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Katie Strang

Katie Strang

Managing Editor/Senior Enterprise & Investigative Writer at The Athletic Detroit

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United States
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  • English
Covering topics
  • Baseball
  • Hockey
  • Regional Sports

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Recent Articles

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Five members from Canada’s 2018 world junior team told to surrender to police, facing sexual assa...

Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team have been told to surrender to London, Ont., police to face sexual assault charges, . The players have not yet been charged but have been given a period of time to turn themselves in to London police, per The Globe and Mail. London police told The Athletic on Wednesday they were “unable to provide an update.” “When there is further information to share regarding this investigation, we will be in contact with media outlets,” a spokesperson fo…
almost 2 years ago
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Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote charged with...

goalie , forward and forward and defenseman — four members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team — were charged with sexual assault in connection to an incident that occurred in 2018 in London, Ont., the lawyers of each player confirmed to The Athletic. Each lawyer issued separate statements Tuesday. “We can now confirm that more than five and a half years after EM’s initial complaint to police, the London Police Service has charged Mike McLeod with sexual assault,” the e-mailed stateme…
almost 2 years ago
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London Police to address 2018 Canada world junior investigation for...

On Monday, London Police will address the public for the first time since charging five members of the for sexual assault in connection with a 2018 incident in which a young woman said she was sexually assaulted by a number of players in a London, Ont., hotel room following a Hockey Canada celebration honoring their championship run. Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Dillon Dube have been charged with one count of sexual assault, with McLeod facing an additional charge…
almost 2 years ago
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As NHL players face sexual assault charges, media ‘circus’ begins i...

LONDON, Ont. — The satellite news trucks marked the spots of highest interest on an otherwise quiet and gloomy Monday in downtown London. They lined up in front of the Queens Avenue entrance to the courthouse before most people had even arrived to work, accompanied by a bank of cameras and reporters producing live hits before the first appearance in court for five members of the 2018 Canadian world junior team . Advertisement The level of curiosity was not dimmed by the fact that none of Dillon…
almost 2 years ago
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Who will draft Trevor Connelly? Inside the NHL's evolving scrutiny ...

In late July, scouts traveled to Central Europe for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, an under-18 international tournament, to watch some of the best young players eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft. Over six days, scouts bounced between the FOSFA Arena in Břeclav, Czech Republic, and the Pavol Demitra Ice Hockey Stadium in Trenčín, Slovakia, as they watched likely first-round picks Berkly Catton and Sam Dickinson from Team Canada and highly rated Czechia defenseman Adam Jiricek. But few prospects caught th…
almost 2 years ago
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Longtime Michigan strength coach leaves school after reaching settl...

Jon Sanderson, the longtime Michigan basketball strength and conditioning coach and key figure on the staff of two Final Four teams, has officially parted ways with the university after 15 years with the program. The university confirmed Sanderson’s departure in a statement to The Athletic, saying: “Jon Sanderson has resigned his position with the University of Michigan Athletic Department, effective March 1. We appreciate Jon’s contributions over the years and wish him the best going forward.”…
almost 2 years ago
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Ex-Jaguars employee who stole more than $22 million from team sente...

Amit Patel, the former employee who stole $22 million from the team, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Tuesday to 6 1/2 years in prison. Patel, a former employee in the finance department for the Jaguars, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to charges of wire fraud and an illegal monetary transaction. Patel stole from the Jaguars over a four-year period by creating fraudulent charges on the club’s virtual credit card and then covering his tracks by sending falsified files to the team’s accoun…
almost 2 years ago
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Michigan's basketball culture is under scrutiny. What does that mea...

Crisler Center was mostly empty the night of March 4, 2021, but Michigan basketball brought the place to life. A win over rival secured a conference title in a season shaped by pandemic restrictions, and players danced around a confetti-covered court, hoisting a “Big Ten Champions” sign. It was an achievement of resolve, one that would result in a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for only the third time in program history. Stepping away from the party, Juwan Howard surveyed a building with few…
almost 2 years ago
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Feeding the 'demon inside': Ex-employee tells how and why he stole ...

Feb. 2, 2023 began like any other morning for Amit Patel. He was sitting in his cubicle on the ground floor of EverBank Stadium, home to the . Patel, a manager in the team’s financial department, was closing out the last cycle of expenses, as he did at the beginning of each month. When Jaguars chief financial officer Mark Sirota asked Patel to come to Sirota’s office, he thought it might be to discuss a new project. But then Patel got there and Sirota lowered his voice and asked Patel to shut th…
almost 2 years ago
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Ex-Kentucky swimmer: I was ‘vigorously discouraged’ from coming for...

Former Kentucky women’s swim team captain Briggs Alexander said he was “vigorously discouraged” from coming forward about former coach Lars Jorgensen’s alleged sexual abuse during his time as a swimmer and later an assistant coach with the team. “I thought I could trust them,” Alexander said of Kentucky’s Title IX office. “I went to them and disclosed my abuse and thought it was going to be taken care of. … I was repeatedly discouraged and vigorously discouraged to not come forward.” Advertiseme…
over 1 year ago
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The Arizona Coyotes are gone. Someone please tell ex-owner Alex Mer...

True to form, Alex Meruelo was defiant. Whether in a meeting with employees last Thursday or during a local radio interview later that afternoon or as he was sitting next to commissioner Gary Bettman at a hotel in Phoenix the following day, Meruelo, the owner of the since 2019, reacted to being forced to sell the franchise by the league by insisting he hadn’t lost it at all. Advertisement Sure, the Arizona Coyotes were moving to Salt Lake City. Sure, players and hockey operations employees we…
over 1 year ago