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NPR investigates NCAA player abuse by coaches

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM EDT

A basketball sits on a basketball court. (Thomas Northcut/Getty Image)

With March Madness — the premier college basketball tournament — underway, NPR investigates the issue of mental and psychological abuse of student athletes by coaches.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks to reporter Julia Haney about her reporting with Elizabeth Santos.

Hear all of their investigative reporting on The Sunday Story, from NPR’s Up First podcast.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom