The IOC Is Now Daring Olympic Athletes to Protest The IOC Is Now Daring Olympic Athletes to Protest
By trying to stamp out protest at the Tokyo Games, the IOC has set the stage for a more meaningful dissent.
May 13, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act
The sports unions for basketball, baseball, football, and hockey have combined forces—and the labor movement is stronger for it.
May 6, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda
Human rights groups are concerned that using Rwanda as a backdrop would provide a public relations boost for its autocratic leader.
Apr 30, 2021 / Dave Zirin
The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League
If you blinked, you might have missed European soccer’s latest surrender to big money. But that doesn’t mean it’s all over…
Apr 30, 2021 / Sam Blum
The Tokyo Olympics Are in Trouble The Tokyo Olympics Are in Trouble
The pandemic has driven support for the Summer Olympics in Japan to historically low levels.
Apr 21, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
MLB, NBA, and NHL Games Are Canceled in the Twin Cities MLB, NBA, and NHL Games Are Canceled in the Twin Cities
Following the police killing of Daunte Wright just outside of Minneapolis, three major league games have been called off.
Apr 12, 2021 / Dave Zirin
The Last Time People Tried to Get Baseball to Move the All-Star Game The Last Time People Tried to Get Baseball to Move the All-Star Game
A decade ago, a similar call to move the All-Star Game failed. What has changed?
Apr 9, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0 Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0
Major League Baseball is a conservative institution. It speaks volumes that it moved the All-Star Game from Brian Kemp’s Georgia.
Apr 6, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Will MLB Celebrate Jackie Robinson While Holding Its All-Star Game In Georgia? Will MLB Celebrate Jackie Robinson While Holding Its All-Star Game In Georgia?
For baseball to celebrate Jackie Robinson while providing financial and ideological support to the state of Georgia is an exercise in profound cognitive dissonance.
Mar 31, 2021 / Dave Zirin
The Olympic Battle for Echo Park The Olympic Battle for Echo Park
An LAPD crackdown on an encampment of the unhoused augurs more conflicts in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympics.
Mar 26, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff