Dave Zirin
Sports Editor
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SportsJuly 8, 2022
“This Is America” With Howard Bryant
Sportswriter Howard Bryant joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about the country and his new book on Rickey Henderson.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJuly 5, 2022
Brittney Griner’s Show Trial Begins
Russia is once again in the ugly business of “hostage diplomacy.”
Dave Zirin
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SportsJune 27, 2022
A Football Coach’s Prayer Is Not About Freedom. It’s About Coercion.
In a decision riddled with lies, the Supreme Court rules that a football coach can, should they choose, become a dictator-priest.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJune 21, 2022
The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing
Labor abuses, homophobia, corruption? Qatar and FIFA will use the men’s World Cup to put a happy gloss on it all.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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Social JusticeJune 17, 2022
50 Years of Title IX
Kim Turner of the Positive Coaching Alliance joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about the past and future of Title IX.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJune 15, 2022
Golfers Gonna Golf
Phil Mickelson’s embrace of Saudi cash is an indictment of both himself and the PGA Tour he flees.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJune 10, 2022
Baseball’s Hidden Resistance
Author Robert Elias joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about his new books on baseball.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJune 8, 2022
The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding
The refusal of five Tampa Bay Rays to wear the Pride flag should raise questions about strategies in the struggle for LGBTQ rights.
Dave Zirin
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SportsMay 31, 2022
Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again
Manhattanville College welcomed back the activist athlete who turned her back to the national anthem in 2003 thanks to students who saw themselves in her struggle.
Dave Zirin
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SportsMay 31, 2022
Are Colin Kaepernick and the NFL Going to Reunite?
On this week's episode of The Edge of Sports, we discuss the significance, or lack thereof, of Kaepernick’s tryout with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Dave Zirin