Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score
Hundreds of Israeli soccer fans couldn't stomach the sight of a Muslim player scoring for their own team.
Mar 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Why Major League Baseball Owners Will Cheer the Death of Hugo Chavez Why Major League Baseball Owners Will Cheer the Death of Hugo Chavez
The late president wanted to protect Venezuelan players shipped off to the US—not exactly something the MLB empire eagerly embraced.
Mar 6, 2013 / Dave Zirin
A Football Stadium Becomes Ground Zero in the Fight Against the New Jim Crow A Football Stadium Becomes Ground Zero in the Fight Against the New Jim Crow
Florida Atlantic University students are saying “no” to renaming the school’s football stadium after a private prison.
Mar 4, 2013 / Dave Zirin
NFL Bosses to Players: Who Are You Shtupping? NFL Bosses to Players: Who Are You Shtupping?
Questioning a player’s sexuality is more than an embarrassment for the NFL. It’s illegal.
Feb 28, 2013 / Dave Zirin
The Sports Interview Non–Sports Fans Have to Read: My Talk With NBA Player Royce White The Sports Interview Non–Sports Fans Have to Read: My Talk With NBA Player Royce White
Royce White is a National Basketball Association first round draft pick, an advocate for players’ mental health and, much to the NBA’s chagrin, a lucid critic of capita...
Feb 25, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Oscar Pistorius and the Global System of Deadly Misogyny Oscar Pistorius and the Global System of Deadly Misogyny
The murder of Reeva Steenkamp has generated conversation about everything except what really matters: the global epidemic of violence against women.
Feb 21, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Citizen Mike: Michael Jordan at 50 Citizen Mike: Michael Jordan at 50
Has anyone done less with more than MJ?
Feb 19, 2013 / Dave Zirin
NBA Player Royce White: Mental Health Revolutionary NBA Player Royce White: Mental Health Revolutionary
Pro basketball player Royce White is laying claim to a powerful tradition by standing up for mental health in a society growing more stressful by the day.
Feb 13, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name
A recent symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian showed how the pressure is rising to change the name.
Feb 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Baltimore Ravens Summon the Poetry of Muhammad Ali Baltimore Ravens Summon the Poetry of Muhammad Ali
A terrific quote by Coach John Harbaugh at the Ravens victory rally deserves its historic context.
Feb 6, 2013 / Dave Zirin