Brett Favre Beware: The NFL Is Thinking Pink Brett Favre Beware: The NFL Is Thinking Pink
Brett Favre is facing suspension for sending lewd photos to a team employee. The NFL won't look kindly at the future Hall of Famer for his actions because they have their eyes on t...
Oct 13, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
The Randy Moss Trade in All Its Idiocy The Randy Moss Trade in All Its Idiocy
The Patriots trade of superstar wide receiver Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings for a third-round draft pick represents everything I despise about NFL "conventional wisdom,&...
Oct 6, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Lebron James and the Perils of Walking the Fence Lebron James and the Perils of Walking the Fence
The uproar around NBA star Lebron James's recent comments about race and racism highlight the fact that you don't raise such concerns without paying a price.
Oct 4, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Linda McMahon’s Body Count Linda McMahon’s Body Count
Linda McMahon says she is running for the US Senate from Connecticut because she wants to "put people first." Those people clearly don't include the people who made ...
Sep 30, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
The Collapsing of the Commonwealth Games The Collapsing of the Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi are on the verge of a historically unprecedented complete and utter implosion.
Sep 24, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
World Cup Hangover Hits South Africa World Cup Hangover Hits South Africa
In post–World Cup South Africa, the party's over: massive strikes and rapid erosion of the World Cup spirit speak to a serious political crisis facing scandal-plagued Preside...
Sep 14, 2010 / Dave Zirin and Daniel Bloom
NFL Opener Becomes Site of Solidarity NFL Opener Becomes Site of Solidarity
The opening of the NFL season witnessed perhaps the most public display of solidarity in US history. Seriously.
Sep 10, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Summer of our Sporting Discontent Summer of our Sporting Discontent
By any measure this country is in an ugly mood. Double-digit unemployment and a growing sense that the environment, economy, and empire are heading south, has Americans walking wit...
Sep 7, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Bud Selig: A Civil Rights Icon for Our Times… Just Like Beck Bud Selig: A Civil Rights Icon for Our Times… Just Like Beck
A group of Milwaukee activists asked Bud Selig why the 2011 All-Star Game was going to be played in Arizona. The answer issued by his public relaions firm needs to be read to be be...
Sep 2, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Don’t Do It, Albert! A Plea for Albert Pujols to Not Attend Glenn Beck’s Rally on the Mall Don’t Do It, Albert! A Plea for Albert Pujols to Not Attend Glenn Beck’s Rally on the Mall
Albert Pujols, the star slugger of the St. Louis Cardinals, has spoken out heroically against Arizona's SB 1070. Speaking at Glenn Beck's obscene "I Have a Scheme" rally ...
Aug 27, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin