The NCAA Scandal and the Corruptibility of Major Sports Organizations
John U Bacon Last week, the NCAA came under fire as an FBI investigation revealed several players throughout the country...
Congress Weighs Mandate that Universities Proove they Review Sex Abuse Complaints
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan’s U.S. Senators are proposing that the federal government require university leaders to personally examine reports of sexual...
‘All Hell Broke Loose’–NPR’s Don Gonyea Relives Nancy Kerrigan Attack in 1994
Don Gonyea On January 6th, 1994 the country gasped collectively as news broke that Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan had...
What Michiganders Should Watch for During Winter Olympics
Michael Hayball The Winter Olympics are officially underway in PyeongChang, South Korea. If you love bobsledding, skeleton, speed-skating, curling, or...
Spring Training Starts Soon for Rebuilding Tigers
2017 was a rough year for the Detroit Tigers. It started with the death of owner Mike Ilitch in February...
Ex-USA Gymnastics, MSU Doctor Nassar Receives Second Sentence for Sexual Assault
A Michigan judge is sentencing disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar to between 40 and 125 years in prison for sexually abusing...
Nassar Faces More Victims in Second Sexual Assault Sentencing Hearing
Convicted sexual abuser and former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is back in court today for another sentencing hearing....
Head of Michigan State Athletics Retires Amid Criticism Over Larry Nassar Sex Abuse Scandal
Cheyna Roth/MPRN The head of Michigan State University’s athletics program is resigning. It’s the latest fallout from the sexual abuse...
Remembering the Legacy of Detroit’s “Voice of Summer”
Today would have been former Tigers sportscaster Ernie Harwell’s 100th birthday. Harwell was behind the mic in Detroit for more...
Michigan State University President Steps Down
Following steeply increasing public pressure for her handling of the Dr. Larry Nassar abuse case, Michigan State University President Lou...
Judge Sentences Disgraced USA Gymnastics Doctor to Decades in Prison, Tells Him “I Just Signed Your Death Warrant”
Cheyna Roth/MPRN A Michigan judge has sentenced a former USA Gymnastics team doctor to between 40 and 175 years in...
‘I’m shocked that no one has been fired at MSU’ — What Happens in the Wake of Larry Nassar?
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Last week, about a hundred young women and girls testified about the horrifying circumstances of the abuse they suffered at...