Becky Sullivan
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-05-2025 2PM EST
In 2021, the NWSL was roiled by a flood of abuse allegations about coaches who sexually harassed players or subjected them to racism and verbal abuse. League officials and head coaches resigned or were fired. Two major investigations, one by the league and its players union, and another by a former deputy U.S.
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NPR News: 02-05-2025 2PM EST
attorney general, substantiated the claims and concluded the problems were systemic across the league. Afterward, attorneys general from two states and the District of Columbia opened their own inquiry. Now they've announced a settlement.
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NPR News: 02-05-2025 2PM EST
The league will set aside $5 million for victims and implement other reforms, including regular anonymous surveys of players that will be reported back to prosecutors. Becky Sullivan, NPR News.
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NPR News: 01-02-2025 4PM EST
Thousands of fans had traveled to New Orleans for the game. A Georgia student was critically injured in the attack and is receiving medical treatment, a university official said. And among the dead is a former college football player, Tiger Besch, a Louisiana native who played at Princeton from 2016 to 2021. Both Notre Dame and Georgia said their teams and personnel were safe and accounted for.
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NPR News: 01-02-2025 4PM EST
The Sugar Bowl was originally scheduled to kick off last night at the Superdome in downtown New Orleans. But the attack on Bourbon Street took place less than a mile from the stadium. That put the facilities on lockdown as authorities conducted a security sweep. Postponing the game, organizers said, was in the best interest of public safety.