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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Justin Wolfers on the Quality of an NBA Denial

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...despite the NBA's protestations. He plans to publish those findings at some point. ESPN's Lester Munson did an excellent job, at the time, detailing the situation. Why did the NBA suddenly give...

Blog | June 12, 2008

Seattle Update

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

A treasure trove of private emails exposed! More lawsuits! Nationwide blog campaigns! The key NBA vote tomorrow! A lot of moving pieces to what could ...

Blog | April 17, 2008

Tim Donaghy Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

ESPN's Lester Munson, who is an actual lawyer and knows a lot more about this kind of stuff than...

Blog | August 16, 2007

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...malinformed, claiming they have better (but private) information that proves him wrong. In a must-read Lester Munson article on ESPN.com, Wolfers says: "I told them I would come into their office, do...

Blog | May 07, 2007

Insider trading charge could get more serious for Cuban

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

What's a paltry $750,000 to Mark Cuban? A life-altering event, if the insider trading charge continues to follow the path that landed Martha Stewart in jail. ESPN.com's Lester Munson analyzes Monday's development.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008

Lester Munson

Lester Munson says, according to the SEC complaint against Mark Cuban, the situation is very close to the...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | November 17, 2008

1 p.m.: Johnson/Herbstreit/Munson

Mike and Scott are joined by Jimmie Johnson, Kirk Herbstreit and Lester Munson. The guys recap the weekend in the NFL

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | November 17, 2008

Tirico & Van Pelt

Mike and Scott are joined by Cris Carter, Celtics Owner Wyc Grousbeck, Lester Munson and Kirk Herbstreit

Audio PodCast | November 17, 2008

A year later, case against Bonds is still far from airtight

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

It's been a year since the government first indicted Barry Bonds for perjury and obstruction of justice, and prosecutors are still struggling to make the charges stick, writes ESPN.com's Lester Munson.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2008

Change is coming to sports, too, under Obama

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Ceremonial first pitches on the South Side? The Games in his hometown? The world of sports, too, just might experience some of the change that President-elect Barack Obama promises, writes ESPN.com's Lester Munson.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2008

Guilty as charged (12 times), O.J. is looking at 10 to 15 years

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Marvelous work by the prosecutors in Las Vegas, along with some unique Nevada laws, means O.J. Simpson will likely spend at least the next decade behind bars, writes ESPN.com legal analyst Lester Munson.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2008

Tapes could prove powerful evidence against Simpson

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Prosecutors say O.J. Simpson is guilty of a robbery. Simpson and his lawyers say he was trying to recover memorabilia that had been taken from him. Lester Munson breaks down what the jury could decide.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008

How to talk the talk at the O.J. Simpson trial

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Want to really know what's going on at the Simpson trial? Only one way to be sure: Keep Lester Munson's O.J. glossary handy. Read it. Learn it. Live it.

Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008

Proper setting for the O.J. trial? Try a trailer park

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

The coterie of opportunists and bottom feeders who've come together in O.J. Simpson's trial on robbery and kidnapping charges have one thing in common, writes Lester Munson. It's sleaze.

Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008

Prosecution is off and running on Day 1 at O.J. trial

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Score one -- or more -- for the prosecution during the opening statements at O.J. Simpson's trial on robbery and kidnapping charges, writes ESPN.com legal analyst Lester Munson.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2008