How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union
The players who make America’s pastime possible have had enough of dismal working conditions, and they’re organizing to change them.
Mar 6, 2023 / Feature / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier
The New Era of Backlash in Sports and Politics The New Era of Backlash in Sports and Politics
Trump opened up the world of sports to the hard right.
Mar 1, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Who’s Afraid of Tommie Smith? Who’s Afraid of Tommie Smith?
An Alabama school district kept Derrick Barnes, author of a book about Tommie Smith, from speaking. But the community is fighting back.
Feb 23, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden? Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden?
If the city and state can’t prevent the Knicks owner from barring his critics, perhaps they can at least shut down his sweetheart tax subsidy.
Feb 21, 2023 / Ross Barkan
Why People Don’t Even Trust the Super Bowl Why People Don’t Even Trust the Super Bowl
It’s unsurprising that a game wrapped in lies produces a result that many cannot accept.
Feb 13, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Is It Time to Cancel Football? Is It Time to Cancel Football?
Now, as the Super Bowl looms, is it time to turn your back on football? Or would you prefer to “man up” and leave any qualms about its violence in the dust of recent history?
Feb 10, 2023 / Robert Lipsyte
Heartbreak Is Life: Reflections of a Football Fan Heartbreak Is Life: Reflections of a Football Fan
Like life, football is ultimately about loss, struggle, grace, danger, and finding joy wherever we can.
Feb 10, 2023 / Photo Essay / JoAnn Wypijewski
The Fight to Defeat the Name of the Kansas City Chiefs The Fight to Defeat the Name of the Kansas City Chiefs
As the Kansas City Chiefs compete again in the Super Bowl, it's time to take their racist name off the national stage.
Feb 10, 2023 / Simon Moya-Smith
LeBron James’s Double Burden LeBron James’s Double Burden
LeBron had to climb the heights of basketball while also navigating the pressures of a movement, which makes his ascension all the more remarkable.
Feb 7, 2023 / Dave Zirin
So Who Was Tom Brady? So Who Was Tom Brady?
After a quarter-century in the public eye, the future Hall of Famer is retiring, and we somehow know even less about him now than when he started.
Feb 3, 2023 / Dave Zirin