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
Soccer Lions of Mesopotamia Soccer Lions of Mesopotamia
Don't buy the argument that Iraq's triumph in the Asian Cup is a miracle moment brought to you by Uncle Sam.
Jul 31, 2007 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter
NBA: When Fans Blow the Whistle NBA: When Fans Blow the Whistle
Smelling blood in the unfolding Tim Donaghy scandal, some sports fans have embarked their own rabid brand of investigative journalism on--where else?--YouTube.
Jul 27, 2007 / Feature / Mark Japinga
Olympic Dreams and Nightmares Olympic Dreams and Nightmares
In the best of all possible worlds, 8-8-08 will be the luckiest of dates for China, as the Olympic Games put the country on display. Or it could become a real nightmare.
Jul 26, 2007 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Who Let the Dogs Out on Michael Vick? Who Let the Dogs Out on Michael Vick?
With the indictment of the Atlanta Falcons quarterback on federal conspiracy charges for running an alleged dogfighting operation, the media went into attack mode.
Jul 19, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin