This NFL Hall of Fame Member Won’t Let His Grandson Play Football This NFL Hall of Fame Member Won’t Let His Grandson Play Football
Harry Carson is calling for keeping children out of the sport entirely.
May 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Interview With Rio’s Dr. Rodrigo Brindeiro on Controlling Zika and the Olympics Interview With Rio’s Dr. Rodrigo Brindeiro on Controlling Zika and the Olympics
A leading doctor makes it clear: You don’t control Zika by canceling the Olympics. You do it by controlling the mosquito.
May 19, 2016 / Kate Steiker-Ginzberg and Dave Zirin
Don’t Move the Olympics, Protest Them Don’t Move the Olympics, Protest Them
The recent ouster of Dilma Rousseff is more bad news for those concerned about the spread of the Zika virus—and the Brazilian people.
May 18, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Dispatch From Rio: An Interview With the Activist Behind the ‘Olympic Anti-Souvenir Shop’ Dispatch From Rio: An Interview With the Activist Behind the ‘Olympic Anti-Souvenir Shop’
The exhibit is meant to highlight the injustices that have arrived along with the summer games.
May 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Dispatch From Rio: The Muted Olympic Hype Is Deafening Dispatch From Rio: The Muted Olympic Hype Is Deafening
With less than 90 days until the Summer Games, it’s all pain and no party in Rio.
May 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Are Brazil’s Corruption Scandals Finally Hitting the Olympics? Are Brazil’s Corruption Scandals Finally Hitting the Olympics?
The majority of the members of Brazil’s Congress are under investigation or facing charges. Of course the Olympics are corrupt.
May 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin
An NFL Player Stands Up to Rape and Gives a Lesson in Consent An NFL Player Stands Up to Rape and Gives a Lesson in Consent
Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy stands up to toxic masculinity and rape culture in professional football.
May 3, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Meet Two Women Tackling Misogyny in Sports Journalism Meet Two Women Tackling Misogyny in Sports Journalism
Sports journalists Sarah Spain and Julie DiCaro asked men to read aloud the misogynistic messages they receive online in order to increase awareness of harassment.
Apr 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Brotherhood of Bullies: Bob Knight Endorses Donald Trump Brotherhood of Bullies: Bob Knight Endorses Donald Trump
The Hall of Fame basketball coach has a history of thuggish petulance to rival the Republican front-runner.
Apr 26, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The 1988 Seoul Olympics Were a Horror Show of Human Rights Abuses. Will Rio Be the Same? The 1988 Seoul Olympics Were a Horror Show of Human Rights Abuses. Will Rio Be the Same?
Brazil’s latest political turmoil doesn’t bode well for the 2016 Games in Rio.
Apr 21, 2016 / Dave Zirin