![Palestine players celebrate after Nour Youseff of Palestine scores her side's second during the international solidarity match between Bohemians and Palestine at Dalymount Park in Dublin on May 15, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gaza-palestine-sports-getty.jpg)
How the Sports Media Is Manufacturing Consent Over Gaza How the Sports Media Is Manufacturing Consent Over Gaza
Many sports journalists are afraid to touch the issue of Palestine—but the stories are there waiting to be told.
Jun 11, 2024 / Dave Zirin
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The Dallas Mavericks: Mission Impossible? The Dallas Mavericks: Mission Impossible?
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to review the NBA Conference Finals and preview the NBA Finals.
Jun 6, 2024 / Audio / Dave Zirin
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The Metamorphosis of Kyrie Irving The Metamorphosis of Kyrie Irving
The Dallas Mavericks guard could’ve left the NBA a villain, but he’s now played long enough to become a hero.
Jun 6, 2024 / Dave Zirin
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Counting the Negro League Records Is About More Than Numbers Counting the Negro League Records Is About More Than Numbers
One player in particular is laying waste to the Major League record book: Josh Gibson.
May 29, 2024 / Dave Zirin
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In Ireland, “Nothing but Love” for the Palestinian Women’s Soccer Team In Ireland, “Nothing but Love” for the Palestinian Women’s Soccer Team
The Palestinian National Women’s Football Team defeated the Bohemian Football Club 2-1 in front of a sell-out crowd in Dublin. It was much more than a win for Palestine.
May 24, 2024 / Dave Zirin
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Harrison Butker Is a Jerk, a Bigot, and a True Representative of the NFL Harrison Butker Is a Jerk, a Bigot, and a True Representative of the NFL
In a brief commencement speech, the Kansas City kicker managed to be racist, sexist, and homophobic. The NFL’s response is revealing.
May 16, 2024 / Dave Zirin
![The New York Knicks' Stephon Marbury watches as the New Jersey Nets' Jason Kidd shoots a free throw in the second half of Game 4 of first-round playoffs at Madison Square Garden.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-97323478-1.jpg)
NBA Playoffs: Round One Understood NBA Playoffs: Round One Understood
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Dave and Arya discuss the playoffs.
May 14, 2024 / Audio / Dave Zirin
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Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine
With “Hind’s Hall,” the rapper is telling artists and other culture workers, “The students are risking it all. Where are you?”
May 7, 2024 / Dave Zirin
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Former Oakland A’s Player Bruce Maxwell Calls Out the Owner for Vegas Move Former Oakland A’s Player Bruce Maxwell Calls Out the Owner for Vegas Move
Former A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell joins the Edge of Sports podcast to discuss the team’s departure from Oakland.
May 4, 2024 / Audio / Dave Zirin
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The Fiction of the “Outside Agitator” The Fiction of the “Outside Agitator”
With the “outside agitator” narrative, the media and politicians are puking up the worst of this country’s past.
May 3, 2024 / Dave Zirin