USA Curling CEO out after repeated calls to resign

USA Curling CEO Jeff Plush resigned on Friday, "weeks after athletes and clubs began calling for him to step down" because they "no longer trusted him to keep players safe." An investigative report from U.S. Soccer released earlier this month found that Plush, who was NWSL CEO from 2015-17, "did not cooperate with an inquiry into widespread abuse within that league." The report said that Plush had "mishandled abuse accusations" while he was head of the league, allowing coaches to "keep their jobs or transfer teams" after they had been accused of sexual and verbal harassment, as well as sexual coercion. Initially after the release of the report, Plush "had the support" of USA Curling's BOD, which prompted "dozens of athletes and clubs to speak out against him" on social media (N.Y. TIMES, 10/29).