The Cesspool: Why Youth Sports Stink The Cesspool: Why Youth Sports Stink
Big business and the explosion in college tuition are robbing kids of a positive youth sports experience.
May 9, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
1968 Olympian John Carlos on the ‘Coming Out’ of Jason Collins 1968 Olympian John Carlos on the ‘Coming Out’ of Jason Collins
The athlete-activist icon has nothing but support.
May 7, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
What Did RGIII Learn at the Muhammad Ali Center? What Did RGIII Learn at the Muhammad Ali Center?
When Washington’s superstar quarterback visited the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, every tweet was a chapter.
May 6, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin: Welcome to the Jason Collins Era Dave Zirin: Welcome to the Jason Collins Era
Now that the NBA center has come out—the first current pro athlete to do so—what's next for LGBT equality?
May 1, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Why Jason Collins Is More Roger Bannister Than Jackie Robinson Why Jason Collins Is More Roger Bannister Than Jackie Robinson
By coming out of the closet as an active, male pro athlete, Jason Collins has redefined the possible.
May 1, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Jason Collins: The Substance of Change Jason Collins: The Substance of Change
We can no longer say that no active male athlete has ever come out of closet. Meet the NBA’s Jason Collins.
Apr 30, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin: Why Did Steubenville Renew the Football Coach’s Contract? Dave Zirin: Why Did Steubenville Renew the Football Coach’s Contract?
The high school football coach is on board for two more years—despite the jock-turned-rape culture in his locker room.
Apr 29, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
A Fighter by His Trade: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports and the American Dream A Fighter by His Trade: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports and the American Dream
Sports have been a historic avenue for immigrant acceptance in the US, but Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s story shows just how much that’s changed.
Apr 29, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Did Shaquille O’Neal Just Box Out Mumia? Did Shaquille O’Neal Just Box Out Mumia?
The big man—a cultural tycoon and a friend of the Fraternal Order of Police—just went big-bully on a widely acclaimed film about political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jahmal.
Apr 25, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
An Interview With ESPN’s New Ombudsman, Robert Lipsyte An Interview With ESPN’s New Ombudsman, Robert Lipsyte
The world’s largest sports network just hired a noted critic as its watchdog. What’s next for sports media?
Apr 24, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin