Sports

Why Was Santana Booed for Talking About Civil Rights? Why Was Santana Booed for Talking About Civil Rights?

Musician Carlos Santana spoke out at Major League Baseball’s Civil Rights Game in Atlanta against a new law that shreds the civil rights of Georgia's latino population. The c...

Jun 9, 2011 / PBS

Let Them Play: Behind FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iran’s National Women’s Team Let Them Play: Behind FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iran’s National Women’s Team

The Iranian Women's soccer team isn’t being allowed to take the field as long as they wear Muslim dress. Something stinks in FIFA land.

Jun 8, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Tennis Anyone? What Li Na’s Grand Slam Win Tells Us About China Tennis Anyone? What Li Na’s Grand Slam Win Tells Us About China

When Li Na became the first Chinese national to win a tennis Grand Slam title, the reaction told us a great deal about the realities of twenty-first-century China.

Jun 6, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Are NFL Players in a Battle Against Big Business? Are NFL Players in a Battle Against Big Business?

According to Dave Zirin, the ongoing National Football League lockout hearings are all about the owners trying to take advantage of players and fans.

Jun 3, 2011 / Press Room

Are NFL Players in a Battle Against Big Business? Are NFL Players in a Battle Against Big Business?

According to Dave Zirin, the ongoing National Football League lockout hearings are all about the owners trying to take advantage of players and fans.

Jun 3, 2011 / MSNBC

Amid Reports of Wrongdoing, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel Resigns Amid Reports of Wrongdoing, Ohio State Football Coach Jim Tressel Resigns

Tressel is just the latest NCAA moralist to take a hard fall.

May 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’ Joakim Noah, the NBA and the ‘New F Bomb’

Joakim Noah's use of an anti-gay slur continues a discussion that NBA officialdom appears to loathe having.

May 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong’s Supporters Will Stand With Him Through Drug Scandal Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong’s Supporters Will Stand With Him Through Drug Scandal

Three former teammates have testified that they saw the cyclist take performance-enhancing drugs, but the fans Armstrong has built through his support for cancer research are loyal...

May 24, 2011 / Press Room

Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong’s Supporters Will Stand With Him Through Drug Scandal Dave Zirin: Lance Armstrong’s Supporters Will Stand With Him Through Drug Scandal

Three former teammates have testified that they saw the cyclist take performance-enhancing drugs, but the fans Armstrong has built through his support for cancer research are loyal...

May 24, 2011 / ESPN

Why Lance Armstrong Will Survive ’60 Minutes’ and the Feds Why Lance Armstrong Will Survive ’60 Minutes’ and the Feds

Three teammates have testified they saw the great cyclist take performance enhancing drugs. But Armstrong’s supporters aren’t going anywhere.

May 23, 2011 / Dave Zirin

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