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Protests in Brazil

What could have provoked such massive protests against a soccer festival from the sport’s most passionate fans?

San Antonio Spurs

The underdogs may have enough in the tank to surprise us again next year.

Protests in Brazil

Most Brazilians feel that the biggest football festival in the world, along with the foundation of their country, is being stolen from them.

NCAA press conference

The annual hoops hysteria known as March Madness generates a tidal wave of revenue—but the players don’t receive a dime of it.

Black September commando

The security mania and spending orgy of our present-day Olympics were truly born that tragic September, forty years ago. 

A Jeremy Lin fan

The NBA point-guard phenom has sparked a national discussion about racism against Asian-Americans.
 

Joe Hill, Joe Pa, Tebow and Wee Brains.

International soccer lost a hero when Socrates, the masterful Brazilian midfielder who captained Brazil’s famed 1982 World Cup squad, died last weekend.

There is a reason the former Mets skipper hasn't worked a Major League dugout in a decade.

Penn State fans

There is a message here about masculine privilege.

Blogs

In the “After Jason Collins” era, Roy Hibbert’s post–Game 6 comments have no place in the NBA.

June 4, 2013

In the "After Jason Collins" era, the NBA should take a stand against the big man's recent comments.

June 2, 2013

Sportswriter Bill Simmons gets a lot of heat for a lot of reasons. But discussing the effect of Dr. King’s death on the city of Memphis shouldn’t be one of them.

May 31, 2013

The university’s new athletic director has a record of abusing players—and lying about it. How long will her selection hold up? Dave Zirin breaks down what’s at play on MSNBC.

May 29, 2013

Hiring new athletic director Julie Hermann—without looking into her own bullying past—is symptomatic of school leadership that needs to be replaced.

May 28, 2013

In a brilliant sign of our rapidly changing times, the gay soccer star will be taking the field.

May 25, 2013

The latest sports stadium swindle is going down in Chicago, and the anger is both palpable and widespread.

May 22, 2013

A strike vote of workers at AT&T Park has national ramifications.

May 19, 2013

If you want to understand why Tim Tebow can’t find a team, look no further than the antics of one Iowa representative.

May 14, 2013

Big business and the explosion in college tuition are robbing kids of a positive youth sports experience.

May 9, 2013
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