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What Will It Take To Fix SafeSport?
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Diana Moskovitz
April 9, 2024
Olympics
Lawsuit: Olympic Bobsledder Says Team Chiropractor Sexually Abused Her For Years
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Diana Moskovitz
September 21, 2023
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Olympics
Ex-Union Chief Donald Fehr Says Olympic And Paralympic Athletes Need Their Own Type Of Union
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Diana Moskovitz
September 7, 2023
Death To The NCAA
Supreme Court Allows Lawsuits Against Ohio State To Move Forward
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Diana Moskovitz
June 27, 2023
Death To The NCAA
Ohio State To Supreme Court: Please Stop People From Suing Us Over Athletics Doctor’s Sexual Abuse
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Diana Moskovitz
March 17, 2023
Gymnastics
Every Promise Made By USA Gymnastics In The Larry Nassar Settlement
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Diana Moskovitz
December 15, 2021
Olympics
Congress Won’t Fund The Commission It Created To Fix Olympic Sports
69
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Diana Moskovitz
September 27, 2021
Gymnastics
Congress Has Little More Than Apologies For Larry Nassar’s Victims
73
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Diana Moskovitz
September 15, 2021
Gymnastics
All The Times The FBI Did Not Seriously Investigate Larry Nassar But Did Try To Cover Its Ass
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Diana Moskovitz
July 19, 2021
College Football
Law Firm Report: Bo Schembechler Knew About Michigan Doctor’s Abuse
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Lauren Theisen
May 12, 2021
Gymnastics
Gymnastics Coach John Geddert Dies By Suicide Hours After He Is Criminally Charged
Diana Moskovitz
February 25, 2021
Gymnastics
Larry Nassar’s Prison Sentence Stands, But The Judge’s Words Still Rankle
96
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Diana Moskovitz
December 30, 2020
Olympics
Congress: The Solution For Stopping Sexual Abuse In Sports Is More Meetings
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Diana Moskovitz
October 2, 2020