Dave Zirin “@EdgeofSports The rape of Lizzy Seeberg & her suicide has never been addressed by Notre Dame’s ever-so-honorable football program. http://www.thenation.com/blog/156708/ncaa-should-shut-down-notre-dames-football-program … Irvin Muchnick “@irvmuch […]
(This post is being emailed to USA Swimming officials, who historically have not responded to requests for comment.) USA Swimming says it has opened a “formal […]
“U.S. launches study into youth sports concussions,” http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/07/us-concussion-idUSBRE9060TG20130107 Sponsors of the study include the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health. The National […]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/swim-coach-convicted-of-having-sexual-contact-with-minor/2013/01/09/eeb8cab2-5a8d-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_blog.html This is another “Alford plea,” which roughly translates to, “I admit the charge and I deny the charge.” No mention by The Washington Post, which […]
Yesterday brought the news that Noah Rucker has plea-bargained his indictment for sex with a girl he coached on a high school team. Rucker most recently […]