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Jenny Vrentas

New York

Sports Reporter at The New York Times

Sports reporter for @nytimes, working on enterprise and investigations. Proud member & local chair @nyguild. E-mail: [email protected].

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  • 2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jenny Vrentas

    The Archdiocese of New Orleans was facing a crisis. A sex-abuse scandal was bursting into public view, sending shock waves through the heavily Catholic city. Leaders of one of New Orleans' other major institutions, the N.F.L.'s New Orleans Saints, were concerned. Gayle Benson, the team's owner, is a devout Catholic, major church benefactor and close friend of Archbishop Gregory Aymond.

  • Jan 1, 2025 | nytimes.com | Jenny Vrentas |Shannon Sims |Eli Tan

    The trucks used in the deadly attack in New Orleans and the explosion at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday were rented through the same peer-to-peer rental app, Turo, according to the owner of the vehicle used in New Orleans and the Las Vegas police. The owner of the Ford pickup truck used in New Orleans recognized his vehicle when he saw footage showing the truck and license plate on the news.

  • Dec 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jenny Vrentas

    With the industry's popularity on the rise, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss its effect on athletes, the public and the integrity of games. A Senate committee discussed the potential for federal regulation of sports gambling during a nearly two-hour hearing on Tuesday that focused on how the industry's widespread legalization across the United States was affecting athletes, the general public and the integrity of amateur and professional sports. Senator Richard J.

  • Nov 20, 2024 | mahoningmatters.com | Jenny Vrentas |Priya Desai

    Editor's note: This story contains graphic accounts of alleged domestic violence and sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault or domestic violence, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Ashley woke up naked in a shower of the communal bathroom in her dorm at the University of San Francisco. She had no idea how she got there. It was March 2018, her freshman year.

  • Nov 20, 2024 | star-telegram.com | Jenny Vrentas |Priya Desai

    Editor's note: This story contains graphic accounts of alleged domestic violence and sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault or domestic violence, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Ashley woke up naked in a shower of the communal bathroom in her dorm at the University of San Francisco. She had no idea how she got there. It was March 2018, her freshman year.

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