A Raiders fan carries a team flag in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 27, 2017.(AP Photo / John Locher)
This week on the Edge of Sports podcast we have the first and the only female CEO in NFL history, the Raiders’ own Amy Trask. We also speak to cultural commentator and author Bijan C. Bayne about the upcoming 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s refusal to fight in the war in Vietnam.
Plus: We have some choice words about the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the major-league color line, Kaepernick watch, Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down… Yeah, it’s a packed show.
Amy Trask Twitter: @AmyTrask You Negotiate Like a Girl: Reflections on a Career in the National Football League
Bijan C. Bayne Twitter: @bijancbayne Elgin Baylor: The Man Who Changed Basketball Martha’s Vineyard Basketball: How a Resort League Defied Notions of Race and Class
Dave Zirin “A Review of 42: Jackie Robinson’s Bitter Pill”
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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.