Sports

Sports 2007: It Was a Very Bad Year Sports 2007: It Was a Very Bad Year

Michael Vick's sentencing to twenty-three months in prison caps a depressing and scandalous year for professional sports.

Dec 10, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

The Rockies Get Off Their Knees The Rockies Get Off Their Knees

As baseball's most sanctimonious team heads to the World Series, the Colorado Rockies are playing down their holier-than-thou image.

Oct 23, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

The Fall of Marion Jones, Inc. The Fall of Marion Jones, Inc.

The sports establishment is shocked, shocked at her steroid-fueled Olympic wins. But didn't they also play a role?

Oct 15, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

Getting Real About China Getting Real About China

From product safety to piracy, human rights and the Olympic Games, isn't it time we started being realistic about the way we treat China?

Oct 10, 2007 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Season of Scandals Season of Scandals

Sportswriters hyperventilate over scandals big and small. But when a football hero and Bush critic is shot three times at close range in Afghanistan, by friendly fire, why does no ...

Oct 9, 2007 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte

Bonehead U Bonehead U

Forget about raising money for actual teaching or research. Institutions of higher learning would rather troll for money for their sports teams.

Oct 8, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

The Sick Knicks The Sick Knicks

Exposed in court as sex harassers, the coach and owner of a storied basketball team have turned Madison Square Garden into a toxic workplace.

Oct 3, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

Those Cheating Patriots Those Cheating Patriots

In an era of technology-driven sports, the question of what is and isn't cheating can get pretty murky. But Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots were caught red-handed.

Sep 14, 2007 / Dave Zirin

Cleaning Up After the Orioles Cleaning Up After the Orioles

Thanks to some major-league grassroots organizing, workers who keep Baltimore's Camden Yards pristine are close to winning the right to a living wage.

Sep 4, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

Give Bonds His Due Give Bonds His Due

It's official: He's the new home run king. Will the media ever get over it?

Aug 8, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin

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