Colleges Are Spending 7 Times More on Athletics Than They Are on Academics Colleges Are Spending 7 Times More on Athletics Than They Are on Academics
It’s time to stop and ask where your money is going—and why.
Oct 15, 2015 / Video / Brave New Films
7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial 7 Things We Learned From Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial
After the NYPD broke his leg and charged him with resisting arrest, NBA star Thabo Sefolosha cleared his name in court. Here's what we learned.
Oct 12, 2015 / Dave Zirin
NYPD on Trial: NBA Player Thabo Sefolosha Fights Back After Police Beating NYPD on Trial: NBA Player Thabo Sefolosha Fights Back After Police Beating
The police broke Thabo Sefolosha’s leg. His testimony, and the testimony of witnesses, could mean that they will not get away with it.
Oct 8, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Insider Trading Hits the Sports World Insider Trading Hits the Sports World
FanDuel and DraftKings are enmeshed in a rank scandal whose stink has spread to their sports league partners as well as ESPN.
Oct 7, 2015 / Dave Zirin
John Carlos Meets the Spurs John Carlos Meets the Spurs
Meeting and speaking to the San Antonio Spurs meant a great deal to 1968 Olympic bronze medalist and protester.
Oct 5, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand
Jeb Bush has unsurprisingly decided to side with bigotry in the case of Washington’s football team’s name. His incoherent reasoning should ring alarm bells for supporters and detra...
Oct 1, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc
Rwandan cyclist Jeanne D’Arc Girubuntu made history over the weekend by becoming the first Rwandan woman to ever race in a world competition. But that was perhaps the easiest of he...
Sep 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Lawyer for Patrick Kane’s Accuser Quits After Saying Evidence Bag Was Compromised Lawyer for Patrick Kane’s Accuser Quits After Saying Evidence Bag Was Compromised
The decision will cast public doubt on her claims in a society already disinclined to believe women who come forward.
Sep 25, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Patrick Kane Case Marks a New Low in the Long History of Rape Accusations Against Athletes The Patrick Kane Case Marks a New Low in the Long History of Rape Accusations Against Athletes
After a rape kit was dumped at the door of his accuser’s mother, the NHL can no longer be silent.
Sep 23, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Getting God Out of Football Getting God Out of Football
Believers and non-believers alike should welcome Aaron Rodgers’s and Arian Foster’s dissent against the constant invocation of Christ in football.
Sep 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin