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NCAA news and analysis from The Nation
April 6, 2022
The Bad Aftertaste of the NCAA Men’s Tournament
The North Carolina Tar Heels seemed to come apart physically, and the grown-ups just stood around and watched.
Dave Zirin
February 28, 2022
How Sports Have Been Used to Attack Trans People
Chris Mosier, the first openly transgender athlete for Team USA, answers five questions about the struggle for trans lives.
Dave Zirin
May 28, 2021
An American Sports Icon’s Legacy of LGBTQ Rights
Billie Jean King’s long history of activism proved that the personal is political.
Robert Lipsyte
February 25, 2021
Welcome to the Real March Madness
So called amateur athletes are being treated like professionals in every way except getting paid.
Dave Zirin
September 8, 2020
A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become
Revenue-producing sports like football and basketball are subsidizing the athletic endeavors of the country club set.
Dave Zirin
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August 18, 2020
College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts
Feel for the athletes missing their season, but understand the real game being played.
Dave Zirin
August 12, 2020
Republicans Suddenly Have a Passion for College Football
It’s the one thing that might distract Americans from the abysmal GOP-led response to the pandemic.
Dave Zirin
August 7, 2020
The NCAA Finally Faces a Reckoning
The pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and a long-thwarted push for economic justice has players on the march and the NCAA on defense.
Dave Zirin
April 27, 2020
The NCAA Is Poised to Allow Players to Benefit From Their Labor
That so-called “student-athletes” are being permitted to benefit from their name, image, and likeness is not the end of the battle, but it is a step in the right direction.
Dave Zirin
November 25, 2019
Harvard and Yale Students Storm the Field for Fossil Fuel Divestment
This won’t be the last of these disruptive protests against “business as usual” on both campuses.
Dave Zirin
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