levelthefield

Equal pay for equal play — it sounds fair, right? But when it comes to professional sports, the debate gets ugly fast. Supporters of equal pay argue that women train just as hard, compete just as fiercely, and inspire just as passionately as men. So why the massive pay gap? Why do elite female...

Every Saturday, millions tune in to watch college football and basketball — the energy is electric, the competition fierce, and the profits astronomical. Yet the athletes, the stars of the show, see none of the billions flowing through the NCAA’s pockets. Is this tradition, or legalized...