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Dave Zirin: Prayers for Boston, Baghdad, Mogadishu

Dave Zirin: Prayers for Boston, Baghdad, Mogadishu Dave Zirin: Prayers for Boston, Baghdad, Mogadishu

With 20,000 runners from 96 countries in tow, it's hard to avoid the global implications of this year's Boston Marathon.

Apr 16, 2013 / Press Room

After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other

After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other

Rehab is hard, painful, miserable work. But those runners, I suspect, will run again.

Apr 16, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

The Boston Marathon: All My Tears, All My Love

The Boston Marathon: All My Tears, All My Love The Boston Marathon: All My Tears, All My Love

Today's bombing will change the Boston Marathon forever—that, in and of itself, is a tragedy.

Apr 15, 2013 / Dave Zirin

NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality

NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality

The National Hockey League is now a no-homophobia league. Who will follow suit?

Apr 12, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin: When Will Homophobia in Big-Money Sports End?

Dave Zirin: When Will Homophobia in Big-Money Sports End? Dave Zirin: When Will Homophobia in Big-Money Sports End?

Now-former Rutgers coach Mike Rice is just the tip of a homophobic iceberg. What'll it take to melt it away?

Apr 9, 2013 / Press Room

Mad Men: Why Fox News and Former Players Defend Former Rutgers Coach Mike Rice

Mad Men: Why Fox News and Former Players Defend Former Rutgers Coach Mike Rice Mad Men: Why Fox News and Former Players Defend Former Rutgers Coach Mike Rice

Coach Rice's defenders are speaking unintentional volumes about power and powerlessness in the sports world.

Apr 8, 2013 / Dave Zirin

I Shattered My Leg at the NCAA Tournament and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

I Shattered My Leg at the NCAA Tournament and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt I Shattered My Leg at the NCAA Tournament and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

Adidas and the NCAA now have a t-shirt to commemerate Kevin Ware's broken leg.

Apr 3, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz

Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz

When FAU accepted a private prison company's $6 million "goodwill" in stadium naming rights, students would have none of it. Now, the deal is dead.

Apr 2, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Five Fears About ’42’

Five Fears About ’42’ Five Fears About ’42’

If the new Jackie Robinson biopic follows standard Hollywood procedure, here's the complicated legacy it'll whitewash.

Apr 1, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball?

Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball? Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball?

Baseball is neither poor, nasty, brutish nor short—at least, if sports fans have their way.

Mar 29, 2013 / Press Room

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