March Madness is here. The high-stakes, sudden-death college basketball 
tournament is a beloved tradition in American sports.  For the players, 
it’s a chance to showcase the skills they’ve developed through years of 
hard training of the body and mind. In many cases, that push produces 
incredible feats of athletic performance. But an investigation by 
reporters Julia Haney and Elizabeth Santos has found instances in which 
athletes allege that the push from coaches goes too far. Emotional abuse
 by coaches, some athletes maintain, can cause lasting, even irreparable
 damage. On this episode of The Sunday Story, we hear from athletes who 
fought back.*A warning that today’s story includes mentions of sexual and emotional abuse, suicide, bullying and includes explicit language. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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