Is Tokyo Ready for the Olympic Juggernaut? Is Tokyo Ready for the Olympic Juggernaut?
Tokyo says that it’s ready to host the 2020 Olympics. The early numbers—and quality of Olympic leadership—are not encouraging.
Jul 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Half a Century Before Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson Said, ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem.’ Half a Century Before Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson Said, ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem.’
A segregationist senator tried to use Robinson to destroy Paul Robeson. Instead, Robinson called out racism.
Jul 18, 2019 / Peter Dreier
A Q&A With the Late, Great Jim Bouton A Q&A With the Late, Great Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton’s death at the age of 80 should cause us to pause and remember the pitcher who changed sports history.
Jul 12, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT Are the Heroes America Needed Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT Are the Heroes America Needed
The World Cup champion team cannot be bossed or bought.
Jul 10, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The Road to the World Cup Began With Title IX The Road to the World Cup Began With Title IX
Why mixing politics and sports is essential.
Jul 10, 2019 / Kelly Candaele
The World Cup Champion USWNT Showed America What True Patriotism Is The World Cup Champion USWNT Showed America What True Patriotism Is
This World Cup has demonstrated on the largest possible stage the competing forms of patriotism that exist in the United States.
Jul 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Why No One Watches Baseball Anymore Why No One Watches Baseball Anymore
The sport is experiencing its lowest levels of support since 1937. The reasons are obvious, but owners and executives have no incentive to look for answers.
Jul 2, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Megan Rapinoe’s Statement Echoes the Words of Muhammad Ali Megan Rapinoe’s Statement Echoes the Words of Muhammad Ali
US Women’s National Team star Megan Rapinoe recalled an earlier era and spoke for many in her rejection of this administration.
Jun 27, 2019 / Dave Zirin
American Jock Culture in the Trump Era American Jock Culture in the Trump Era
From the NFL’s concealment of player injuries to Tiger Woods kowtowing to Trump, the innocence of US sports is dead.
Jun 26, 2019 / Robert Lipsyte
Masai Ujiri and ‘the Police Version of Events’ Masai Ujiri and ‘the Police Version of Events’
The Toronto Raptors team president had some form of confrontation with an Alameda Country sheriff after the NBA championship. The police story, however, has changed.
Jun 25, 2019 / Dave Zirin