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Screw Al Michaels and screw the Bucs
It took less than one full quarter for NBC’s Opening Night broadcasting team, helmed by Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, to demonstrate exactly how little they care for the women watching the game....
We still see you, Trevor Bauer
A California judge has dissolved the emergency restraining order against Trevor Bauer and denied his accuser a permanent restraining order, following a three-day hearing....
‘I was molested, too.’
It’s a pre-pandemic Father’s Day at Community Baptist Church in Englewood, N.J. Black, brown, and white faces stand together offering shouts of amen and hallelujah as Pastor Lester W. Taylor rouses them with his words of inspiration. In the crowd of about 700 on this Sunday morning is Monte Barrett...
When it comes to star athletes and sexual assault, don’t listen to the guys with an agenda
It was 8 years ago now that I wrote about my own sexual assault for a site I had only recently starting reading, called Deadspin. My purpose in writing it wasn’t to gain sympathy, or to “play the victim card” — the go-to insult a certain segment of Twitter pulls out every time a woman shares any kin...
How NOT to talk about the Deshaun Watson allegations
On Sunday, three new lawsuits were filed against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, all three accusing Watson of sexual assault and sexual misconduct by women who worked as massage therapists for him at one time or another. That brings the grand total of lawsuits filed against Watson, alleging subst...
Joey Ryan might be the worst person in the world
That’s a highly contested honor these days, so I acknowledge the enormity of the statement. Still, you have to recognize when someone is putting in the effort to take that mantle, as disturbing as it may be....
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 suicide. The report comes on the same day that he was charged with 24 counts of human trafficking, sexual assault, racketeering, and lying to police....
Is WWE putting a title on Matt Riddle ignorance, direct retaliation, or something in between?
WWE isn’t known for its sensitivity, and at times is quite proud of that, and that was clearly evident on Sunday night during the company’s “Elimination Chamber” pay-per-view event. Matt Riddle won the United States Championship, and to say the timing is odd would be scaling a mountain of a euphemis...
The things we don’t talk about during Super Bowl Week — or ever
I didn’t want to write this story. I never want to write these stories....
Lonnie Walker Shaves Hair to Symbolize Freedom From Sexual Abuse
San Antonio Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV delivered a powerful testimony on vulnerability, strength, and healing....
Felipe Vázquez Charged With Statutory Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old
Hours after Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was arrested yesterday in Pittsburgh on behalf of Lee County (Florida) authorities for a pair of child solicitation charges, he was also charged in Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County with a slew of felonies that includes statutory sexual assault....
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Pirates Closer Felipe Vazquez Arrested On Child Solicitation Charges [Update]
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Tuesday that Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez was arrested in Pittsburgh and booked in Allegheny County Jail, where he will await extradition to Lee County (Florida) to face one count of computer pornography - solicitation of a child and one count of ...
Michigan State Agrees To Pay $4.5 Million Fine For Failing To Stop Larry Nassar
Michigan State has agreed to pay a $4.5 million fine for its failure to protect students from Larry Nassar, a former school employee and former doctor to the USA Gymnastics national team, who is now serving more than 100 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls under the guise of medical tre...
What Gymnastics Did To Jessica Howard
When Jessica Howard entered the world of gymnastics in 1987, she was three years old and wore a pink leotard adorned with poodles. She would go on to become a three-time national champion and later serve on the board of USA Gymnastics. The experience would nearly kill her....
Former Ohio State Coach Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Underage Diver
Former Ohio State diving coach William Bohonyi was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday on two counts of sexually abusing Estee Pryor, a diver who trained with the Ohio State University Diving Club when she was underage....
Congress Responds To The Larry Nassar Scandal With A Half-Measure And Handshakes All Around
It’s been about three years since Rachael Denhollander called the Indianapolis Star and said she was sexually abused by the longtime doctor for the women’s national gymnastics team, Larry Nassar. Since then more than 300 women have said that they were abused by Nassar; the disgraced doctor has been ...
Longtime Track Coach And One-Time Olympian Charged With Sexual Battery Against Former Athlete
A longtime and prominent track coach and former Olympian was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday and charged with one felony count of sexual battery by fraud for allegedly molesting one of his former athletes. The arrest reportedly comes as the result of an Outside The Lines investigation that deta...
Afghanistan Soccer Head Banned For Life For Sexually Abusing Women's National Team Players
FIFA’s ethics committee has found Keramuudin Karim, former President of the Afghanistan Football Federation, guilty of sexually and physically abusing multiple members of the women’s national team. Karim is now banned for life from all international and national soccer activities, and was fined the ...