Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

@EdgeofSports

Dave Zirin, The Nation’s sports editor, is the author of eight books on the politics of sports, most recently, Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now! He also hosts The Nation’s Edge of Sports podcast. You can find all his work or contact him through his website EdgeofSports.com. Follow him on twitter @EdgeofSports.

SocietyToday 12:00 am

Chicago Bill Siegel: The Greatest

We remember the legendary documentary filmmaker.

Dave Zirin
SportsDecember 12, 2018

Rest in Power, Ali Documentarian Bill Siegel

The sudden loss of the filmmaker is a blow to our political world.

Dave Zirin
SportsDecember 11, 2018

Dark Knight: Bob Knight’s Last Days at Indiana

Robert Abbott, director of the ESPN 30 for 30 film Last Days of Knight, stops by to talk film.

Dave Zirin
SportsDecember 7, 2018

A Team With a Racist Name Passes Judgment on Colin Kaepernick

The Washington football team has decided to tank their season rather than sign Colin Kaepernick.

Dave Zirin
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SportsDecember 4, 2018

Heading a Hoops Conference in the Era of Big Football

WCC commissioner Gloria Nevarez joins the show to talk aspirations and challenges of leading a non-power 5 conference.

Dave Zirin
SportsDecember 3, 2018

The NFL Still Only Cares About Violence Against Women When There’s Video

Without public outcries, this is a league that constantly does the wrong thing.

Dave Zirin
SportsNovember 26, 2018

What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics?

MLB’s now-recanted support of Cindy Hyde-Smith raises a series of ugly questions.

Dave Zirin
SportsNovember 20, 2018

Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames

The host city for the famed 1988 Winter Games decided overwhelmingly that it did not want a second bite at the poisoned Olympic apple.

Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
SportsNovember 16, 2018

Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity

Pittsburgh Steelers players ransacked their teammate’s locker, and NFL owners were assuredly licking their chops as the scene unfolded.

Dave Zirin
SportsNovember 14, 2018

‘We Are Betting on Ourselves’: The WNBA Players Union Opts Out of Its CBA

It’s an audacious move to achieve something other sports unions have not been able to accomplish: getting the bosses to open the books.

Dave Zirin

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Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

SocietyToday 12:00 am

We remember the legendary documentary filmmaker.

SportsDecember 12, 2018

The sudden loss of the filmmaker is a blow to our political world.

SportsDecember 11, 2018

Robert Abbott, director of the ESPN 30 for 30 film Last Days of Knight, stops by to talk film.

SportsDecember 7, 2018

The Washington football team has decided to tank their season rather than sign Colin Kaepernick.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

SportsDecember 4, 2018

WCC commissioner Gloria Nevarez joins the show to talk aspirations and challenges of leading a non-power 5 conference.

SportsDecember 3, 2018

Without public outcries, this is a league that constantly does the wrong thing.

SportsNovember 26, 2018

MLB’s now-recanted support of Cindy Hyde-Smith raises a series of ugly questions.

SportsNovember 20, 2018

The host city for the famed 1988 Winter Games decided overwhelmingly that it did not want a second bite at the poisoned Olympic apple.

SportsNovember 16, 2018

Pittsburgh Steelers players ransacked their teammate’s locker, and NFL owners were assuredly licking their chops as the scene unfolded.

SportsNovember 14, 2018

It’s an audacious move to achieve something other sports unions have not been able to accomplish: getting the bosses to open the books.