Sports

Trump and O'Neil

Yankee Great Paul O’Neill Endorses Trump, Slaps Latino Players Across the Face Yankee Great Paul O’Neill Endorses Trump, Slaps Latino Players Across the Face

He’s sending quite the message to his former teammates and the game he ostensibly loves.

Mar 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Trump

‘Trump’ Has Become a Racial Taunt at High School Sporting Events ‘Trump’ Has Become a Racial Taunt at High School Sporting Events

Powerful people in sports have helped to legitimize this man, and we’re already seeing the consequences play out.

Mar 7, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Gianni Infantino

Meet Gianni Infantino, the New Head of FIFA Meet Gianni Infantino, the New Head of FIFA

The role of the chief comes with less power and a clear mission to make the operation a bit less rank.

Mar 2, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Girls and Soldier Conflict Over Soccer

It’s Time to Kick Israel Out of Soccer It’s Time to Kick Israel Out of Soccer

As we said for South Africa, “No normal sport in an abnormal society.” The idea has already rattled Israeli diplomats.

Mar 1, 2016 / Sean Jacobs and Aubrey Bloomfield

Melissa Harris-Perry

Thank You, Melissa Harris-Perry Thank You, Melissa Harris-Perry

The most diverse, intellectually bracing show on network news was treated as expendable, and its host would not have it. She and her show will be sorely missed.

Feb 29, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Delonte West, Mental Health, and Royce White’s Unpublished Letter to the NBA

Delonte West, Mental Health, and Royce White’s Unpublished Letter to the NBA Delonte West, Mental Health, and Royce White’s Unpublished Letter to the NBA

A former NBA player is suffering and another former player is taking the league to task for failing to do the right thing.

Feb 24, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Thank You, Martina Navratilova, for Changing Everything

Thank You, Martina Navratilova, for Changing Everything Thank You, Martina Navratilova, for Changing Everything

Speaking to tennis legend Martina Navratilova reminded me of the incredible impact her mere presence had on my life.

Feb 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party

A new documentary about the Panthers should serve to remind us that the greatest, most important athlete of the 20th century was no bystander to their revolution.

Feb 18, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Peyton Manning

The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee

An old college case against the star quarterback was never confronted. Today, women are letting the school know that they have paid the price for this negligence.

Feb 15, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Beyonce

In Defense of Beyoncé’s Black Panther Tribute at the Super Bowl In Defense of Beyoncé’s Black Panther Tribute at the Super Bowl

The right-wing backlash to her Super Bowl performance only proves how important it was.

Feb 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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