Lester Munson

Lester Munson

MLB

Lester Munson, a Chicago lawyer and journalist who has been reporting on investigative and legal issues in the sports industry for 18 years, is a senior writer for ESPN.com.

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Scandal, slurs, sex … Happy Holiday!

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

UEFA's Gianni Infantino has plenty on his mind these days, like trying to keep a European soccer match-fixing investigation from becoming the worst sports scandal ever. Here's the Courtside Seat view.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

NFL antitrust case: cold and compelling

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

It's radical, and it would upset pro sports as we know them. But strangely, the NFL's case against American Needle makes some sense.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

NFL lawyers on a losing streak

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

The NFL's drug-testing program is massive, random and strict, or so they say. But it's also failing in court, thanks to Will Smith and others.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Video: Cable's future in Oakland

Bill Williamson, AFC West

ESPN legal analyst Lester Munson and the San Francisco Examiner's Art Spander discuss Tom Cable's future in Oakland

Blog | November 06, 2009

Cable's Future In Oakland

Lester Munson, Art Spander discuss Tom Cable's future in Oakland

Video | November 05, 2009

Lawlessness, liability and litigation!

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Kevin and Pat Williams just wanted to make weight. Now look what they've done. The world of sports and the law just keeps getting weirder.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

It's not nice to fool Papa Bear's team

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

What would George Halas have done? Probably the same thing his team did when the Bears got conned recently. Ain't the life of sports and the law grand?

Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Veteran labor lawyer wants NHLPA job

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

As players sift through the turmoil of Paul Kelly's dismissal, several names, including veteran labor lawyer David Feher, are emerging as possible replacements.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Unions, coaches join fight against NFL

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Are you ready for some football … on Friday night? It could happen if the NFL wins a landmark antitrust case.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Chelios wants players to reconsider

Lester Munson, ESPN

More than four weeks after the executive board of the NHL Players Association fired executive director Paul Kelly in a 22-5 vote at 3 a.m., a number of player representatives continue to debate the decision, according to sources.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Chaos, cabal and catastrophe. Oh my!

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

RichRod needs some cool new rules, and the NFL takes a legal shot across the bow. Where else but in Lester Munson's wacky world of sports and the law?

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Boo-boos, alibis, trials … and sports

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Public embarrassments, silly excuses, brutal litigation … you gotta love the prisms through which Lester Munson views the world of sports.

Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009

Why don't the Giants bring back Barry?

Jim Caple, Page 2

Major League Baseball is desperate for some excitement this September. The solution? Barry Bonds.

Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009

Bonds appeal deck might be stacked

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Oral arguments in Barry Bonds' perjury case will be heard in the Court of Appeals this week, but the judges might be a tough audience for the government.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009

Roethlisberger suit: Duel of the lawyers

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

This will not end well. The sexual assault civil lawsuit filed against Ben Roethlisberger has devolved into claims, counterclaims, demands and duels between the attorneys.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2009