Why All Opponents of Gentrification and Police Militarization Should Oppose the DC 2024 Olympic Bid Why All Opponents of Gentrification and Police Militarization Should Oppose the DC 2024 Olympic Bid
A bipartisan team of power brokers is fighting for the 2024 Summer Olympics to come to Washington, DC. Here is why we should resist.
Jan 6, 2015 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
Stuart Scott Changed Sports Media and Changed Me Stuart Scott Changed Sports Media and Changed Me
Dave Zirin appeared on MSNBC's The Reid Report to talk about the passing of the trailblazing ESPN anchor, Stuart Scott.
Jan 5, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Stuart Scott Was My Strength Stuart Scott Was My Strength
When I was at my lowest, Stuart Scott’s words reframed cancer for me in an indelible manner.
Jan 5, 2015 / Dave Zirin
A Reality of Their Own: Jameis Winston, Rape and Seminole Fandom at Florida State A Reality of Their Own: Jameis Winston, Rape and Seminole Fandom at Florida State
Florida State administrators and football fans are involved in a dangerous, highly lucrative exercise in creating their own reality about sexual assault.
Jan 1, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Why 2014 Will Be Remembered as the Year the Sports World Turned Upside Down Why 2014 Will Be Remembered as the Year the Sports World Turned Upside Down
As the year closes, the bosses of the sports world find themselves bruised, battered and in altogether dire straits.
Dec 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Lesson Learned: High School Hoops Team Disinvited From Tournament Over ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts Lesson Learned: High School Hoops Team Disinvited From Tournament Over ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts
The Mendocino high school basketball teams are learning an ugly lesson in the boundaries of free speech.
Dec 27, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Athlete-Activists Can’t Be Scared Silent After the Murder of Two NYPD Officers Athlete-Activists Can’t Be Scared Silent After the Murder of Two NYPD Officers
Fighting for breath when police and media are declaring war against a peaceful movement could not be more pressing.
Dec 22, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Interview With Ariyana Smith: The First Athlete Activist of #BlackLivesMatter Interview With Ariyana Smith: The First Athlete Activist of #BlackLivesMatter
Ariyana Smith lay on the court for four and a half minutes before her team’s game on November 29. She did not know that she would be the first in a historic movement of athle...
Dec 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Hawkins, #BlackLivesMatter and the Accidental Activist The Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Hawkins, #BlackLivesMatter and the Accidental Activist
Andrew Hawkins was morally compelled to whack the hornets nest that is the Cleveland police union, knowing they would sting.
Dec 17, 2014 / Dave Zirin
In the Spirit of Wyomia Tyus, Women Athletes Say #BlackLivesMatter In the Spirit of Wyomia Tyus, Women Athletes Say #BlackLivesMatter
Before discussing the importance of seeing women’s basketball players at Notre Dame and Cal-Berkley join the on-court #BlackLivesMatter movement, let’s remember the sto...
Dec 15, 2014 / Dave Zirin