Brittney Griner’s Jail Conditions Speak to the Urgency of Bringing Her Home Brittney Griner’s Jail Conditions Speak to the Urgency of Bringing Her Home
If the US doesn’t bring her back, the basketball star’s nine-year prison sentence in Russia’s “land of prisons” will likely be brutal.
Nov 23, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Is NFL Football a Blood Sport? Is NFL Football a Blood Sport?
On this week's episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we speak to filmmaker Isaac Solotaroff to talk about his new film, Bloodsport.
Nov 22, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Will Players Help Raise Awareness About the Horrors Surrounding the World Cup? Will Players Help Raise Awareness About the Horrors Surrounding the World Cup?
We are seeing some people from the soccer world speak out about the Qatar World Cup. We need more.
Nov 16, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The NBA’s Hypocrisies Are Sabotaging Its Response to Kyrie Irving The NBA’s Hypocrisies Are Sabotaging Its Response to Kyrie Irving
The league won't acknowledge its own culpability for the current climate of hate.
Nov 7, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation
Kyrie's anti-Semitism isn’t new, but his allies are. And that’s terrifying.
Nov 1, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Why Did the Football World Reject Geno Smith? Why Did the Football World Reject Geno Smith?
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, sportswriter Chuck Modiano joins the show to talk about Geno’s success.
Oct 31, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Is Portland About to Have Two Supporter-Owned Soccer Teams? Is Portland About to Have Two Supporter-Owned Soccer Teams?
Forcing a franchise owner to sell the team? Community ownership? It’s on the table for the raucous fans of the Portland Thorns and Timbers.
Oct 24, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Speaks! Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Speaks!
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, former NBA star and activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf joins the show to talk about his new book.
Oct 24, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
On Her Birthday, We Learned About Brittney Griner’s Suffering On Her Birthday, We Learned About Brittney Griner’s Suffering
In an interview with her attorneys, the WNBA superstar revealed more details about her conditions in a Russian prison cell.
Oct 20, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run. Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run.
The dream of the game-changing home run has shaped our approach to so much, from sports to geopolitics—most significantly, our ability to solve problems through reason and diplomac...
Oct 20, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte