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Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports correspondent, is the author, most recently, of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on MSNBC, ESPN and Democracy Now! He also hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, Edge of Sports Radio. His other books include What's My Name Fool? (Haymarket Books), A People's History of Sports in the United States (the New Press), Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love (Scribner) and, with John Wesley Carlos, The John Carlos Story. You can find all his work at www.edgeofsports.com.

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What's My Name, Fool? (Sports)

In The Godfather, Part II, dying mob boss Hyman Roth wheezes the
obscene truth to young Don Michael Corleone.

Dave Zirin

Blogs

The Chiefs' Eric Winston Goes Off on Fans Who Cheered an Injury
The KC Chiefs offensive lineman says to fans, “We’re not gladiators. This is not the Roman Coliseum.”
Dave Zirin
The Smartest—or Dumbest—Tweet an Athlete Ever Sent
“Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS.”
Dave Zirin
Linda McMahon's WWE Record Should Disqualify Her From Public Office
The Republican senate candidate has made a fortune from an overtly misogynistic and homophobic organization.
Dave Zirin
Palestinian Soccer Player Mahmoud Sarsak Won't Play FC Barcelona's Game
The once-imprisoned Sarsak is protesting the presence of a former Israeli Defense Forces soldier at the game.
Dave Zirin
It's Over: The NFL's Union Referees Return to Work in Style
The collective scorn finally punctured the owners' magical mental space, bringing them to the negotiating table to settle.  
Dave Zirin
Even Scott Walker Wants the Union Refs Back on the Field
In the ongoing lockout of NFL referees, we have officially now made the journey from tragedy to farce.
Dave Zirin
NFL Scab Referees and the Return of TV Bloopers
The players need to strike to end the referee lockout before someone gets hurt.
Dave Zirin
Letters From Rio: Q&A With a Mayoral Candidate Who Makes the IOC Nervous
 Marcelo Freixo stands against involuntary displacements for the Olympics and World Cup.
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