Start Making Sense: What Kind of President Would Donald Trump Be? Start Making Sense: What Kind of President Would Donald Trump Be?
Sasha Abramsky on Trump, Andrew Cockburn on the Election-Industrial Complex, Erin Aubrey Kaplan on Obama, and Noam Chomsky on baseball.
Mar 31, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Kevin Turner Dies From ALS, the NFL Does Not Give a Damn Kevin Turner Dies From ALS, the NFL Does Not Give a Damn
Kevin Turner played in the National Football League for eight years. When he died, the NFL said nothing. They could have started by asking for forgiveness.
Mar 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The NBA Needs to Move the 2017 All-Star Game From Charlotte. Now. The NBA Needs to Move the 2017 All-Star Game From Charlotte. Now.
Commissioner Adam Silver has a chance to lead on challenging an ugly piece of discriminatory legislation. Judging by his own words, it’s past time for him to do so.
Mar 24, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago
In 1999, the Baltimore Orioles played the Cuban National baseball team, helping lay the groundwork for this week’s remarkable events in Havana.
Mar 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin
How the Rio Olympics Could Cement a Brazilian Coup How the Rio Olympics Could Cement a Brazilian Coup
Scandals engulfing the country’s elite are not touching the 2016 Olympics. This could very well be by design.
Mar 21, 2016 / Dave Zirin
How the Kansas Jayhawks Can Help Stop the Madness How the Kansas Jayhawks Can Help Stop the Madness
NCAA programs are rarely seen as part of the fight to change a thoroughly corrupt operation. Kansas could be different.
Mar 17, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Los Angeles Rams Owner Wanted Players to Still Be Classified as St. Louis Workers Los Angeles Rams Owner Wanted Players to Still Be Classified as St. Louis Workers
Billionaire Stan Kroenke wished to take his NFL team to California. Yet he missed one thing about Missouri: the labor laws.
Mar 15, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Sports Marketing Sports Marketing
For Fightball players, the game is a mix of endurance and skill. For the audience, there’s a mix of spectacle, glamour, and drama.
Mar 15, 2016 / Photo Essay / Naima Green
Ohio State Football Coach Urban Meyer Endorses John Kasich in a Greasy Political Payback Ohio State Football Coach Urban Meyer Endorses John Kasich in a Greasy Political Payback
Meyer has done very well in Ohio. His players cannot organize, and his salary is sky-high. This week, he paid back the man who has made it happen.
Mar 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy
As Obama prepares for the first visit to the island by a US president in 88 years, the two nations reconnect through a shared pastime.
Mar 10, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh