Sotomayor is a Sporting Judge Sotomayor is a Sporting Judge
To gauge her judicial temperament, take a close look at Sonia Sotomayor's rulings in sports. Left-wing in theory, right-wing in practice--no wonder she clicked so smoothly with the...
May 29, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl
Millions will be spent to bring the biggest event in sports to the Superdome, while the victims of Hurricane Katrina remain on the sidelines.
May 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Dirt Dogs and Jinegar: Baseball’s Slang Dirt Dogs and Jinegar: Baseball’s Slang
The richness of baseball's old, weird vernacular is pure, pointless creativity.
May 13, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nick Stillman
Pawn in Their Game Pawn in Their Game
Major League Baseball continues to think that embarrassing individual players like Manny Ramirez is the best path to cleaning up the sport.
May 8, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Seabiscuit Meets Syriana at the Derby Seabiscuit Meets Syriana at the Derby
In a victory for the little people, a long-shot little horse from nowhere overcomes 50 to 1 odds to win the Kentucky Derby. But wait. Look who owns part of the horse.
May 3, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Jeremy Tyler, Euro-Pro Jeremy Tyler, Euro-Pro
A promising young athlete causes a furor because he's leaving high school to play pro basketball. What's so wrong with that?
Apr 30, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin and Billy Buntin
The Pinstripe Patriot Act The Pinstripe Patriot Act
The New York Yankees are forcing the owner's religious and political beliefs on every fan admitted to its $1.5 billion cathedral of baseball. How long can they get away with it?
Apr 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Huskies’ Glory Stolen By Coach Huskies’ Glory Stolen By Coach
Despite all their well-deserved success, the UConn women's basketball team struggles in the shadow of their megalomaniacal coach Geno Auriemma.
Apr 16, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Shed No Tears for the Spartans Shed No Tears for the Spartans
The vanquished Spartans of Michigan State have left a lot of people accustomed to limping through this recession start walking tall.
Apr 7, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
The March Madness of Myles Brand The March Madness of Myles Brand
Why does the president of the NCAA think it's fine for TV networks and gamblers to profit from the Final Four, but not the players?
Mar 19, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin