2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football 2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football
Unless we boycott sham amateurism and indentured servitude masquerading as sport, we will never reclaim sports.
Dec 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin Picks the Top Sports Stories of the Year Dave Zirin Picks the Top Sports Stories of the Year
Dave Zirin picks top sports stories of the year.
Dec 28, 2011 / Press Room
1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance 1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance
Lee Evans has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He needs our help.
Dec 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin: What’s Political About Tim Tebow’s Religious Beliefs? Dave Zirin: What’s Political About Tim Tebow’s Religious Beliefs?
The NFL’s reaction to Tebow’s Christianity has confirmed the hypocrisy of the league’s right-wing politics.
Dec 19, 2011 / Press Room
On Being Spit Upon—Literally—by Christopher Hitchens On Being Spit Upon—Literally—by Christopher Hitchens
A story about the polemical pugilist Christipher Hitchens, who died this week at the age of 62.
Dec 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Sorry, Lakers: Chris Paul and the Clippers Now OCCUPY Los Angeles Sorry, Lakers: Chris Paul and the Clippers Now OCCUPY Los Angeles
In a fitting end to a revolutionary year, a longtime accepted truth has been turned on its head. The Clippers now rule LA hoops.
Dec 15, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Racism 101: Criminal Charges Considered After College Hoops Brawl Racism 101: Criminal Charges Considered After College Hoops Brawl
A terrible on-court brawl between Xavier and Cincinnati could be made worse as a grandstanding prosecutor could be bringing criminal charges.
Dec 14, 2011 / Dave Zirin
My Feelings About Tim Tebow, Summed Up Perfectly in ‘Broadcast News’ My Feelings About Tim Tebow, Summed Up Perfectly in ‘Broadcast News’
I’ve found my feelings about the Boy Scout with the biblical eye-black best explained in a movie almost a quarter-century old.
Dec 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin
The Death of Socrates: Celebrating a Sports/Politics Soccer Legend The Death of Socrates: Celebrating a Sports/Politics Soccer Legend
International soccer lost a hero when Socrates, the masterful Brazilian midfielder who captained Brazil’s famed 1982 World Cup squad, died last weekend.
Dec 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin and Zach Zill
Chris Paul: The Occupier and the Occupied Chris Paul: The Occupier and the Occupied
The shocking news that Chris Paul has been traded to the Lakers and then had the trade rescinded says a great deal about the current state of chaos in the NBA
Dec 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin