Bob Stoops and the Geyser Cesspool of College Football Bob Stoops and the Geyser Cesspool of College Football
The 2014 video of Oklahoma University player Joe Mixon breaking the jaw of a female student is exposing, yet again, the rot of college football.
Dec 22, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The ‘Brutal Solidarity’ of the Minnesota Gophers The ‘Brutal Solidarity’ of the Minnesota Gophers
The team called off its Holiday Bowl boycott, but the rally to defend 10 teammates accused of sexual assault has left a stench on campus and beyond.
Dec 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin
What’s Next for Cuban Sports? What’s Next for Cuban Sports?
Here’s a perspective from Baltimore Orioles owner John Angelos, who attempted to use baseball to liberalize relations between the two countries.
Dec 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Soul Men: Coach Pop and Cornel West Soul Men: Coach Pop and Cornel West
The Spurs coach and Harvard professor engaged with San Antonio youth about their potential to make change during this uncertain time.
Dec 5, 2016 / Dave Zirin
2016 in Sports: Joy and Resistance While the World Burned 2016 in Sports: Joy and Resistance While the World Burned
The sports world was an oasis during an otherwise terrible year.
Dec 1, 2016 / Dave Zirin
‘We Have an Obligation to Fight This Madness’ ‘We Have an Obligation to Fight This Madness’
An interview with Dr. Harry Edwards, adviser to athlete-activists from Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick.
Nov 18, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Seattle Seahawk Doug Baldwin With the Words We Need to Hear Seattle Seahawk Doug Baldwin With the Words We Need to Hear
Tweet by tweet, he spoke out against the economic inequality that paved the way for Trump—and the importance of fighting for something better.
Nov 15, 2016 / Dave Zirin
On Colin Kaepernick’s Decision Not to Vote On Colin Kaepernick’s Decision Not to Vote
Colin Kaepernick is facing backlash for refusing to vote in this election, but he was hardly alone.
Nov 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Two NBA Coaches Call a Foul on Trump’s Power Play Two NBA Coaches Call a Foul on Trump’s Power Play
Stan Van Gundy and Steve Kerr are indicators that the sports world isn’t going to be silent about Trump’s last-quarter upset.
Nov 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Coping With the Blows: Mexican Wrestling Goes Global Coping With the Blows: Mexican Wrestling Goes Global
Lucha libre is a stylized struggle between good and evil that has been part of Mexican popular culture since the 1920s. Now its appeal has spread to North America and Japan.
Nov 9, 2016 / Benjamin Fernandez