Saturday Sports: Gymnasts Tell Senators U.S. Athletics Failed To Protect Them
Wrenching testimony by gymnasts about sexual abuse may spur Congress to act.
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Despite ALS Challenges, Ex-NFL Player Tim Green Releases Another Book
Former NFL player and NPR commentator Tim Green has been battling ALS since 2018. While his physical condition deteriorates, his mind remains sharp. He's written a new novel called: Final Season.
Gymnasts Testify That The FBI Failed To Protect Them Against Nassar
Gymnasts testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday repeatedly said that the FBI failed to protect them from Larry Nassar.
Capitol Hill Hearing Blasts The FBI For Mishandling Nassar Investigation
NPR's A Martinez talks to Marisa Kwiatkowski, investigative reporter for USA Today, about USA gymnastics and the FBI mishandling gymnasts sexual abuse allegations against team doctor Larry Nassar.
News Brief: Grim COVID Data, Nuclear Sub Technology, Gymnasts Blast FBI
A staggering number of people are still getting COVID-19. The U.S. will share nuclear submarine technology with Australia. Gymnasts criticized the FBI's mishandling of their sexual abuse allegations.
4 Gymnasts Testify In Senate Panel Hearing On Bungled Sexual Abuse Probe
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and three other elite gymnasts testified during a Capitol Hill hearing into how the FBI and USA Gymnastics mishandled the sexual abuse claims against Larry Nassar.
Some Players Aren't Convinced By US Soccer's 'Identical' Men's And Women's Contracts
US Soccer says it's offering the men's and women's national teams "identical" contracts. The union for the women's team players is calling the announcement a PR stunt.
U.S. Soccer Is Offering The Same Contracts For Its Men's And Women's Teams
The U.S. Soccer Federation is offering the men's and women's senior national teams the same pay structure, years after the women's team filed a major lawsuit over equal pay concerns.
Anti-Doping Group Will Review Cannabis Ban After Sha'Carri Richardson's Suspension
The World Anti-Doping Agency said "a number of stakeholders" from international athletics asked it to review the ban. U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was not able to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.
A Tahoe Ski Resort Ditches Its Name, Saying It's Racist And Sexist
Squaw Valley hosted an Olympics, but it now has a new name. "It's a term that was inflicted upon us by somebody else and we don't agree with it," an official of the Washoe Tribe says.