Does the NBA Have a Mental-Health Crisis on Its Hands? Does the NBA Have a Mental-Health Crisis on Its Hands?
Depression and anxiety among players is not something to scoff at or shame. It’s an objective fact, and a real product of their jobs.
Mar 7, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Transphobia’s New Target Is the World of Sports Transphobia’s New Target Is the World of Sports
First it was bathrooms, now it’s athletics.
Mar 5, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Will the Baseball Caps on Major League Heads Be Union Made? Will the Baseball Caps on Major League Heads Be Union Made?
Eireann Dolan and Sean Doolittle join the show to talk about their push to keep caps union made.
Mar 4, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Supreme Court Has Undone a Century of American Opposition to Sports Gambling The Supreme Court Has Undone a Century of American Opposition to Sports Gambling
Legal sports gambling would generate some of the very problems that the revenue from sports gambling would purportedly solve.
Feb 25, 2019 / Ronald Katz
Martina Navratilova Is Expelled From an LGBTQ Advocacy Group Over Transphobia Accusations Martina Navratilova Is Expelled From an LGBTQ Advocacy Group Over Transphobia Accusations
The tennis legend’s Sunday Times column saying that trans women should not be allowed in women’s sports provoked her expulsion.
Feb 25, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Will Maryland College Athletes Be Unionized? Will Maryland College Athletes Be Unionized?
A bill being put forward in the Maryland statehouse will give college athletes union protection.
Feb 20, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL
A confidentially agreement prevents us from knowing the details, but the fact that the NFL was willing to settle tells us a great deal.
Feb 15, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Wisconsin Republicans Literally Erased Colin Kaepernick From Black History Month Wisconsin Republicans Literally Erased Colin Kaepernick From Black History Month
They said Kaepernick was “too controversial” to be commemorated.
Feb 14, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Cubs Ownership Has a Racism Problem Cubs Ownership Has a Racism Problem
Julie DiCaro and Bijan Bayne join the show to talk Cubs e-mails and Frank Robinson’s legacy.
Feb 11, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Frank Robinson Was a Fearless Speaker of Truth Frank Robinson Was a Fearless Speaker of Truth
He was so much more than an athlete. He was a fighter, and we could use more like him today.
Feb 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin