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By day, investigations editor @defector.com. By night, writing a book about Alice Milliat, who got women's athletics into the Olympics.
For book updates: https://tinyurl.com/dianambook
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Signal: dmoskovitz.99
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As a Floridian, I felt it would be unethical to not write this. Please welcome the Philadelphia Eagles to Jaguars Junction:
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Very little has been publicly known about the 2019 possible child abuse investigation involving Tyreek Hill, back when he was in Kansas City. But a deposition taken in his ongoing civil trial provides new details about the investigations done by police and child protective services:
Thank you Trent!!
Defector is the only site I'm aware of that closely follows the intersection of sports and sexual violence. Diana's reporting alone is worth the subscription price. Go sub.
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“I Got Friends That Will Hurt Her”: Court documents describe audio recordings and video footage that Tyreek Hill wants kept out of his divorce trial. It includes a proposed confidentiality deal that would have barred his estranged wife from sharing video with the NFL.
Wrote up a quick explainer about the latest rollback of Title IX by the Trump administration and what that means, both for protections for trans students and students who report sexual harassment or sexual assault. Gift link:
Full writeup of the latest hearing in the Josh Jacobs domestic-violence case. Yes, the judge lifted his temporary seal. But he also had very strong words cautioning against the video immediately becoming public. Gift link:
Thank you for the high praise! It’s one of my personal favorites too.
You had questions, @lesleyryder.bsky.social has answers!
NEWS: Rory Dames, who is banned from coaching in the NWSL and has been accused of abuse by youth players, is no longer listed in SafeSport's centralized disciplinary database. Per a document reviewed by Defector, a one-year suspension has ended.
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"When asked why no documents existed, Illinois and Washington gave answers to Defector that indicated the results were being delivered via presentation—meaning no records are being generated." AH, that old tactic!
The NWSL has received 8 complaints of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct or retaliation in the last six months.
More on what we know, and what we don’t, from me and @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social at Defector.
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Documents obtained by @lesleyryder.bsky.social and myself show the NWSL has received eight complaints of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or retaliation this year.
You can read more + see our source docs over at @defector.com
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There’s a fundraiser going on for the journalists laid off at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and the Bradenton Herald in the McClatchy Massacre. I know how bad times are right now. I feel them too. But if you ever passed through Ma Herald’s doors or read her reporting, please give what you can