Unlike the NFL, NBA and MLB, a few NHL teams are intimately involved in running the youth levels of their sport. In Dallas, the Stars spent decades turning youth hockey into a vehicle for profit, bullying families in the process. New investigation: https://t.co/ltCS1HjapC

NEW: The former president of the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association used hundreds of thousands of dollars of the nonprofit's money for his and his business partner's personal profit. A judge ordered Randy Kanai to pay the youth hockey nonprofit $579,000.

🇺🇸 A $2B NHL Team Seized Control Of Youth Hockey ▫‘They control everything’: How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey ▫@kennyjacoby ▫ https://t.co/5aeytz2TS7 #frontpagestoday #USA @USATODAY 🇺🇸

Four years ago, I reported on Louisiana colleges' failure to stop a man accused by multiple women of rape. On Friday, one woman's lawsuit ended in a settlement. Damning depositions detail how campus officials ignored a law that should have protected her.

A woman who sued the University of Louisiana System for failing to protect her from a student she and others accused of rape agreed to settle the lawsuit Aug. 1, days before a trial was set to begin, @kennyjacoby reports for @USATODAY #lalege #lagov https://t.co/SmHw4IWJyx

Don't miss our 500th edition featuring writers like @JasonLeopold, @MrJDWalsh, @SimonLewsen, @Ariel_Saramandi, @elainejgodfrey, @kennyjacoby + more

This #nhl team effectively controls the pathways by which the region’s young players advance, ⁦@kennyjacoby⁩ writes, and has reminded (and even threatened) parents they can block it at any time. Here are 8 red flags to watch with youth sports clubs: https://t.co/iyaWeBmhjp

So much about youth sports is not fun. Great story by @kennyjacoby on how the @DallasStars first made ice hockey take off in Texas and then made it more expensive and harder to get ice time for everyone else.

The Dallas Stars “spent decades turning what was once seen as a community good into a lucrative arm of their for-profit enterprise.” Concerning story on how an NHL team came to rule over youth hockey, via @kennyjacoby: https://t.co/ucxeMiymVb

On the latest Spits & Suds podcast, @gjspittle visits with @USATODAY investigative reporter @kennyjacoby about his story on the Dallas Stars' monopoly on DFW youth hockey #TexasHockey Listen to the entire podcast in the comments.⤵️

Always read @kennyjacoby, especially his piece on how the NHL Dallas Stars squashed competitors to seize control over youth hockey in Texas: https://t.co/46uhSOnsVT

NEW: Three Dallas Stars executives for years used their positions with the NHL team and atop prominent youth hockey nonprofits to milk hockey families for profit. Legal experts say their stay-to-play requirements pose significant conflicts of interest.

And here’s part two: Players paid thousands for a new chance at college football. Where did the money go? https://t.co/5fN9Nr4bHT

Here’s part one of our series: Post-grad football lures players with a second shot at glory. They rarely get it. https://t.co/MzeqQ43ArV

In one hour, @CQuintanaDC and I will be doing a Reddit AMA about our reporting on sketchy post-grad football programs, where young athletes pay thousands of dollars to pursue their dreams of playing in college. Join us! https://t.co/5LOWn6hY1T

@CQuintanaDC @kennyjacoby Meantime, check out their pieces here: https://t.co/K0tHpXJDcO https://t.co/t3ZXv6mXYN

[Upcoming AMA] USA Today did a report on problematic world of post-grad football institutions, investigative reporters @cquintanadc & @kennyjacoby will answer your questions about it this Thurs @ 11am ET! We'll share that link when it's live!

This is part two of a @USATODAY investigation by @CQuintanaDC and me on the shady industry of post-grad football — a profile on one of its biggest champions, Leo Etienne, who has profited off his customers’ hopes and dreams while repeatedly failing to deliver what he promised.

NEW: In the unregulated world of post-grad football, @TheNPGAA was supposed to offer an air of legitimacy, a shared set of rules and an enforcement arm. But the league’s commissioner has not only failed to enforce the rules — he has broken them himself. https://t.co/5fN9Nr4bHT