NFL Head Injuries Are Part of the Product NFL Head Injuries Are Part of the Product
The league creates spectacles that distract from the dangers—but that doesn’t mean they’re not there.
Sep 20, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Abolish College Football Abolish College Football
NCAA football, especially at major universities, is among the most exploitative and harmful institutions in the United States.
Sep 20, 2024 / Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
Police Violence, Tyreek Hill, and the NFL Owners Who Bankroll Brutality Police Violence, Tyreek Hill, and the NFL Owners Who Bankroll Brutality
The NFL does not cross the police. The NFL partners with the police.
Sep 9, 2024 / Dave Zirin
The Dark Side of the Democratic Party’s Embrace of Football The Dark Side of the Democratic Party’s Embrace of Football
The hypermasculinity and violence of football connects to Kamala Harris’s bellicose convention speech. It could repel young voters.
Aug 26, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Is Sports Gambling a Public Health Crisis? Is Sports Gambling a Public Health Crisis?
Why a progressive approach might be a national intervention.
Jun 5, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
O.J. Simpson Was a Rorschach Test for America O.J. Simpson Was a Rorschach Test for America
If anyone had illusions that the United States was, in fact, united, the O.J. Simpson trial and subsequent verdict put a quick end to that. The 1994–95 courtroom drama was about wh…
Apr 11, 2024 / Dave Zirin
The Super Bowl of Gambling The Super Bowl of Gambling
The gambling industry has consumed the sports world, so of course, the Super Bowl is in Las Vegas.
Feb 9, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Who Were the Real 49ers? Who Were the Real 49ers?
Fans of the San Francisco 49ers may feel like their team name is less racist than the “Chiefs,” but given the bloody history of the Gold Rush, they shouldn’t be so smug.
Feb 9, 2024 / Simon Moya-Smith
In the Fight Against Antisemitism, Robert Kraft Is Part of the Problem In the Fight Against Antisemitism, Robert Kraft Is Part of the Problem
The foundation run by the owner of the New England Patriots has purchased a Super Bowl ad titled “Stop Jewish Hate”—but it’s the foundation that is helping to fuel antisemitism.
Jan 31, 2024 / Dave Zirin