The NFL Will Remember 9/11 in All the Wrong Ways The NFL Will Remember 9/11 in All the Wrong Ways
I wish restraint was the order of the day as the NFL season opens on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. It won't be.
Sep 6, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Michael Vick and the Forgotten Masses Michael Vick and the Forgotten Masses
Michael Vick's ascension should be cause for reflection, not celebration
Aug 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Jerry Richardson, Cam Newton and the Color of Control Jerry Richardson, Cam Newton and the Color of Control
Panthers owner Jerry Richardson is bragging to the press that he advises new quarterback Cam Newton on his tattoos and piercings.
Aug 28, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes: Second Edition Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes: Second Edition
Roberto Clemente, Ernie Davis, Ted Williams and many more. The Nation's readers choose their childhood sports heroes.
Aug 22, 2011 / The Nation
Don’t Give the Miami Hurricanes the Death Penalty: Give It to the NCAA Don’t Give the Miami Hurricanes the Death Penalty: Give It to the NCAA
Following an exposé, people are saying that Miami University shouldn't get the death penalty. They shouldn't. But the NCAA sure should.
Aug 18, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes
Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron, Gordie Howe and many more. The Nation's readers choose their childhood sports heroes.
Aug 17, 2011 / The Nation
GQ’s ’25 Coolest Athletes of All Time’ has a Slight Omission: An Entire Gender GQ’s ’25 Coolest Athletes of All Time’ has a Slight Omission: An Entire Gender
GQ's list of the 25 Coolest Athletes of All Time is a study in historic ignorance.
Aug 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin
The London Olympics and the London Riots The London Olympics and the London Riots
It aint exactly Shakespeare, but it is actually what happened earlier this week as the London Olympic Committee staged a beach volleyball exhibition as fires engulfed the cit...
Aug 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Bud, Bruno and Baseball’s Bigotry Bud, Bruno and Baseball’s Bigotry
In the confines of sports radio, casual bigotry is about as common as a traffic update.
Aug 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin
This Past Week: Our ‘Democracy Deficit.’ PLUS: Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s New Host This Past Week: Our ‘Democracy Deficit.’ PLUS: Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s New Host
We look back over the last week at the costs of the debt-ceiling compromise. The Nation’s DC editor gets his own show. And we commemorate the 66th anniversary of Hiroshima an...
Aug 8, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel