How Nebraska Became a Volleyball Paradise How Nebraska Became a Volleyball Paradise
Covid-19 is back on the rise. We must take precautions, or we could again lose the type of joy that 92,003 fans experienced at Memorial Stadium this week.
Sep 1, 2023 / Dave Zirin
The Ballad of Kobe Bean The Ballad of Kobe Bean
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show for part two of our discussion on basketball “butterfly effects.”
Aug 28, 2023 / Audio / Dave Zirin
Will Northwestern Get Its Stadium, or Will Evanston Get a Fair Deal? Will Northwestern Get Its Stadium, or Will Evanston Get a Fair Deal?
The roar of community disapproval cannot be silenced for much longer.
Aug 25, 2023 / Dave Zirin
A Soccer Triumph—Despite the Toxic Men A Soccer Triumph—Despite the Toxic Men
The leaders of Spain’s soccer world possess “sexism matched only by their greed.”
Aug 23, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Basketball Butterfly Effect: The 2003 NBA Draft Basketball Butterfly Effect: The 2003 NBA Draft
On this episode of Edge of Sports, basketball savant Arya Shirazi joins the show.
Aug 16, 2023 / Audio / Dave Zirin
“The Blind Side” Was Always Trash “The Blind Side” Was Always Trash
The book and movie about former NFL lineman Michael Oher lean into the white-savior trope. They were terrible long before the allegations that they were based on lies.
Aug 15, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Why the Right Wanted the USWNT to Lose Why the Right Wanted the USWNT to Lose
Conservatives want everything Megan Rapinoe represents—feminism, queerness, anti-racism, reproductive choice, women's strength—to wither away.
Aug 10, 2023 / Highlights / Dave Zirin
Carli Lloyd’s Attacks on the USWNT Are Personal—and Political Carli Lloyd’s Attacks on the USWNT Are Personal—and Political
The US Women’s National Team has always carried a double burden: They need to be the best, and they need to be global soccer icons.
Aug 1, 2023 / Dave Zirin
What Happened to Black Activism in Professional Sports? What Happened to Black Activism in Professional Sports?
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Howard Bryant and Brenda Elsey join the show to discuss social movements in sports.
Jul 28, 2023 / Audio / Dave Zirin
Time to Stop Running Time to Stop Running
NFL running backs are in the same fight as all laborers: the struggle to be treated as humans, not “cattle.”
Jul 26, 2023 / Dave Zirin