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John Carlos: Running for Justice John Carlos: Running for Justice

What does an Olympic athlete do after his politics get him suspended from the US track team and banned from the Olympic Village? 

Jan 9, 2012 / Press Room

Tim Tebow: Praising the Player. Hating the Game. Tim Tebow: Praising the Player. Hating the Game.

I was wrong that Tim Tebow would flop as a quarterback. But his on-field success shouldn’t cloud what he stands for off the field.

Jan 9, 2012 / Dave Zirin

NFL Players Association Puts Out Statement Against Indiana’s ‘Right-to-Work’ Agenda NFL Players Association Puts Out Statement Against Indiana’s ‘Right-to-Work’ Agenda

The Super Bowl is coming to Indianapolis in a month, and the NFLPA is not being silent about the Right to Work agenda in the statehouse,

Jan 6, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Pity Tim Tebow. Seriously. Pity Tim Tebow. Seriously.

Tim Tebow might not be a qb much longer, a victim of his own supporters.

Jan 5, 2012 / Dave Zirin

2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football 2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football

Unless we boycott sham amateurism and indentured servitude masquerading as sport, we will never reclaim sports.

Dec 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin Picks the Top Sports Stories of the Year Dave Zirin Picks the Top Sports Stories of the Year

Dave Zirin picks top sports stories of the year.

Dec 28, 2011 / Press Room

1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance 1968 Olympian Lee Evans Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance

Lee Evans has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He needs our help.

Dec 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin: What’s Political About Tim Tebow’s Religious Beliefs? Dave Zirin: What’s Political About Tim Tebow’s Religious Beliefs?

The NFL’s reaction to Tebow’s Christianity has confirmed the hypocrisy of the league’s right-wing politics.

Dec 19, 2011 / Press Room

On Being Spit Upon—Literally—by Christopher Hitchens On Being Spit Upon—Literally—by Christopher Hitchens

A story about the polemical pugilist Christipher Hitchens, who died this week at the age of 62.

Dec 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Sorry, Lakers: Chris Paul and the Clippers Now OCCUPY Los Angeles Sorry, Lakers: Chris Paul and the Clippers Now OCCUPY Los Angeles

In a fitting end to a revolutionary year, a longtime accepted truth has been turned on its head. The Clippers now rule LA hoops.

Dec 15, 2011 / Dave Zirin

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