Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score
Hundreds of Israeli soccer fans couldn't stomach the sight of a Muslim player scoring for their own team.
Mar 11, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Why Major League Baseball Owners Will Cheer the Death of Hugo Chavez Why Major League Baseball Owners Will Cheer the Death of Hugo Chavez
The late president wanted to protect Venezuelan players shipped off to the US—not exactly something the MLB empire eagerly embraced.
Mar 6, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin: Dennis Rodman’s North Korean Slam-Dunk Dave Zirin: Dennis Rodman’s North Korean Slam-Dunk
Kim Jong-un loved basketball. Could Dennis Rodman be America’s best liaison to North Korea?
Mar 5, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
A Football Stadium Becomes Ground Zero in the Fight Against the New Jim Crow A Football Stadium Becomes Ground Zero in the Fight Against the New Jim Crow
Florida Atlantic University students are saying “no” to renaming the school’s football stadium after a private prison.
Mar 4, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
My Favorite Things: God Bless America Edition My Favorite Things: God Bless America Edition
A list of some of the most memorable cultural and sports moments in this country.
Feb 28, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman
NFL Bosses to Players: Who Are You Shtupping? NFL Bosses to Players: Who Are You Shtupping?
Questioning a player’s sexuality is more than an embarrassment for the NFL. It’s illegal.
Feb 28, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
The Sports Interview Non–Sports Fans Have to Read: My Talk With NBA Player Royce White The Sports Interview Non–Sports Fans Have to Read: My Talk With NBA Player Royce White
Royce White is a National Basketball Association first round draft pick, an advocate for players’ mental health and, much to the NBA’s chagrin, a lucid critic of capita...
Feb 25, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Oscar Pistorius and the Global System of Deadly Misogyny Oscar Pistorius and the Global System of Deadly Misogyny
The murder of Reeva Steenkamp has generated conversation about everything except what really matters: the global epidemic of violence against women.
Feb 21, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin: Where ‘The Nation’ and ‘Sports Illustrated’ Collide Dave Zirin: Where ‘The Nation’ and ‘Sports Illustrated’ Collide
Sports Illustrated, which rarely writes book reviews, recently covered Nation sports editor Dave Zirin’s Game Over.
Feb 20, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Citizen Mike: Michael Jordan at 50 Citizen Mike: Michael Jordan at 50
Has anyone done less with more than MJ?
Feb 19, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin