Joe Paterno: The God Who Fell to Earth Joe Paterno: The God Who Fell to Earth
The death of Joe Paterno raises questions about whether one moral failing can erase a sixty-year legacy.
Jan 22, 2012 / Dave Zirin
No Class: College Football Coach Salaries Rose 35 Percent Last Year No Class: College Football Coach Salaries Rose 35 Percent Last Year
Unreal. In a time of budget cuts, we have massive rise in football salaries, all while talking about reform.
Jan 21, 2012 / Dave Zirin
A Super Bowl of Struggle? The NFLPA’s Demaurice Smith on Opposing Indiana’s ‘Right to Work’ Agenda A Super Bowl of Struggle? The NFLPA’s Demaurice Smith on Opposing Indiana’s ‘Right to Work’ Agenda
The Super Bowl is coming to Indianapolis in less than three weeks. Also coming is the NFL Players Association and its staunch opposition to the state's “Right to Work” ...
Jan 18, 2012 / Dave Zirin
How the Most Lopsided Trade in NBA History Explains the World How the Most Lopsided Trade in NBA History Explains the World
In 1998, a draft-day trade started the NBA down a dramatically different road. It was also a “canary in the coal mine” for our country.
Jan 12, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Tim Tebow: Praising the Player. Hating the Game. Tim Tebow: Praising the Player. Hating the Game.
I was wrong that Tim Tebow would flop as a quarterback. But his on-field success shouldn’t cloud what he stands for off the field.
Jan 9, 2012 / Dave Zirin
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