Montreal: Adopted Home of Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, and Now Michael Sam Montreal: Adopted Home of Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, and Now Michael Sam
Michael Sam’s need to sign with the Canadian Football League’s Montral franchise shames the NFL but could be the perfect place for Sam to show what he can do.
May 26, 2015 / Dave Zirin
An NBA Player Is Missing the Playoffs Because the NYPD Broke His Leg—Why the Sports-Media Silence? An NBA Player Is Missing the Playoffs Because the NYPD Broke His Leg—Why the Sports-Media Silence?
A key NBA playoff performer has his leg broken amidst a national movement on police violence and the sports media—for once—have little to say.
May 22, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums! Having a Wedding? A Sweet 16? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums!
Who could have predicted that Brazil’s World Cup buildup would have disastrous results—other than everyone not financially vested in its success?
May 19, 2015 / Dave Zirin
It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell
If Roger Goodell believes that all documents should be disclosed, let’s start with the ones he is holding under lock and key.
May 15, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops? Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops?
NFL owners using our tax dollars to salute the troops? It’s even worse than that.
May 13, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer Israel and Palestine Agree: Keep Politics Out of Soccer
The sentiment of keeping sports and politics seperate unites the soccer leaders in Israel and Palestine. Tragically, they both mean profoundly different things.
May 11, 2015 / Dave Zirin
James Dolan’s Epic WNBA Fail James Dolan’s Epic WNBA Fail
The decision by Knicks and Liberty CEO James Dolan to belligerently hire Isiah Thomas to run the Liberty defies understanding.
May 6, 2015 / Dave Zirin
‘The Game Done Changed’: Reconsidering ‘The Wire’ Amidst the Baltimore Uprising ‘The Game Done Changed’: Reconsidering ‘The Wire’ Amidst the Baltimore Uprising
I was a Wire fanatic because I thought it told tough truths about Baltimore City. After the last two weeks, I’m starting to see all that it was missing.
May 4, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Makayla Gilliam-Price and Baltimore’s Debt to a Remarkable Family Makayla Gilliam-Price and Baltimore’s Debt to a Remarkable Family
If you want to understand what is happening in Baltimore, listen to Makayla Gilliam-Price and learn about her family.
May 1, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones and the Power of Seeing Pain Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones and the Power of Seeing Pain
Rendering the oppressed invisible is a prerequisite to explosions like we have seen in Baltimore.
Apr 30, 2015 / Dave Zirin