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In conversation with Alex Witt, The Nation's Dave Zirin says that the most recent allegation of sexual assault against Ben Roethlisberger could indicate the patterned behavior of a sexual predator.

Nation Sports Editor Dave Zirin denounces Woods' latest ad as just another distraction from the tournament.

Runner Caster Semenya showed up to race this week and the International Association of Athletics Federations wouldn't let her--when Semenya's only "crime" is that she may be intersex.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan can moralize all he wants about the "educational mission" of the NCAA schools playing in March Madness--but no one is watching to learn about players' majors.

Nation sports writer Dave Zirin discusses what Tiger Woods's return to the Masters means for his image--and for the tournament.

The circumstances surrounding the death of Georgian luge slider Nodar Kumaritashvili expose the International Olympic Committee charter as a lie.

The thirty-second spots for chips, beer, babes and flatulent slackers star in the big game.

The Tim Tebow commercial is no departure at all for viewers of the big game.

If not for the incessant backlash against NBA players, the all-white All-American Basketball Alliance would never have gotten off the ground.

Blogs

Hundreds of Israeli soccer fans couldn't stomach the sight of a Muslim player scoring for their own team.

March 11, 2013

The late president wanted to protect Venezuelan players shipped off to the US—not exactly something the MLB empire eagerly embraced.

March 6, 2013

Kim Jong-un loved basketball. Could Dennis Rodman be America’s best liaison to North Korea? 

March 5, 2013

Florida Atlantic University students are saying “no” to renaming the school’s football stadium after a private prison.

March 3, 2013

A list of some of the most memorable cultural and sports moments in this country.

February 28, 2013

Questioning a player’s sexuality is more than an embarrassment for the NFL. It’s illegal.

February 28, 2013

Royce White is a National Basketball Association first round draft pick, an advocate for players’ mental health and, much to the NBA’s chagrin, a lucid critic of capitalism.

February 25, 2013

The murder of Reeva Steenkamp has generated conversation about everything except what really matters: the global epidemic of violence against women.

February 20, 2013

Sports Illustrated, which rarely writes book reviews, recently covered Nation sports editor Dave Zirin’s Game Over.

February 20, 2013

Has anyone done less with more than MJ?

February 19, 2013
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