White Noise on the Golf Channel White Noise on the Golf Channel
After days of dithering, the Golf Channel finally suspends a commentator who joked about lynching Tiger Woods. What took them so long?
Jan 10, 2008 / Editorial / Dave Zirin
The Mitchell Report Is a Fraud The Mitchell Report Is a Fraud
George Mitchell's long-awaited report on steroids in baseball slanders players, gives owners a pass and never acknowledges its author's conflicts of interest.
Dec 14, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Sports 2007: It Was a Very Bad Year Sports 2007: It Was a Very Bad Year
Michael Vick's sentencing to twenty-three months in prison caps a depressing and scandalous year for professional sports.
Dec 10, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Justice on Steroids Justice on Steroids
Barry Bonds makes an enticing target. But the DOJ should also focus on steroid enablers, like a certain team owner who now lives in the White House.
Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
The Rockies Get Off Their Knees The Rockies Get Off Their Knees
As baseball's most sanctimonious team heads to the World Series, the Colorado Rockies are playing down their holier-than-thou image.
Oct 23, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
The Fall of Marion Jones, Inc. The Fall of Marion Jones, Inc.
The sports establishment is shocked, shocked at her steroid-fueled Olympic wins. But didn't they also play a role?
Oct 15, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
The Sick Knicks The Sick Knicks
Exposed in court as sex harassers, the coach and owner of a storied basketball team have turned Madison Square Garden into a toxic workplace.
Oct 3, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Those Cheating Patriots Those Cheating Patriots
In an era of technology-driven sports, the question of what is and isn't cheating can get pretty murky. But Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots were caught red-handed.
Sep 14, 2007 / Editorial / Dave Zirin
Cleaning Up After the Orioles Cleaning Up After the Orioles
Thanks to some major-league grassroots organizing, workers who keep Baltimore's Camden Yards pristine are close to winning the right to a living wage.
Sep 4, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Give Bonds His Due Give Bonds His Due
It's official: He's the new home run king. Will the media ever get over it?
Aug 8, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin