Dave Zirin
Sports Editor
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SportsMarch 23, 2023
Willis Reed Was the Best of New York City
The death of the basketball great should remind the city of what it was, what it is, and what it should resist becoming.
Dave Zirin
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March 20, 2023
The NHL Stares Down Bigotry—and Blinks
James Reimer’s refusal to wear a Pride jersey during warm-ups of a game was not religious. It was political.
Dave Zirin
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SportsMarch 17, 2023
Ja Morant on the Edge
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Chris Herrington joins the show to talk Ja and the Grizzlies.
Dave Zirin
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SportsMarch 9, 2023
Hooked on Women’s Hoops With Kate Fagan
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we discuss a new illustrated history of women in basketball.
Dave Zirin
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SportsMarch 7, 2023
Banning Trans Athletes Is Just the Beginning
Rightists have a genocidal perspective on trans kids. Now they want the federal government to use Title IX to further push trans young people from public life.
Dave Zirin
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SportsMarch 1, 2023
The New Era of Backlash in Sports and Politics
Trump opened up the world of sports to the hard right.
Dave Zirin
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SportsFebruary 23, 2023
Who’s Afraid of Tommie Smith?
An Alabama school district kept Derrick Barnes, author of a book about Tommie Smith, from speaking. But the community is fighting back.
Dave Zirin
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Arts and EntertainmentFebruary 22, 2023
Remembering David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy of De La Soul
On this week’s episode of Edge of Sports, we speak to Dave Ashton about the legacy of a hip-hop legend.
Dave Zirin
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SportsFebruary 16, 2023
Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and WNBA Shock Waves
On this week’s episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Christy Winters-Scott joins the show to talk hoops.
Dave Zirin
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SportsFebruary 13, 2023
Why People Don’t Even Trust the Super Bowl
It’s unsurprising that a game wrapped in lies produces a result that many cannot accept.
Dave Zirin