27th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
Heisman Trophy should once again require player 'integrity'
November 30th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
'Monkey trial' of 1925, brought to life in Goodman's 'Inherit the Wind,' echoes today's culture wars
October 11th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
How the old USFL emerged, and how Trump helped kill it
September 14th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
Peaceful protests and activism live up to Olympic ideals
July 19th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
Gambling on games skyrockets, and that's hazardous to athletes
July 12th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
What the great Willie Mays lived to see
June 21st, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
Muhammad Ali's defeat of Sonny Liston in Lewiston, Maine was a knockout for the ages
May 24th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
NFL draft day: How teams legally collude to restrict draftees' rights and choices
April 24th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
As we descend into March Madness, a few words about the NCAA's slow demise
March 16th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
A Jewish Chicagoan named Abe Saperstein left an indelible mark on today's NBA
February 23rd, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
An Apple commercial and 'Where's the beef?' helped transform the Super Bowl in 1984
January 27th, 2024
ABA Journal
Carnegie and Me: Refuting the culture war on American libraries
January 25th, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times
Sports history's biggest flubs and blunders
December 30th, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times
How baseball endured through World War II
December 7th, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times
The Michigan sign-stealing case shows Americans are fed up with cheating
November 24th, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times
Baseball broadcasting history includes Carlton Fisk and Chicago's very own WGN
October 21st, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times
Among baseball's greatest home runs, include one by Cubs' Dave Kingman
October 7th, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times
Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and the home run chase of 1998
August 29th, 2023
Illinois State Bar Association
Unnecessary Roughness: Sports Injuries and the Contact Sports Exception
July 24th, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago's All-Star 'game of the century'
June 26th, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times
Fixing the Ja Morant problem
June 17th, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times
How William Wrigley Jr. brought soap, gum and Chicago baseball broadcasting together
April 24th, 2023
ABA Journal
Fair game: Does the fair use doctrine apply to Andy Warhol's pop art?
January 9th, 2020
CBS Chicago
Athlete Free Speech—It's Not The Standing, Stupid
October 4th, 2017
CBS Chicago
Fenwick, Justice, Logic All Lose
November 23rd, 2016
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Can baseball help break impasse on Judge Garland?
April 15th, 2016
Law 360
How 4th Circ. Failed To Clarify Athlete Disability Rights
January 3rd, 2016
CBS Chicago
Why The NFL Needs To Lose The Roger Goodell-Tom Brady Standoff
August 19th, 2015
Political Mavens
Pitchers, Catchers, and Lawyers Report: Have the Little Leagues Made It to the Big Leagues?
March 9th, 2015
CBS Chicago
The Patriots' Tangled Web Of Innocence, Lies And Cover-Ups
January 28th, 2015
SunSentinel
Pro athletes should speak out on controversial issues
January 12th, 2015
CBS Chicago
NFL and Undue Process
September 17th, 2014
CBS Chicago
Why Roger Goodell Should Resign
September 12th, 2014
Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law
Pretext: The Dark Side of Baseball
May 19th, 2014
CBS Chicago
Is Don Sterling A Canary In The NBA Gold Mine?
April 29th, 2014
CBS Chicago
How A-Rod Could Be Guilty And Still Win
February 5th, 2014
CBS Chicago
Sosa-McGwire: The Shock & Awe Summer Of 1998
June 26th, 2013
CBS Chicago
How The Great Baseball Oxymoron Undermines America
June 19th, 2012
New York Times
Give the Ref a Gavel
March 7th, 2012
CBS Chicago
Muhammad And Me
January 17th, 2012
The Philadelphia Inquirer
'Death' to Penn State football?
November 16th, 2011
CBS Chicago
Sandusky Said 'Way, Way Too Much'
November 15th, 2011
CBS Chicago
Feds Could Get Involved With Penn State
November 9th, 2011
CBS Chicago
Have The NBA Players Met The Real Enemy?
November 9th, 2011
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Celebrating 90 Years of [World Series] Radio Broadcasts
October 19th, 2011
Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal
Broadcast 90 Years Ago was First to Help Listeners 'See' [World] Series
October 17th, 2011
CBS Chicago
The Scarlet Number—How the Maris Home Run Record Could Help Expunge the Steroid Era
September 21st, 2011
Political Mavens
King James: The Next Michael Jordan?
October 20th, 2010
Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal
How to infuse hope in the Big Dance
March 29th, 2010
Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law
Hardball Free Agency—The Unintended Demise of Salary Arbitration in Major League Baseball: How the Law of Unintended Consequences Crippled the Salary Arbitration Remedy—and How to Fix It
January 1st, 2010
Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal
A Few Ways To Deal With The Square Pegs Of Academia
June 15th, 2009
Political Mavens
All-Star Boondoggle
July 16th, 2008
Illinois State Bar Association
Must Violence Among Athletes Be A Crime That Pays?
January 1st, 2008
Political Mavens
The Mitchell Report
December 19th, 2007
Political Mavens
The NFL Slob Rule
November 15th, 2007
Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal
An Indisputable Need For Replay
October 22nd, 2007
Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal
Crafting A Symbolic Nod To Pre-Steroid Era
July 30th, 2007
Political Mavens
Stern Rules: How to Fix the Suns-Spurs Dilemma
May 18th, 2007
Political Mavens
Jackie Robinson Did Not Change Baseball?
April 9th, 2007
Political Mavens
The Hypocrisy of Cooperstown: Why Does it Matter?
October 16th, 2006
Chicago Tribune
The True Meaning Behind Ozzie-gate
February 14th, 2006
Baltimore Sun
Beyond Baseball's Mischief
March 17th, 2005
Chicago Tribune
Baseball Trespassers
April 26th, 2003
Marquette Sports Law Review
The True Precedent of Baseball in Law
January 1st, 2003
Cincinnati Enquirer
Who's Not on First? 3 Steps to Save Baseball
July 28th, 2002
Pioneer Press
State Ought to Outlaw Athletes Who Are Thugs
January 4th, 2001
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
A Baseball Lands Where it Will—But Who Owns It?
September 18th, 1998
Seton Hall Journal of Sports Law
Disabled Athletes: A Last Vestige of Court Tolerated Discrimination?
January 1st, 1998
Chicago Tribune
The Race Card is a Joker: A Final Spin on the Sprewell Lesson
December 30th, 1997
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Olympic Dilemma: The Harding Controversy
February 1st, 1994
Trial Magazine
Steroids: Wrestling With the Issues
August 1st, 1993
Illinois State Bar Association
Richard Dent v. NFL: Private Associations and Fundamental Fairness
April 1st, 1989