Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

@EdgeofSports

Dave 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.

What Does the LA Dodgers Bankruptcy Say About America? What Does the LA Dodgers Bankruptcy Say About America?

By symbolizing bankruptcy and community apathy, the LA Dodgers make an unwelcome return to the national Zeitgeist.

Jun 29, 2011 / Dave Zirin

The Beatles! Muhammad Ali! and the ‘Accidental Sportswriter’ Who Saw It All The Beatles! Muhammad Ali! and the ‘Accidental Sportswriter’ Who Saw It All

Alternately hilarious and moving, here is the memoir for your beach blanket this summer.

Jun 27, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Adrian Gonzalez Will Attend the 2011 All-Star Game. We Should Not Adrian Gonzalez Will Attend the 2011 All-Star Game. We Should Not

Adrian Gonzalez will be at the 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona. That's good news for Major League Baseball and bad news for immigrant rights activists.

Jun 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

This Day in History: When Muhammad Ali Took the Weight This Day in History: When Muhammad Ali Took the Weight

On June 20th, 1967, Muhammad Ali was sentenced to five years in a federal prison. He didn't blink.

Jun 20, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Understanding Vancouver’s ‘Hockey Riot’ Understanding Vancouver’s ‘Hockey Riot’

Was there more to Vancouver's Hockey Riot than meets the eye? Or less?

Jun 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin

LeBron James and the Quote Heard Round the World LeBron James and the Quote Heard Round the World

After losing in the NBA Finals, Miami Heat star Lebron James took it out on the fans. Is he right?

Jun 13, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Let Them Play: Behind FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iran’s National Women’s Team Let Them Play: Behind FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iran’s National Women’s Team

The Iranian Women's soccer team isn’t being allowed to take the field as long as they wear Muslim dress. Something stinks in FIFA land.

Jun 8, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Tennis Anyone? What Li Na’s Grand Slam Win Tells Us About China Tennis Anyone? What Li Na’s Grand Slam Win Tells Us About China

When Li Na became the first Chinese national to win a tennis Grand Slam title, the reaction told us a great deal about the realities of twenty-first-century China.

Jun 6, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Amid Reports of Wrongdoing, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel Resigns Amid Reports of Wrongdoing, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel Resigns

Tressel is just the latest NCAA moralist to take a hard fall.

May 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’ Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’

Joakim Noah's use of an anti-gay slur continues a discussion that NBA officialdom appears to loathe having.

May 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

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