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.

We Might Be Giants We Might Be Giants

A Patriots Super Bowl win was written in the stars. But every once in a while, the double-digit underdog can win.

Feb 4, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin

White Noise on the Golf Channel White Noise on the Golf Channel

After days of dithering, the Golf Channel finally suspends a commentator who joked about lynching Tiger Woods. What took them so long?

Jan 10, 2008 / Dave Zirin

The Mitchell Report Is a Fraud The Mitchell Report Is a Fraud

George Mitchell's long-awaited report on steroids in baseball slanders players, gives owners a pass and never acknowledges its author's conflicts of interest.

Dec 14, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

Sports 2007: It Was a Very Bad Year Sports 2007: It Was a Very Bad Year

Michael Vick's sentencing to twenty-three months in prison caps a depressing and scandalous year for professional sports.

Dec 10, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

Justice on Steroids Justice on Steroids

Barry Bonds makes an enticing target. But the DOJ should also focus on steroid enablers, like a certain team owner who now lives in the White House.

Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

The Rockies Get Off Their Knees The Rockies Get Off Their Knees

As baseball's most sanctimonious team heads to the World Series, the Colorado Rockies are playing down their holier-than-thou image.

Oct 23, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

The Fall of Marion Jones, Inc. The Fall of Marion Jones, Inc.

The sports establishment is shocked, shocked at her steroid-fueled Olympic wins. But didn't they also play a role?

Oct 15, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

The Sick Knicks The Sick Knicks

Exposed in court as sex harassers, the coach and owner of a storied basketball team have turned Madison Square Garden into a toxic workplace.

Oct 3, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

Those Cheating Patriots Those Cheating Patriots

In an era of technology-driven sports, the question of what is and isn't cheating can get pretty murky. But Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots were caught red-handed.

Sep 14, 2007 / Dave Zirin

Cleaning Up After the Orioles Cleaning Up After the Orioles

Thanks to some major-league grassroots organizing, workers who keep Baltimore's Camden Yards pristine are close to winning the right to a living wage.

Sep 4, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

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