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Abuse and Racism Accusations Bring ‘#MeToo Moment’ to Northwestern

In lawsuits, former athletes accuse the sports program of having a pervasive culture of hazing and sexual abuse, and two coaches have been fired. Lawyers say more athletes may come forward.

By Dana Goldstein and Billy Witz

Chicago Bears Deaths (Obituaries) Football Football (College) Heisman Trophy Lujack, Johnny (1925-2023) University of Notre Dame

Johnny Lujack, a Star Quarterback at Notre Dame, Dies at 98

He took the Irish to three national championships in the 1940s, won the Heisman Trophy in 1947 and then had a stellar (if brief) stint with the Chicago Bears.

By Richard Goldstein

Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) Deaths (Obituaries) Football (College) Pacific-12 Conference Roberts, C.R. Segregation and Desegregation University of Southern California University of Texas at Austin

C.R. Roberts, Scoring Sensation in Milestone Game, Dies at 87

In 1956, he starred for the University of Southern California in a signal victory over an all-white University of Texas team after withstanding racial threats.

By Richard Sandomir

College Athletics Colleges and Universities Fines (Penalties) Football (College) National Collegiate Athletic Assn Pruitt, Jeremy (1974- ) University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee Fined Millions for Cash Payments to Athletes

The N.C.A.A. said Tennessee had a culture of wrongful payments to athletes, including cash for hotels, meals and car payments, among other things. The university was fined $8 million but avoided a postseason ban.

By Santul Nerkar