Pelé Said What? Pelé Said What?
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has long loathed the political spotlight. He grabbed it this week to criticize the very World Cup he helped bring to his country.
May 20, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Donald Sterling May Be Going Nuclear Donald Sterling May Be Going Nuclear
LA Clippers deposed owner Donald Sterling will be taking the NBA to court. This could get very interesting.
May 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin
‘There Will Be No World Cup’: Brazil on the Brink ‘There Will Be No World Cup’: Brazil on the Brink
The World Cup is rapidly coming to Brazil. The protests are already there.
May 15, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Donald Sterling and Anderson Cooper: Meet the Wolf of Crenshaw Donald Sterling and Anderson Cooper: Meet the Wolf of Crenshaw
Donald Sterling’s cardinal error as a racist was not harming people on Crenshaw or in East LA. It is the fact that he is “an impolite racist.” Burying the poor is...
May 13, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Michael Sam Gets Drafted, and the NFL Has Issues Michael Sam Gets Drafted, and the NFL Has Issues
Sam fell to the 249th pick in the seventh round. His desire to control his own narrative was more harmful than his forty time.
May 10, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Donald Sterling, Awful Sports Owners and the ‘Slippery Slope’ Donald Sterling, Awful Sports Owners and the ‘Slippery Slope’
Few owners would survive the kind of scrutiny that Donald Sterling has been subject to, and that’s exactly why it should be applied.
May 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin
No Sympathy for Shelly Sterling No Sympathy for Shelly Sterling
At the behest of LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers, the wife of banned owner Donald Sterling sits courtside. She really shouldn’t.
May 5, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Whitewash: How ‘The New York Times’ Just Rewrote the History of Sports Whitewash: How ‘The New York Times’ Just Rewrote the History of Sports
An article by The New York Times about sport's role in progressive politics tells a very selective history.
May 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin
In Holding Donald Sterling Accountable, ‘There Is More to Do’ In Holding Donald Sterling Accountable, ‘There Is More to Do’
Nation sports editor Dave Zirin, appearing on Al Jazeera America’s Consider This, discusses Donald Sterling’s ban and what should be done next.
May 2, 2014 / Dave Zirin
What Helped Bring Donald Sterling Down? A Threatened Strike Against Racism What Helped Bring Donald Sterling Down? A Threatened Strike Against Racism
As any union organizer will tell you, a threatened strike is a tactic in and of itself.
Apr 30, 2014 / Dave Zirin