Gus Garcia-Roberts

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Investigative Reporter, Sports at The Washington Post

Reporter, @postsports/@washingtonpost; author of Jimmy the King: Murder, Vice, and the Reign of a Dirty Cop, published May 2022.

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How boxing’s ‘Mr Kremlin’ controls the sport

Jan 6, 2025 | afr.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts |Les Carpenter

CompaniesSportWorld BoxingThe IBA failed in its bid to upset competition in Paris, but its president, Russian power broker Umar Kremlev, has Olympic insiders worried about the future of the sport. Gus Garcia-Roberts and Les CarpenterJan 7, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
The Putin-backed strongman who threw the Paris Games into chaos

Oct 17, 2024 | msn.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts |Les Carpenter

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The Russian who fueled the ‘gender controversy’ at the Paris Olympics

Oct 17, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts |Les Carpenter

With the future of international boxing hanging in the balance, as it so often is, the 2006 election of its top official featured the usual chaos: bribes, shouting matches and shows of physical intimidation in the lobby of an upscale Dominican hotel. But the body flying down an elevator shaft was a new twist.
SafeSport reopens investigation into former NWSL coach Rory Dames

Oct 7, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts

Rory Dames does not appear to be under any restrictions by SafeSport, despite the reopened investigation. (Soobum Im/Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports)By Gus Garcia-RobertsOctober 7, 2024 at 5:10 p.m. EDTThe U.S. Center for SafeSport reopened an abuse investigation into former NWSL coach Rory Dames less than two weeks after shelving it, and only hours after an article in The Washington Post raised questions about the thoroughness of the years-old probe, records show.
SafeSport shelves investigation of Rory Dames, former NWSL coach

Oct 3, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts

Former NWSL coach Rory Dames is no longer listed on SafeSport’s “centralized disciplinary database,” the center’s portal for information on restrictions placed on coaches and others under its purview. (Amanda Loman/ISI Photos/Getty Images)By Gus Garcia-RobertsOctober 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EDTOnce a dominant figure in girls’ and women’s soccer, Rory Dames in recent years has become a symbol of an abusive culture and dysfunctional regulatory system within both pro and youth sports.
SafeSport reopens investigation into gymnastics coach Artur Akopyan

Sep 13, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts |Molly Hensley-Clancy

McKayla Maroney is consoled by her coach, Arthur Akopyan, in 2012. A dormant SafeSport probe into Akopyan was reopened after a Post report. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)By Gus Garcia-Roberts and Molly Hensley-ClancySeptember 13, 2024 at 11:23 a.m. EDTThe U.S. Center for SafeSport has reopened an investigation into two top Southern California gymnastics coaches after former gymnasts told The Washington Post the coaches had been physically and emotionally abusive to them as young girls.
Bookie who took wagers from Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter agrees to plea deal

Aug 2, 2024 | torontosun.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts

• You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentMathew Bowyer, the bookie who took wagers involving millions of dollars stolen from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, prosecutors announced Thursday. Advertisement 2Don't have an account? Create AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
Mathew Bowyer, Ippei Mizuhara’s bookie, agrees to plea deal in Shohei Ohtani case

Aug 1, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, right, is shown with his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara in March. Mizuhara's bookie Mathew Bowyer agreed to plead guilty to federal charges after Mizuhara placed thousands of illegal bets with millions of dollars stolen from Ohtani.
Who killed Tyler Skaggs?

Jul 31, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Gus Garcia-Roberts

MLBAfter an MLB pitcher overdosed, blame fell on one team employee. Five years later, records suggest the truth is more complicated. 28 minSorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later.
From MLB infielder to suspected bettor to … minor-league knuckleballer?

Jun 10, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Albert Samaha |Gus Garcia-Roberts

PENSACOLA, Fla. - David Fletcher didn’t look like a typical pitcher. Unlike most starters, who meticulously time their pregame routines to the national anthem, he was warmed up 20 minutes before first pitch. Rather than menacingly strolling onto the field behind his defense, he sprinted to the mound. He was at least two inches shorter than every other pitcher on his team. His fastball topped out at 82 mph.

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