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Dr. Larry Nassar got 175 years in prison for systematically abusing vulnerable girls and women gymnasts over several years. He did this while working as the team doctor for the national gymnastics team and other capacities. More than 500 current and former gymnasts...
Midnight on December 2 was the deadline for the end of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between Major League Baseball players and owners. The CBA basically governs all parts of the working relationship between the two parties. While negotiations are ongoing...
The media loved the storyline of how the Atlanta Braves went from a sub-.500 team at the All-Star break to World Champions. Braves fans and many in baseball will likely regard it as one of the great turnarounds in baseball history. However, super-agent Scott Boras has...
The NBA season began on October 19. The early part of the season is ripe with potential: What will happen? Each team will have its narrative and potential soap operas, but the overriding story at the beginning of the NBA’s 2021-22 season is vaccination status....
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden stepped down on October 11 amidst a scandal. His fate is actually a byproduct of the NFL's investigation into the Washington Football Team's ongoing scandal that involves a toxic work environment for women, among other things....
The International Ski Federation (FIS) had just four presidents in its first 97 years. As of October 2021, the organization took steps to encourage change. It added a limit of three four-year terms for leadership positions. It also added a statute that required more...
The NBA is a few weeks from starting its 2021-22 season. It's an 82-game slog, matched by the NHL and surpassed only by baseball's 162 regular-season games. The NBA claims that 90% of its players are vaccinated against Covid-19, and it requires referees and team...
The little-known Bishop Sycamore high school came out of nowhere when it played a football game against IMG Academy televised on ESPN in early September, losing 58-0. Then the trouble truly began. The spotlight quickly yielded several disconcerting details. The school...
The NFL issued some updates on its coronavirus protocols and penalties in July. The league said it would not extend the season to accommodate COVID-19 outbreaks on a team among unvaccinated players, which translates into a forfeit and loss for the team. The canceled...
There seem to be mixed reviews on whether the Tokyo Olympics were successful. There were, of course, no friends, family or fans in the stands due to the ongoing pandemic. To be fair there were some great Olympic memories that television viewers got to witness, and...