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An Elite Soccer Team Protests ICE After Their Teammate Is Detained An Elite Soccer Team Protests ICE After Their Teammate Is Detained

Lizandro Claros had a soccer scholarship waiting for him, but Trump’s agenda turned a promising future on its head.

Aug 7, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Trump Golfing

Donald Trump Has Just 1 Thing in Common With Past American Presidents Donald Trump Has Just 1 Thing in Common With Past American Presidents

Now watch him screw that up, too.

Aug 3, 2017 / Robert Lipsyte

Ray Lewis (52) chases San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) during the NFL Super Bowl XLVII game on February 3, 2013.

Colin Kaepernick Finally Has a Shot at Getting Signed, but a High-Profile Trump Apologist Stands in His Way Colin Kaepernick Finally Has a Shot at Getting Signed, but a High-Profile Trump Apologist Stands in His Way

The embattled quarterback is often derided as “divisive”—but it’s Ray Lewis who is dividing Baltimore.

Aug 2, 2017 / Dave Zirin

A worker assembles a football helmet in Lowell, Massachusetts.

The NFL’s Concussion Calamity The NFL’s Concussion Calamity

Dr. Chris Nowinski of the Concussion Legacy Foundation on a groundbreaking new study on CTE.

Aug 1, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

NFL team helmets on display at the NFL Headquarters in New York on December 3, 2015.

New Concussion Report Calls the NFL’s Future Into Question New Concussion Report Calls the NFL’s Future Into Question

Dr. McKee looked at the brains of 202 former football players and 87 percent of them were found to have the condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Jul 26, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Rio’s Olympic Legacy: A Body Count

Rio’s Olympic Legacy: A Body Count Rio’s Olympic Legacy: A Body Count

The current calamity in Rio was predictable. Every prospective Olympic city, especially Los Angeles, should be warned.

Jul 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, on Thursday, July 20, 2017.

O.J.’s Parole: A Fitting End to the ‘Fifth Quarter’ O.J.’s Parole: A Fitting End to the ‘Fifth Quarter’

The decision to parole O.J. Simpson will rankle some, but it was correct and just.

Jul 20, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Baseball Hall of Fame players before the MLB baseball All-Star Game in Miami on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

Viva Baseball: The Latino Pageantry of the MLB’s 2017 All-Star Game Viva Baseball: The Latino Pageantry of the MLB’s 2017 All-Star Game

Latino baseball history, Venus Williams, and more.

Jul 18, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel takes an elevator with his lawyer Jim Darnell in Dallas on Tuesday, February 28, 2017.

Johnny Manziel: The NFL Owners’ ‘Good Boy’ Johnny Manziel: The NFL Owners’ ‘Good Boy’

In Colin Kaepernick, NFL owners see a threat. In Johnny Manziel, they see themselves.

Jul 17, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert

Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert: Cleveland’s Corporate-Welfare King Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert: Cleveland’s Corporate-Welfare King

The City Council of Cleveland is siding with the billionaire against the people it represents in an outrageous $200 million corporate-welfare stadium scam.

Jul 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin

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