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Emotional Abuse in College Sports

March 15, 2026·45 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of NPR's Up First investigates the pervasive issue of emotional abuse in college sports, focusing on two harrowing cases that reveal systemic failures to protect student-athletes. While physical and sexual abuse in sports have received widespread attention, emotional abuse

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Julia Haney

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Julia PernsteinerRonald GriggMolly GoodenbauerMaria GolicMarta GolicLisa Stockton

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NCAASafeSportUniversity of San FranciscoJacksonville University

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Criminal JusticeInequalityInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMental HealthRacial JusticeUs Politics

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