Rugby’s Most Political Athlete Rugby’s Most Political Athlete
Rugby star David Pocock joins the show to talk about his retirement, sports, and politics.
Oct 27, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Betsy DeVos Attacks Trans Athletes Again Betsy DeVos Attacks Trans Athletes Again
By using Title IX to threaten a school’s federal funding, DeVos and Trump are imposing their own definition of what constitutes a woman athlete.
Oct 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous
Troy Aikman and Joe Buck would be right to call them out for what they are: outrageously wasteful publicity stunts.
Oct 21, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Why Are People Watching Less Sports? Why Are People Watching Less Sports?
Sportswriter Jane McManus joins the show to talk about a new survey on sports viewership
Oct 20, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
NBA Bubble Postmortem NBA Bubble Postmortem
Were NBA players correct to finish their season, given concerns that they would distract from the movements in the streets? I think they were.
Oct 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Bubblicious: What the Bubble Meant for the NBA Bubblicious: What the Bubble Meant for the NBA
NBA scribe Michael Lee joins the show to talk about the Covid Bubble, the NBA Finals, and Lebron’s legacy.
Oct 13, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores? If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores?
The franchise owner of the Detroit Pistons also owns a predatory prison telephone company. Shouldn’t that matter to the NBA?
Oct 12, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse The NFL Season Could Be Facing a Covid Collapse
After years of scandals and PR disasters, Roger Goodell has finally put the league’s profits in jeopardy.
Oct 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Spencer Haywood: Origins of an Icon Spencer Haywood: Origins of an Icon
Basketball legend Spencer Haywood joins the show to talk about his new book.
Oct 6, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond
It’s time for Major League Baseball to put some substance behind its intentions and match words with deeds.
Sep 30, 2020 / Peter Dreier and Dave Zirin