NFL Players Association Puts Out Statement Against Indiana’s ‘Right-to-Work’ Agenda NFL Players Association Puts Out Statement Against Indiana’s ‘Right-to-Work’ Agenda
The Super Bowl is coming to Indianapolis in a month, and the NFLPA is not being silent about the Right to Work agenda in the statehouse,
Jan 6, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Pity Tim Tebow. Seriously. Pity Tim Tebow. Seriously.
Tim Tebow might not be a qb much longer, a victim of his own supporters.
Jan 5, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Wisconsin High School Marching Band Plays ‘Union Maid’ at the Rose Bowl? Wisconsin High School Marching Band Plays ‘Union Maid’ at the Rose Bowl?
Pulaski Schools Superintendent Mel Lightner has denied that the tune played by the Pulaski High Schools "Red Raiders" was Woody Guthrie's "Union Maid."
Jan 4, 2012 / Dave Zirin and Alexander Billet
2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football 2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football
Unless we boycott sham amateurism and indentured servitude masquerading as sport, we will never reclaim sports.
Dec 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin
1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance 1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance
Lee Evans has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He needs our help.
Dec 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Devil’s Deposition: Joe Paterno Delayed Reporting Sex Abuse to Avoid Ruining Anyone’s Weekend Devil’s Deposition: Joe Paterno Delayed Reporting Sex Abuse to Avoid Ruining Anyone’s Weekend
The legendary Joe Paterno has shown just how low a school is willing to go to preserve the status quo. But don’t think for a second that this is just a Penn State problem.
Dec 19, 2011 / Dave Zirin
On Being Spit Upon—Literally—by Christopher Hitchens On Being Spit Upon—Literally—by Christopher Hitchens
A story about the polemical pugilist Christipher Hitchens, who died this week at the age of 62.
Dec 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Sorry, Lakers: Chris Paul and the Clippers Now OCCUPY Los Angeles Sorry, Lakers: Chris Paul and the Clippers Now OCCUPY Los Angeles
In a fitting end to a revolutionary year, a longtime accepted truth has been turned on its head. The Clippers now rule LA hoops.
Dec 15, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Racism 101: Criminal Charges Considered After College Hoops Brawl Racism 101: Criminal Charges Considered After College Hoops Brawl
A terrible on-court brawl between Xavier and Cincinnati could be made worse as a grandstanding prosecutor could be bringing criminal charges.
Dec 14, 2011 / Dave Zirin
My Feelings About Tim Tebow, Summed Up Perfectly in ‘Broadcast News’ My Feelings About Tim Tebow, Summed Up Perfectly in ‘Broadcast News’
I’ve found my feelings about the Boy Scout with the biblical eye-black best explained in a movie almost a quarter-century old.
Dec 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin