Nebraska Cornhusker Fans Chop Block Pipeline Nebraska Cornhusker Fans Chop Block Pipeline
In the shock of the college football season, University of Nebraska Cornhusker fans took a stand against the Keystone Pipeline.
Sep 19, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Where Was the Pat Tillman Story on NFL Sunday? Where Was the Pat Tillman Story on NFL Sunday?
The League embraced its role on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks yet hardly mentioned the late Pat Tillman.
Sep 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin
The NFL Will Remember 9/11 in All the Wrong Ways The NFL Will Remember 9/11 in All the Wrong Ways
I wish restraint was the order of the day as the NFL season opens on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. It won't be.
Sep 6, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Michael Vick and the Forgotten Masses Michael Vick and the Forgotten Masses
Michael Vick's ascension should be cause for reflection, not celebration
Aug 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Jerry Richardson, Cam Newton and the Color of Control Jerry Richardson, Cam Newton and the Color of Control
Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is bragging to the press that he advises new quarterback Cam Newton on his tattoos and piercings.
Aug 28, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes: Second Edition Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes: Second Edition
Roberto Clemente, Ernie Davis, Ted Williams and many more. The Nation's readers choose their childhood sports heroes.
Aug 22, 2011 / The Nation
Don’t Give the Miami Hurricanes the Death Penalty: Give It to the NCAA Don’t Give the Miami Hurricanes the Death Penalty: Give It to the NCAA
Following an exposé, people are saying that Miami University shouldn't get the death penalty. They shouldn't. But the NCAA sure should.
Aug 18, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes
Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron, Gordie Howe and many more. The Nation's readers choose their childhood sports heroes.
Aug 17, 2011 / The Nation
GQ’s ’25 Coolest Athletes of All Time’ has a Slight Omission: An Entire Gender GQ’s ’25 Coolest Athletes of All Time’ has a Slight Omission: An Entire Gender
GQ's list of the 25 Coolest Athletes of All Time is a study in historic ignorance.
Aug 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin
The London Olympics and the London Riots The London Olympics and the London Riots
It aint exactly Shakespeare, but it is actually what happened earlier this week as the London Olympic Committee staged a beach volleyball exhibition as fires engulfed the cit...
Aug 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin