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                  Olympics

                  Larry Nassar’s Prison Sentence Stands, But The Judge’s Words Still Rankle

                  Larry Nassar will die in prison. The former doctor for Michigan State and USA Gymnastics had been convicted on multiple counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in two different Michigan courts, as well as in federal court, after multiple women said he sexually abused them under the guise of providing medical treatment. Nassar has been […]

                  Gymnastics
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  Judge Rosemarie Aquilina watches as Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar listens to impact statements during the sentencing phase in Ingham County Circuit Court on January 24, 2018 in Lansing, Michigan.

                  Let’s Fix The Olympics By Getting Rid Of The Countries

                  Olympics
                  Ray Ratto
                  BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 16: A sculpture depicts Olympic figure skaters for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at Shougang Park on December 16, 2020 in Beijing, China. The organizing committee introduced the latest progress of the Olympic venues, all competition venues will be completed this year. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

                  The University Of Utah Finally Owned Up To Not Stopping Lauren McCluskey’s Murder

                  Track and Field
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  This is a photo of Lauren McCluskey

                  Congress: The Solution For Stopping Sexual Abuse In Sports Is More Meetings

                  Olympics
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  The US Capitol Building is seen at dusk in Washington, DC.

                  The Greatest Clusterfuck In Women’s Gymnastics History, Two Decades Later

                  Gymnastics
                  Dvora Meyers
                  Svetlana Khorkina falls on the vault at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. It was not her fault.
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