All-American Michael Sam Comes Out and the NFL Is On the Clock All-American Michael Sam Comes Out and the NFL Is On the Clock
All-American Michael Sam’s coming out is new and historic. The early reaction by NFL GMs is tired and bigoted.
Feb 10, 2014 / Dave Zirin
10 Points About College Hoops All-American Marcus Smart’s Pushing a ‘Fan’ 10 Points About College Hoops All-American Marcus Smart’s Pushing a ‘Fan’
Why did Marcus Smart push someone in the stands? Let’s unpack a moment that’s roiling the sports world.
Feb 9, 2014 / Dave Zirin
It Begins: 4 LGBT Activists Arrested in Russia for Quoting the Olympic Charter It Begins: 4 LGBT Activists Arrested in Russia for Quoting the Olympic Charter
Athletes are going to need to ally with four people we can now call the first political prisoners of this Olympiad.
Feb 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The 2014 Sochi Olympics: Something for Everyone! The 2014 Sochi Olympics: Something for Everyone!
The 2014 Sochi Olympics have united the world… in disgust.
Feb 5, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The Super Bowl’s Military Fables The Super Bowl’s Military Fables
The NFL and the military work together to spin fantasies about the harm that can result from both activities.
Feb 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Not a Broncos Fan? Then This Super Bowl, Root for Russell Wilson Not a Broncos Fan? Then This Super Bowl, Root for Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson could break multiple taboos and thrash quite a few tired tropes with a victory in the Super Bowl this Sunday.
Jan 31, 2014 / Dave Zirin
On Seeing Dan Snyder at an Event to Promote Racial Justice On Seeing Dan Snyder at an Event to Promote Racial Justice
Why was Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder at the Fritz Pollard Alliance dinner, which strives to end structural racism in the NFL?
Jan 31, 2014 / Dave Zirin
‘Right Now the NCAA is Like a Dictatorship’: Why the Northwestern Football Team Formed a Union ‘Right Now the NCAA is Like a Dictatorship’: Why the Northwestern Football Team Formed a Union
When you talk union, you don't think NCAA football players. Think again.
Jan 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The Case for Grantland to Take Down ‘Dr. V’s Magical Putter’ The Case for Grantland to Take Down ‘Dr. V’s Magical Putter’
The trans community is asking for Grantland to take down their article "Dr. V’s Magical Putter." They should be heard.
Jan 28, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand Richard Sherman’s Latest and his Refusal to Be a Brand
Richard Sherman, by continuing to tell harsh truths, is refusing to be anyone’s brand.
Jan 23, 2014 / Dave Zirin