In American soccer, men and women are paid equally. Will other sports take notice

The fight for equal pay in sports received a boost this week when the United States Soccer Federation announced that players on the men's and women's national teams would be paid equally.

Although the US soccer teams have reached parity, professional female athletes in basketball, tennis and other sports continue to be paid far less than their male counterparts. In 2014, male golf pros earned an average of $1.1 million, while....