Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson and president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson enabled former Thorns manager Paul Riley’s abuse of their players and protected him in its aftermath, an independent yearlong investigation into alleged misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has found. Top Thorns officials are also accused of attempting to impede the investigation commissioned by the US Soccer Federation and led by former US Attorney General Sally Yates. As a whole, the report...