A woman adds names to an NCAA March Madness bracket on a window in New York, March 20, 2017. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson)
This week we got a dope show. We talk to sportswriter and friend of the program Patrick Hruby in-depth about the political economy of revenue sports and it’s racialized superstructure, why athletes deserve a piece of the income pie, and the FBI investigation into professional agents and their relationship with schools and collegiate athletes.
We also have some Choice Words about the courage and perseverance of gymnast Aly Raisman in seeking justice for assault victims, and a Just Stand Up and a Just Sit Down award for a WNBA coach and a national politician. All that and much more!
Patrick Hruby Twitter: @patrick_hruby The FBI investigation into college basketball highlights the system’s hypocrisy. Time to call the NCAA’s bluff.
Zirin Aly Raisman Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.