Arizona D-backs Owner Comes Out Against Anti-Immigrant Bill Arizona D-backs Owner Comes Out Against Anti-Immigrant Bill
Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick says, through his PR people, that he opposes Arizona's anti-immigration legislation. Can't truss it.
May 3, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
“This is Racist Stuff”: Baseball Players/Union Speak Out Against “This is Racist Stuff”: Baseball Players/Union Speak Out Against
After several weeks of silence, Major League baseball players, and their union, are starting to speak out against Arizona's anti-immigrant SB 1070.
May 1, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
To Catch a Fire: Diamondback Protests Take Off To Catch a Fire: Diamondback Protests Take Off
The Arizona Diamondbacks have become the the SB 1070 Traveling Roadshow and the idea of protesting them wherever they play is catching fire.
Apr 29, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
D-Back Protest Update: Cubs Smack Down Immigrant Rights Message D-Back Protest Update: Cubs Smack Down Immigrant Rights Message
The call is growing to boycott and protest the Arizona Diamondbacks wherever they play. But the other major league teams won't make it easy.
Apr 27, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Burying Juan Antonio Samaranch Burying Juan Antonio Samaranch
The Death of Juan Antonio Samaranch should in no way sugarcoat the destructive role he played in the world of International Sport
Apr 22, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Ben Roethlisberger: No Justice, No Play? Ben Roethlisberger: No Justice, No Play?
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should send a strong message: whatever Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was trying to do the night he was accused of rape, it's not a game.
Apr 20, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Clock Almost Striking Midnight for Big Ben Clock Almost Striking Midnight for Big Ben
Two Super Bowl victories or not, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, is on remarkably thin ice. But a media double standard is keeping him above water.
Apr 13, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Tiger Woods: Athlete or Brand? Tiger Woods: Athlete or Brand?
Nation Sports Editor Dave Zirin denounces Woods' latest ad as just another distraction from the tournament.
Apr 9, 2010 / Video / Dave Zirin
Tiger Woods: Athlete or Brand? Tiger Woods: Athlete or Brand?
Nation Sports Editor Dave Zirin denounces Woods' latest ad as just another distraction from the tournament.
Apr 9, 2010 / Nation in the News / Dave Zirin
Tiger the Brand, Tiger the Man Tiger the Brand, Tiger the Man
Tiger's infuriating new Nike ad confirms that the golfer is all brand.
Apr 8, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin