Sports

The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice

The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice

The decision by the Bucks and Brewers to sit out their games is unprecedented. 

Aug 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Masai Ujiri and Police Who Live Above the Law

Masai Ujiri and Police Who Live Above the Law Masai Ujiri and Police Who Live Above the Law

Wresting justice from the police requires resources far beyond those of an ordinary citizen. And that’s the problem.

Aug 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin

College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts

College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts

Feel for the athletes missing their season, but understand the real game being played.

Aug 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Republicans Suddenly Have a Passion for College Football

Republicans Suddenly Have a Passion for College Football Republicans Suddenly Have a Passion for College Football

It’s the one thing that might distract Americans from the abysmal GOP-led response to the pandemic.

Aug 12, 2020 / Dave Zirin

The NCAA Finally Faces a Reckoning

The NCAA Finally Faces a Reckoning The NCAA Finally Faces a Reckoning

The pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and a long-thwarted push for economic justice has players on the march and the NCAA on defense. 

Aug 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics?

Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics? Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics?

We should carefully scrutinize who is making the calls to boycott and the demands being put forward. This is a time for solidarity, not jingoism.

Aug 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Five people with headsets look off stage at screens

Congress Refuses to Kick the Military Off of Twitch Congress Refuses to Kick the Military Off of Twitch

AOC demanded that military recruiters get off of livestreaming platforms where children play games from Call of Duty to Animal Crossing.

Jul 31, 2020 / Jordan Uhl

America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back

America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back America Doesn’t Deserve to Have Baseball Back

The season has just begun, but Major League Baseball is already struggling with a large and entirely predictable coronavirus outbreak.

Jul 28, 2020 / Elie Mystal

WNBA Players—Again—Show the Meaning of Radical Dissent

WNBA Players—Again—Show the Meaning of Radical Dissent WNBA Players—Again—Show the Meaning of Radical Dissent

While the sports world rushes to cash in on “woke capitalism,” Layshia Clarendon and others in the WNBA are reminding us of the meaning of rebellion.

Jul 27, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

In his first extended interview since our national uprising against racist violence, Bennett touches on the NFL, the importance of history, and what we can all do to reclaim societ...

Jul 20, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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