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Northwestern Football Player Exposes Hazing Allegations
In a shocking turn of events, a former Northwestern University (NU) football player has come forward with disturbing hazing allegations...
College Coaching Abuse
Coaching abuse is a prevalent problem in college athletics in the United States. A recent investigation by the Democrat and...
Canada Centre for Safe Sport
Canadian athletes and companies involved in sports are now required to report any concerns related to harassment, abuse or discrimination...
Dr. Zvi Levran youth hockey sexual abuse case
Dr. Zvi Levran, 66, a urologist of Farmington Hills, and a former youth hockey sports doctor in Farmington Hills, Michigan,...
NWSL bans four coaches for life
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) recently announced that four of its coaches have been given lifetime bans from the...
Athlete abuse inside the National Women’s Soccer League
The power imbalance between coach and athlete is so great in the National Women's Soccer League (N.W.S.L.) that reports of...
Canadian Olympian calling for end to athlete abuse
A Canadian Olympic athlete is calling for an inquiry into amateur sports abuse. Waneek Horn-Miller is looking to end the...
Abusive leadership in sports
There are many potential reasons why abusive leadership may occur in sports. Some possible contributing factors include: Power imbalances: In...
Efforts to stop athlete abuse
Athlete abuse is not just an American problem, it is an International one as well. Reports from Japan, Canada and...
Athlete sexual abuse at Penn State, OSU and MSU may be the tip of the iceberg
A recent survey of 1500 college-educated Americans under age 45 found that more than 1 in 4 current and former...
The danger of athlete abuse
Let's talk about athlete abuse. It is not always sexual although abusive behavior by coaches can certainly lead to sexual...