NBA Player Royce White: Mental Health Revolutionary NBA Player Royce White: Mental Health Revolutionary
Pro basketball player Royce White is laying claim to a powerful tradition by standing up for mental health in a society growing more stressful by the day.
Feb 13, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name
A recent symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian showed how the pressure is rising to change the name.
Feb 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Baltimore Ravens Summon the Poetry of Muhammad Ali Baltimore Ravens Summon the Poetry of Muhammad Ali
A terrific quote by Coach John Harbaugh at the Ravens victory rally deserves its historic context.
Feb 6, 2013 / Dave Zirin
‘The Blackout Bowl,’ or ‘The Most Depressing Super Bowl Column You’ll Read’ ‘The Blackout Bowl,’ or ‘The Most Depressing Super Bowl Column You’ll Read’
The Super Bowl's thirty-four-minute blackout was a moment that says so much about the USA in the twenty-first century.
Feb 4, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Is It Getting Better? Homophobia Rocks Super Bowl Is It Getting Better? Homophobia Rocks Super Bowl
Homophobic comments have roiled the Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
Feb 1, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Soccer and Egypt’s Current ‘State of Emergency’ Soccer and Egypt’s Current ‘State of Emergency’
Soccer fan clubs helped topple Hosni Mubarak. Now they’re protesting the Morsi regime and its defense of murderous security forces.
Jan 29, 2013 / Dave Zirin
‘It’s a New World’: The Super Bowl Becomes a Platform for LGBT Equality ‘It’s a New World’: The Super Bowl Becomes a Platform for LGBT Equality
A positive push for LGBT rights will, believe it or not, be part of Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
Jan 26, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Three Card Manti: Why the Media Is Swallowing Manti Te’o’s New Narrative Three Card Manti: Why the Media Is Swallowing Manti Te’o’s New Narrative
When Manti Te’o told the world his girfriend had died, the media ran with the story without checking the facts. They’re doing it again.
Jan 24, 2013 / Dave Zirin
The NFL: Where Dr. King’s Dream Goes to Die The NFL: Where Dr. King’s Dream Goes to Die
The “giant triplets” of poverty, racism and militarism that Dr .Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life to challenge are on full display in the National Football League.
Jan 21, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Lance Armstrong Wilts in Oprah’s Glare Lance Armstrong Wilts in Oprah’s Glare
In fessing up to performance enhancing drug use, the cycling icon failed on form and content.
Jan 18, 2013 / Dave Zirin