The Smartest—or Dumbest—Tweet an Athlete Ever Sent The Smartest—or Dumbest—Tweet an Athlete Ever Sent
“Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS.”
Oct 8, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Linda McMahon’s WWE Record Should Disqualify Her From Public Office Linda McMahon’s WWE Record Should Disqualify Her From Public Office
The Republican senate candidate has made a fortune from an overtly misogynistic and homophobic organization.
Oct 3, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Palestinian Soccer Player Mahmoud Sarsak Won’t Play FC Barcelona’s Game Palestinian Soccer Player Mahmoud Sarsak Won’t Play FC Barcelona’s Game
The once-imprisoned Sarsak is protesting the presence of a former Israeli Defense Forces soldier at the game.
Oct 1, 2012 / Dave Zirin
It’s Over: The NFL’s Union Referees Return to Work in Style It’s Over: The NFL’s Union Referees Return to Work in Style
The collective scorn finally punctured the owners' magical mental space, bringing them to the negotiating table to settle.
Sep 27, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Even Scott Walker Wants the Union Refs Back on the Field Even Scott Walker Wants the Union Refs Back on the Field
In the ongoing lockout of NFL referees, we have officially now made the journey from tragedy to farce.
Sep 25, 2012 / Dave Zirin
NFL Scab Referees and the Return of TV Bloopers NFL Scab Referees and the Return of TV Bloopers
The players need to strike to end the referee lockout before someone gets hurt.
Sep 24, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Letters From Rio: Q&A With a Mayoral Candidate Who Makes the IOC Nervous Letters From Rio: Q&A With a Mayoral Candidate Who Makes the IOC Nervous
Marcelo Freixo stands against involuntary displacements for the Olympics and World Cup.
Sep 20, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Letters From Rio: Why Carlos Can’t Sleep Letters From Rio: Why Carlos Can’t Sleep
The city of Rio de Janeiro is planning to demolish a precious, hundred-year-old Indigenous Cultural Center for stadium parking spaces.
Sep 19, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Letter From Rio: Save Armando’s House From the Olympics Letter From Rio: Save Armando’s House From the Olympics
In prepartion for the 2016 games, Olympic organizers are destroying communities, many of which took decades to build.
Sep 17, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Two Lockouts, a Strike and a Pizza Two Lockouts, a Strike and a Pizza
Chicago teachers, NFL referees and NHL players have one thing in common: they are learning that there are two sets of rules in twenty-first-century America.
Sep 13, 2012 / Dave Zirin