Ex-USA Gymnastics head arrested in Texas on tampering charge
Steve Penny has been arrested after a grand jury indicted him, alleging he tampered with evidence in the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Steve Penny has been arrested after a grand jury indicted him, alleging he tampered with evidence in the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Mary Bono, who was named interim president and CEO of Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics on Friday, resigned Tuesday after coming under fire from high-profile gymnasts Aly Raisman and Simone Biles.
Bono has a background in the sport and spent 15 years as a U.S. Representative from Southern California.
Harvard University's diving coach has been accused of soliciting female athletes at an Indiana diving camp for nude photos and sending them photos of himself.
The Indianapolis-based national governing body for the sport said Monday that Lee Walsi Johnson will be leaving on Oct. 5.
The Whitestown Town Council on Wednesday approved an agreement to buy 135 acres that previously served as the longtime home of the Wrecks Inc. automobile salvage yard. Little League International is expected to use about 20 of those acres.
Not a month into her new job as CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, Sarah Hirshland sent out a statement Friday night calling for changes in the USA Gymnastics leadership.
The NCAA has cleared Michigan State University of any rules violations in the Larry Nassar sexual-assault scandal, the school announced Thursday.
Kathie Ann Klages was charged Thursday with lying to an investigator when she denied that witnesses told her years ago about being sexually assaulted by ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar.
USA Gymnastics President Kerry Perry made the remarks Sunday in her first extended question-and-answer session with reporters since taking over in December.
Two former divers are suing Indianapolis-based USA Diving, accusing the national governing body of ignoring or obstructing inquiries into allegations that a coach sexually abused them when they were young athletes.
Little League International said it “believes it’s in everyone’s best interest to pursue other options for the development of the Little League Central Region Headquarters.”
Texas prosecutors said there was a “total failure” by Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics “to protect the athletes that were part of their program and to take appropriate action once they were made aware of Dr. [Larry] Nassar’s actions.”
Little League International said it might consider sites outside of Zionsville for its new regional headquarters following public criticism of a real estate project associated with the high-profile development. Seventy communities had sought the headquarters before Zionsville was chosen.
The former president of USA Gymnastics refused to answer questions Tuesday from a Senate subcommittee about how he handled allegations of sexual abuse by former team doctor Larry Nassar.
USA Gymnastics agreed to use false excuses in 2015 to account for the absence of sports doctor Larry Nassar, according to emails.
The hiring is the latest effort to strengthen sex-abuse policies that are being rewritten in the wake of cases involving Olympic athletes.
Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics has parted ways with senior vice president Rhonda Faehn, who has come under fire recently from victims of Larry Nassar.
Michigan State University says it has reached a settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history.
The event, to be held at the newly renovated IU Natatorium, will determine the divers who will represent the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.