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Lester MunsonMLBLester 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. |
Scandal, slurs, sex … Happy Holiday!
Lester Munson, ESPN.comUEFA'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, 2009Unions, coaches join fight against NFL
Lester Munson, ESPN.comAre you ready for some football … on Friday night? It could happen if the NFL wins a landmark antitrust case.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009Bonds appeal deck might be stacked
Lester Munson, ESPN.comOral 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, 2009Appeals court ruling won't stop leaks
Lester Munson, ESPN.comSo Jeff Novitzky and the government were wrong to seize most of baseball's positive drug test results from 2003. But Wednesday's court ruling won't stop the leaks, and it won't help Barry Bonds.
Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009The law won't stop the leaks
Lester Munson, ESPN.comBaseball's 2003 drug tests were supposed to be confidential, so why doesn't the legal system punish the people who keep leaking names? We have the answer.
Story | Conversation | August 04, 2009Canseco says MLB facing bigger issue
Pedro Gomez, ESPN.comJose Canseco, whose 2005 book arguably started the cascade of revelations and an investigation into PEDs in baseball, barely raised an eyebrow when he was told David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez reportedly tested positive in 2003.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2009Antitrust case could be Armageddon
Lester Munson, ESPN.comThe future of sports as we know them -- or, at least, the financial underpinning of sports as we know them -- is at stake in a Supreme Court case. Are you alarmed? You should be.
Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009NHL can relax about Coyotes, for now
Lester Munson, ESPN.comFor now, Monday's court decision preserves the status quo for hockey in Phoenix. But the jury is still out on whether that's a good thing.
Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009
7 a.m.: Commish/Lester Munson/Sosa
...hear sound from MLB Commissioner Bud Selig on Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. ESPN.com's Lester Munson says Donte Stallworth is lucky he's wealthy
Audio PodCast | June 16, 2009
Clemens should worry about PED report
Lester Munson, ESPN.comDoes the report that residue of performance-enhancing substances was found on drug paraphernalia mean more trouble for Roger Clemens? The answer is yes.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009Bonds appeal could take 19 months
Lester Munson, ESPN.comFederal court statistics indicate that it might take more than a year and a half to get through the prosecution's appeal of a ruling in the Barry Bonds perjury case.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009Appeal is smart move in Bonds trial
Lester Munson, ESPN.comProsecutors didn't have many choices left, but the one they made Friday -- to appeal the judge's ruling and delay the Barry Bonds trial -- was a smart move, writes ESPN.com's Lester Munson.
Story | Conversation | February 27, 2009Bonds trial faces long delay for appeal
Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN.comThe government announced Friday its intention to appeal pretrial rulings that would keep out significant pieces of evidence, bringing Barry Bonds' perjury trial to a screeching halt.
Story | Conversation | February 27, 2009Ruling a blow to Bonds prosecution
Lester Munson, ESPN.comJudge Susan Illston's rulings are devastating setbacks for prosecutors who have been investigating Barry Bonds and preparing for a perjury trial that is scheduled to begin March 2. ESPN.com's Lester Munson says the government's case is now on life support.
Story | Conversation | February 20, 2009Tejada charge ramps up pressure
Lester Munson, ESPN.comThe charge that Miguel Tejada lied to congressional investigators about steroids is a clear signal that the government still has Roger Clemens in its sights, writes Lester Munson.
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