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
Who Let the Dogs Out on Michael Vick? Who Let the Dogs Out on Michael Vick?
With the indictment of the Atlanta Falcons quarterback on federal conspiracy charges for running an alleged dogfighting operation, the media went into attack mode.
Jul 19, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Reclaiming Sports Reclaiming Sports
Political struggle and its relation to sports is a question not of the past but of the future.
Jul 6, 2007 / Feature / Dave Zirin
High Impact: What Football Owes Its Players High Impact: What Football Owes Its Players
Congressional hearings about head injuries in the NFL raise questions about the consequences for old-timers and present-day players.
Jun 27, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Sheffield Strikes Out on Latino Players Sheffield Strikes Out on Latino Players
Slugger Gary Sheffield's intemperate remarks about the black/Latino divide have rattled batting cages and plunged baseball into the immigration debate.
Jun 6, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Jason Giambi, Truthteller Jason Giambi, Truthteller
Jason Giambi finally got around to telling the truth about baseball and steroids. So naturally, Major League Baseball is out to smear him.
May 25, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Hip-Hop’s E-Z Scapegoats Hip-Hop’s E-Z Scapegoats
There's a big difference between the misogynous hip-hop produced by big media and the hip-hop that moves a generation.
May 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Chang and Dave Zirin
Football and Nikki Giovanni at Virginia Tech Football and Nikki Giovanni at Virginia Tech
Tragedy uncovers the diverse world of a school that had been known only for football.
Apr 26, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Don Imus and the State of Women’s Sports Don Imus and the State of Women’s Sports
It's been thirty-five years since Title IX was passed, and women athletes are still battling the kind of sexism Imus espouses.
Apr 11, 2007 / Feature / Dave Zirin