Ryan LakeJul 16, 20204 minNHL Return To Play Impact On Player Bonuses And Player Opt-OutsThe Return to Play is excellent news for hockey fans; however, the restart of the season will have a dramatic impact on players as they comp
Ryan LakeOct 31, 20193 minJessica Mendoza Talks Broadcasting, Baseball And Women In Sports At ESPNW SummitThe 10th annual ESPNW Women + Sports Summit included several insightful interviews.
Ryan LakeOct 20, 20193 minLausanne HC Introduces The World To The Environmentally Sustainable Vaudoise ArenaOn September 30, Lausanne HC took on the Philadelphia Flyers in a preseason exhibition game. The game may have started as a friendly, but...
Ryan LakeAug 1, 20194 minFormer All-Pro Delvin Williams Sues NFL For Disability BenefitsWilliams injuries have caused long-term issues including Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) symptoms. CTE is a disease that many...
Ryan LakeJul 31, 20194 minUSWNT Prepares For Mediation After U.S. Soccer Claims Women Are Paid More Than MenOn March 8, 28 players filed a complaint in the US District Court in Los Angeles asserting that US Soccer practices gender-based...
Ryan LakeJul 24, 20195 minInside NHL Salary Arbitration And The 40 Players Who Have FiledJuly is one of the most critical months on the calendar for NHL players, agents and GMs. July 1 rings in a new league year and the...
Ryan LakeJul 11, 20191 minNPR – All Sides With Ann Fisher – U.S. Women’s National Team And Equal PayReally enjoyed talking with Ann Fisher on WOSU NPR Radio about U.S. Women’s National Team And Equal Pay lawsuit! The U.S. Women’s...
Ryan LakeJul 9, 20191 minThe Beat of Sports: Share The Latest With The Lawsuit For Equal PayDozens of players filed a complaint in the US District Court in Los Angeles alleging that the US Soccer Federation practices gender-based...
Ryan LakeJul 9, 20194 minUSWNT Set Sights On Fight For Equal Pay In Mediation With U.S. SoccerBefore the start of the World Cup, the WNT players sued the U.S. Soccer Federation alleging gender-based pay-discrimination. Now that the...
Ryan LakeJul 8, 20194 minUSWNT Fight For Equality In The U.S. While Taking On The World In The World CupOn March 8, 28 players filed a complaint in the US District Court in Los Angeles alleging that US Soccer practices gender-based...
Ryan LakeMay 21, 20194 minChasing The Money: Ilya Kovalchuk’s Cautionary TaleThe Los Angeles Kings made the first big splash of NHL free agency by agreeing to terms with Ilya Kovalchuk last month. The Russian...
Ryan LakeMay 21, 20194 minNHL Has A Unified Draft, But The Rules Don’t Treat Europeans The SameThe spotlight was as hot as the Texas sun during the NHL Draft. The first round of the draft, held in Dallas this year, showcased the...
Ryan LakeMay 20, 20194 minGolden Knights’ Incredible Success Continues To Set RecordsThe National Hockey League has entered another era of expansion with the addition of the Vegas Golden Knights and is enjoying the team’s...
Ryan LakeMay 20, 20193 minWhy NFL Players Need A Rookie To Be A Hero To Make Everyone’s Contract BetterThe NFL draft has just concluded, with one of sports’ brightest spotlights illuminating the next generation of NFL stars. The draft...
Ryan LakeMay 20, 20195 minWhy Suspensions Are On The Rise In The NHL Playoffs“Concussion” might just be the scariest word in sports today, and fear of the injury is palpable. The NHL is not immune from the impact...
Ryan LakeApr 30, 20193 minU.S. Soccer Sued Over Denial Of Application To Bring Ecuadorian Game To U.S.Recently, U.S. Soccer has been brought to court by the U.S. Women’s National team, and the North American Soccer League. In its complaint...
Ryan LakeApr 28, 20193 minMatt Duchene And Jordan Eberle Primed For Big Contracts After First-Round Playoff PerformancesAs unrestricted free agents Duchene and Eberle are allowed to sign with any club once the new league year starts on July 1. This gives...
Ryan LakeApr 16, 20193 minCale Makar’s Historic Journey From NCAA Star To NHL PlayoffsMakar has had a hectic last few days. Entering the weekend, he was a college sophomore and the top-rated prospect in hockey. So how did...
Ryan LakeApr 12, 20193 minKHL Contract May Delay Nikita Gusev’s Vegas Golden Knights DebutGusev has proven this season in the KHL that he can be a top six player in the NHL. The former KHL MVP and current All-star led the...
Ryan LakeApr 12, 20193 minNHLPA Appeals NHL Decision To Suspend Slava Voynov For The 2019-20 SeasonGary Bettman, the commissioner of the NHL, announced on Tuesday that the NHL had determined that Voynov committed “unacceptable off-ice...
