Dave Zirin
Sports Editor
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SportsOctober 5, 2022
Aaron Judge Is Great—but Don’t Erase Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds is not regarded as the home run king, but he should be.
Dave Zirin
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September 28, 2022
Brittney Griner Gets No Support From Former Coach Kim Mulkey
The championship coach could not offer even a nod of solidarity to her former player languishing in a Russian prison.
Dave Zirin
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SportsSeptember 23, 2022
How Brett Favre’s Flaws Were Hidden in Plain Sight
The Hall of Fame quarterback found grift a natural fit after a lifetime of impunity.
Dave Zirin
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SportsSeptember 20, 2022
Does the NBA Deserve Becky Hammon?
The WNBA championship coach has left the NBA with egg on its face.
Dave Zirin
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Labor OrganizingSeptember 15, 2022
Victory! Minor League Baseball Players Are Finally Unionized.
Thanks to grassroots organizing, which much of the media is ignoring, minor leaguers will now join the Major League Players Association.
Dave Zirin
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WorldSeptember 13, 2022
Everybody Has a Price: Ari Fleischer, the LIV Golf Tour, and the House of Saud
The launch of Saudi Arabia’s LIV golf tour was a public relations disaster. So the Saudis hired someone with firsthand knowledge of PR disasters: Ari Fleischer.
Dave Zirin
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SportsSeptember 9, 2022
Playing Through Fire: Athletes in an Age of Reaction
On this week’s episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, a talk about the role of the athlete during times of political upheaval.
Dave Zirin
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SportsSeptember 8, 2022
Sue Bird Sets a Standard and Says Goodbye to the WNBA
The legendary basketball player accomplished much on the court and moved the political needle off the court.
Dave Zirin
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SportsSeptember 6, 2022
Brittney Griner Is Facing 9 Years in a Russian Penal Colony. Where Is the Campaign to Free Her?
We should be stepping up our efforts to bring the WNBA superstar home. Instead we’re getting “out of sight, out of mind”—and it’s a disgrace.
Dave Zirin
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SportsAugust 31, 2022
The NFL Disrespects Women. What Else Is New?
Anyone who finds sexual violence repugnant again finds themselves at odds with the league.
Dave Zirin