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Corporate sponsors of Olympians enter the #MeToo fray

  • Written by George B. Cunningham, Professor of Sport Management, Faculty Affiliate of the Women's and Gender Studies Program, and Director, Laboratory for Diversity in Sport, Texas A&M University
Dick's Sporting Goods presenting Team USA -- including Olympic gymnast Simone Biles -- a check for $236,000.Kevin Wolf/AP Images

Revelations brought to light during the trial of sports doctor Larry Nassar are reverberating.

High-level resignations are piling up at Michigan State University, the physician’s former employer. USA Gymnastics, the...

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