Portland, the Paulsons and Bye-Bye, Baseball Portland, the Paulsons and Bye-Bye, Baseball
The people of Portland stood up to their local sports owners and refused to fund a new park. But team owners Merritt and Hank Paulson made baseball in Portland a casualty of the wa...
Nov 1, 2010 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Giants vs. Rangers: A World Series Beyond Blue and Red Giants vs. Rangers: A World Series Beyond Blue and Red
It's tempting to think of the 2010 World Series as the ultimate red-state/blue-state showdown. But the truth is more complicated.
Oct 27, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Players and Fans Lose When Team Owners Don’t Open the Books Players and Fans Lose When Team Owners Don’t Open the Books
With many teams undergoing new megastadium projects, players and fans are getting the short end of the stick.
Oct 26, 2010 / MSNBC
Boo Ya: Fighting Workers Aim for ESPN Zone Boo Ya: Fighting Workers Aim for ESPN Zone
Workers at the shuttered ESPN Zone in Baltimore's Inner Harbor were laid off with one week's notice. Now they are taking on ESPN, Disney and demanding just a little bit of respect.
Oct 26, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Leave ‘Em in the Locker Room Leave ‘Em in the Locker Room
Professional athletes make lousy public officials.
Oct 19, 2010 / Robert Lipsyte
In the NFL, the Violence Comes to a Head In the NFL, the Violence Comes to a Head
As players fall to concussions at an alarming rate, the question has to be asked: when will fans say enough?
Oct 19, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Brett Favre Beware: The NFL Is Thinking Pink Brett Favre Beware: The NFL Is Thinking Pink
Brett Favre is facing suspension for sending lewd photos to a team employee. The NFL won't look kindly at the future Hall of Famer for his actions because they have their eyes on t...
Oct 13, 2010 / Dave Zirin
The Randy Moss Trade in All Its Idiocy The Randy Moss Trade in All Its Idiocy
The Patriots trade of superstar wide receiver Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings for a third-round draft pick represents everything I despise about NFL "conventional wisdom,&...
Oct 6, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Lebron James and the Perils of Walking the Fence Lebron James and the Perils of Walking the Fence
The uproar around NBA star Lebron James's recent comments about race and racism highlight the fact that you don't raise such concerns without paying a price.
Oct 4, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Linda McMahon’s Body Count Linda McMahon’s Body Count
Linda McMahon says she is running for the US Senate from Connecticut because she wants to "put people first." Those people clearly don't include the people who made ...
Sep 30, 2010 / Dave Zirin