Inspector General Says F.B.I. Botched Nassar Abuse Investigation

By BY JULIET MACUR AND MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT Sports In a report released just before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the inspector general found that the F.B.I. was delayed by more than a year in ramping up its investigation, allowing Mr. Nassar to abuse more victims.https://nyti.ms/3ieuv3c

Robert Kraft, After Long Fight, Has Solicitation Case Dismissed

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Nineteen months after charging the New England Patriots team owner with solicitation of prostitution, Florida prosecutors dropped a case in which video evidence against him was thrown out.https://nyti.ms/332wOjP

Former Athletes File Sex Abuse Lawsuits Against U.S.A. Swimming

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Six women claim the governing body for the sport tolerated the abuse of teens.https://nyti.ms/3dS3LlH

As Gymnasts Seek Answers, They Are Only Offered Money

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Despite multiple investigations and a settlement offer worth millions of dollars, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and many other abuse victims feel justice is a long way away.https://nyti.ms/2wZGLAK

Conor McGregor Silent When Asked About Sexual Assault Investigations

By BY MORGAN CAMPBELL AND KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports At a news conference, the U.F.C. star got help turning aside a question about two investigations in Ireland.https://nyti.ms/3836mWS

Lawsuit Accuses Antonio Brown of Rape

By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports The Patriots receiver is accused of three incidents of sexual assault, in 2017 and 2018, against a woman who attended college with him.https://nyti.ms/2LGbhn7

Brazilian Police Recommend Not Charging Neymar in Rape Inquiry

By TARIQ PANJA and MANUELA ANDREONI from NYT Sports The police recommended closing the case, which began with a rape accusation by a Brazilian model, but prosecutors will have the final say on whether to proceed.https://nyti.ms/2Mp83WY

Ex-Partner of Deceased Figure Skater John Coughlin Says He Sexually Abused Her

By JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports Coughlin, who died by suicide in January after being suspended from the sport, was accused by Bridget Namiotka, who said in recent Facebook postings that she was abused in her teens.https://nyti.ms/2WXBVwb

Ohio State Finds Team Doctor Sexually Abused 177 Male Students

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports In a report issued Friday, Ohio State said the doctor, Richard Strauss, groped students and asked intimate questions about sexual practices under the guise of providing medical treatment.https://nyti.ms/2EdFBCI

Judge Overturns Conviction of Ex-Penn State President in Sandusky Case

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The president, Graham Spanier, had been convicted on a misdemeanor charge related to failing to report the abuse of a boy by Jerry Sandusky.https://nyti.ms/2GVdPwv

Conor McGregor Under Investigation Over Sexual Assault Accusation in Ireland

By TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The U.F.C. star was arrested and released without charges as the investigation continues.https://nyti.ms/2TX3Wqj

Irish Police Investigating Conor McGregor Over Sex Assault Accusation

By TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The U.F.C. star was arrested and released without charges as the investigation continues.https://nyti.ms/2TBRya6

Olympic Committee Alerted to Sex Abuse in Gymnastics Years Ago, Court Filing Says

By JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Kathy Scanlan, the president of U.S.A. Gymnastics from 1994 to 1998, said in a sworn statement that the U.S.O.C. discouraged her from using the federation’s established investigative protocols.https://nyti.ms/2PNLWws

‘I Didn’t Know How to Stop Him’: Ohio State Abuse Scandal Widens

By JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Eszter Pryor made her first public comments about a lawsuit in which she says a 28-year-old diving coach at the university sexually abused her when she was 16.https://ift.tt/2Lx1dii

Senators Call for Committee to Investigate U.S.A. Gymnastics

By MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT Sports As a bipartisan group of United States senators called for a special committee, U.S.A. Gymnastics said it had created a fund to pay for counseling for gymnasts who have been abused.http://nyti.ms/2nSFgfx

N.C.A.A. Opens Investigation of Michigan State Over Nassar Case

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar treated Michigan States athletes as well as dozens of American gymnasts.http://nyti.ms/2rwtw7J

At Minnesota, Another Athlete Is Suspended in a Sexual Assault Case

By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports Reggie Lynch, a star basketball player, was suspended from competition after a university investigation found him responsible in a sexual misconduct claim.For more