Larry Nassar

FootballNFL

Pistons terminate Assistant GM Rob Murphy day before explosive reports are published

Detroit media came calling after news of a sexual harrassment probe emerged

Stephen Knox

PublishedMay 4, 2023

Soccer

How can the NWSL become misconduct-free?

Amid another Portland Thorns scandal, is there any way for the league to eliminate the abuse?

Mackenzie Meaney

PublishedJanuary 27, 2023

Locker

Women are no safer in sports than anywhere else [Updated]

Olivia Dunne, Lolo Jones, and Jamea Jonae Harris are just the latest victims of the misogyny in and around sports

Julie DiCaro

PublishedJanuary 19, 2023

FootballNFL

New lawsuit alleges Texans enabled and facilitated Deshaun Watson’s sexual misconduct

They can’t run a football team, but appears they know how to ignore warning signs in other areas

Stephen Knox

PublishedJune 27, 2022

Olympics

Team USA gymnasts file for $1 billion in restitution in wake of Larry Nassar abuse

More than 90 athletes seek damages for disgraced doctor’s sex abuse

Grace McDermott

PublishedJune 10, 2022

Lists

An incomplete list of Mark Emmert lowlights

NCAA president was an embarrassment for 12 long years

Eric Blum

PublishedApril 28, 2022

Olympics

Debacle on ice: Olympics women’s figure skating was the opposite of heartwarming

Kamila Valieva finishes fourth as medaling teammates break down, yell at coach

Grace McDermott

PublishedFebruary 18, 2022

FootballNCAA

Sadly, the $490M settlement Michigan made with 1,000-plus sexual assault survivors hasn’t been a bigger story

Put Michigan on blast like Penn State, MSU, USA Gymnastics, and Larry Nassar

Carron J. Phillips

PublishedJanuary 21, 2022

Media

‘Cheer’ teaches Hollywood how to center victims of sexual abuse

In the fifth episode of the season, the show focuses on the voices of the boys Jerry Harris allegedly abused

Grace McDermott

PublishedJanuary 20, 2022

Soccer

You’ll never believe this, but U.S. Soccer is actually considering going backwards

Former President Carlos Cordeiro, who resigned in disgrace after sexist legal doc, wants to lead organization again

Sam Fels

PublishedJanuary 5, 2022

Olympics

USA Gymnastics and Olympic committee will pay $380 million to survivors of Nassar’s abuse

These two organizations did not do what was necessary to try and prevent ex-doctor’s heinous acts

Stephen Knox

PublishedDecember 13, 2021

Media

Sorry, Sports Illustrated, but Time got it right — 2021 is the year of Simone Biles, not Tom Brady

Tom Brady has been a great athlete, but what Simone Biles did is far more important than any trophy

Stephen Knox

PublishedDecember 9, 2021

Olympics

Why does it always come down to the victims having to do the work?

Pols need to listen and act, and it probably starts with razing US Gymnastics to the ground

Jane McManus

PublishedSeptember 16, 2021

Olympics

‘How much is a little girl worth?’

US gymnasts Biles, Raisman, Maroney, Nichols accuse FBI of ignoring their abuse and fabricating reports

Julie DiCaro

PublishedSeptember 15, 2021

Olympics

Olympic athletes who could protest in Tokyo

The competitors most likely to combine athleticism with activism on sports’ largest stage

Donovan Dooley

PublishedJuly 11, 2021

BaseballMLB

Former All-Star closer found guilty of sexual assault against a 13-year-old

Fifteen counts of sexual assault against a minor. For such horrific charges as statutory sexual assault and…

Jon Hoefling

PublishedMay 21, 2021

Olympics

John Geddert, the ex-USA gymnastics coach with ties to Larry Nassar, kills self after being charged with a litany of heinousness

John Geddert, the former USA gymnastics coach who employed monster Larry Nassar at his gym, has reportedly died by…

Sam Fels

PublishedFebruary 25, 2021

Locker

That Cajun accent and ‘loveable charm’ won’t save Ed Orgeron from what’s happening at LSU

USA Today: At least 9 football players reported to police for sexual misconduct, dating violence since Orgeron took…

Carron J. Phillips

PublishedNovember 16, 2020

Olympics

Olympic Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber Tells Deadspin Why She Won't Attend USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Induction

As Jordyn Wieber walked off the mat after her floor routine at the 2012 Olympics, she was giddy, and a big smile…

DeArbea Walker

PublishedSeptember 2, 2020

Olympics

Reports: The Justice Department Is Investigating Sex Abuse In The Olympic Movement

The Wall Street Journal reported today that the U.S. Department of Justice has launched criminal investigations into…

Diana Moskovitz

PublishedSeptember 13, 2019

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Pistons terminate Assistant GM Rob Murphy day before explosive reports are published

How can the NWSL become misconduct-free?

Women are no safer in sports than anywhere else [Updated]

New lawsuit alleges Texans enabled and facilitated Deshaun Watson’s sexual misconduct

Team USA gymnasts file for $1 billion in restitution in wake of Larry Nassar abuse

An incomplete list of Mark Emmert lowlights

Debacle on ice: Olympics women’s figure skating was the opposite of heartwarming

Sadly, the $490M settlement Michigan made with 1,000-plus sexual assault survivors hasn’t been a bigger story

‘Cheer’ teaches Hollywood how to center victims of sexual abuse

You’ll never believe this, but U.S. Soccer is actually considering going backwards

USA Gymnastics and Olympic committee will pay $380 million to survivors of Nassar’s abuse

Sorry, Sports Illustrated, but Time got it right — 2021 is the year of Simone Biles, not Tom Brady

Why does it always come down to the victims having to do the work?

‘How much is a little girl worth?’

Olympic athletes who could protest in Tokyo

Former All-Star closer found guilty of sexual assault against a 13-year-old

John Geddert, the ex-USA gymnastics coach with ties to Larry Nassar, kills self after being charged with a litany of heinousness

That Cajun accent and ‘loveable charm’ won’t save Ed Orgeron from what’s happening at LSU

Olympic Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber Tells Deadspin Why She Won't Attend USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Induction

Reports: The Justice Department Is Investigating Sex Abuse In The Olympic Movement