The Savior Blues: Ray Rice Can Play and Roger Goodell Is Revealed as an Accomplice in Abuse The Savior Blues: Ray Rice Can Play and Roger Goodell Is Revealed as an Accomplice in Abuse
The decision by Judge Barbara Jones to reinstate Ray Rice stands as a brutal judgment on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Nov 28, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Do #BlackLivesMatter to White Athletes? Let’s Ask Them Do #BlackLivesMatter to White Athletes? Let’s Ask Them
Black athletes are expressing views across social media about the killing of Michael Brown. It’s past time white athletes took some of this weight.
Nov 25, 2014 / Dave Zirin
What the Media Are Not Telling You About the Late Marion Barry What the Media Are Not Telling You About the Late Marion Barry
The death of four-time mayor Marion Barry sent shockwaves through the District.
Nov 24, 2014 / Dave Zirin
What Wouldn’t Roger Goodell Do to Save His Image? What Wouldn’t Roger Goodell Do to Save His Image?
Is Roger Goodell exploiting an instance of child abuse to save his personal and professional brand?
Nov 20, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL
The prescription drug abuse enabled by NFL teams is only the latest issue that has the federal government ready to breach the political moat that has long surrounded the world of f...
Nov 18, 2014 / Dave Zirin
New NBA Union Chief Michele Roberts Slams the League’s Old Labor Practices New NBA Union Chief Michele Roberts Slams the League’s Old Labor Practices
You don't become the first woman elected to head a men’s sports union by playing nice.
Nov 17, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Boston Is Already Saying ‘Hell No’ to the 2024 Olympics Boston Is Already Saying ‘Hell No’ to the 2024 Olympics
The United States is pushing to host the 2024 Oympics. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Nov 13, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Kurt Busch, Ray Rice and How Sports Disseminates the Burdens of Racism Kurt Busch, Ray Rice and How Sports Disseminates the Burdens of Racism
The ways in which the individual failings of athletes are discussed are profoundly coded by race.
Nov 11, 2014 / Dave Zirin
A-Rod and Ray Rice: If They Go Down, Let Them Not Be Alone A-Rod and Ray Rice: If They Go Down, Let Them Not Be Alone
People in power want these athletes to go away precisely because their own moral failings signal a far deeper rot.
Nov 6, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Why the Movement Against Washington Football’s Racial Slur Is ‘Idle No More’ Why the Movement Against Washington Football’s Racial Slur Is ‘Idle No More’
The largest demonstration in history against the NFL’s racial slur of a brand has roots north of the border.
Nov 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin