The Baseball Hall of Fame Vote: An ‘Edge of Sports’ Post-Mortem The Baseball Hall of Fame Vote: An ‘Edge of Sports’ Post-Mortem
It is easy to slam the Baseball Hall of Fame voters. It is harder to understand why they leave out the game’s greats.
Jan 9, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
The Florida State Seminoles: The Champions of Racist Mascots The Florida State Seminoles: The Champions of Racist Mascots
Do you think “Redskins” is offensive and “Seminoles” is not because it has tribal approval? Think again.
Jan 7, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Jovan Belcher’s Murder-Suicide: Did the Kansas City Chiefs Pull the Trigger? Jovan Belcher’s Murder-Suicide: Did the Kansas City Chiefs Pull the Trigger?
In what could be an explosive lawsuit, the NFL may have to answer for changes in Jovan Belcher’s brain that led to his murder of Kasandra Perkins and his own suicide.
Jan 6, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports
The NFL’s Chris Kluwe and Aaron Rodgers have shown, in distinct ways, that progress for LGBT rights in sports is elusive.
Jan 2, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dear NFL Owners: It’s Not Your Coaches. It’s You. Dear NFL Owners: It’s Not Your Coaches. It’s You.
On "Black Monday" some firings just mask the rotting stench from the owner’s box.
Dec 31, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
What Will the ‘Billie Jean Delegation’ Mean for LGBT Rights in Sochi? What Will the ‘Billie Jean Delegation’ Mean for LGBT Rights in Sochi?
The Obama administation has made a welcome and provocative choice to represent the United States in Sochi.
Dec 19, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Three More ‘Better Than Peyton’ Choices for Sportsperson of the Year Three More ‘Better Than Peyton’ Choices for Sportsperson of the Year
Following some terrific feedback from readers, I now have three more people to add to my list of Sportspeople of the Year.
Dec 17, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Peyton Manning: a Dreadful, Uninspired Choice by ‘Sports Illustrated’ for Sportsperson of the Year Peyton Manning: a Dreadful, Uninspired Choice by ‘Sports Illustrated’ for Sportsperson of the Year
Choosing Peyton Manning as its Sportsperson of the Year was a resoundingly establishment choice by Sports Illustrated that serves to obscure the rumbling resistance to the status q...
Dec 16, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
The Washington Redskins and the ‘C’ Word The Washington Redskins and the ‘C’ Word
Has a Native American named Jay Winter Nightwolf put a curse on this team? It seems hardly worth the effort.
Dec 14, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013 My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013
Last year it was Gabrielle Douglas. Who is The Nation magazine sports editor’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2013?
Dec 11, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin