John Carlos Meets the Spurs John Carlos Meets the Spurs
Meeting and speaking to the San Antonio Spurs meant a great deal to 1968 Olympic bronze medalist and protester.
Oct 5, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand
Jeb Bush has unsurprisingly decided to side with bigotry in the case of Washington’s football team’s name. His incoherent reasoning should ring alarm bells for supporters and detra...
Oct 1, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc
Rwandan cyclist Jeanne D’Arc Girubuntu made history over the weekend by becoming the first Rwandan woman to ever race in a world competition. But that was perhaps the easiest of he...
Sep 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Lawyer for Patrick Kane’s Accuser Quits After Saying Evidence Bag Was Compromised Lawyer for Patrick Kane’s Accuser Quits After Saying Evidence Bag Was Compromised
The decision will cast public doubt on her claims in a society already disinclined to believe women who come forward.
Sep 25, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Patrick Kane Case Marks a New Low in the Long History of Rape Accusations Against Athletes The Patrick Kane Case Marks a New Low in the Long History of Rape Accusations Against Athletes
After a rape kit was dumped at the door of his accuser’s mother, the NHL can no longer be silent.
Sep 23, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Getting God Out of Football Getting God Out of Football
Believers and non-believers alike should welcome Aaron Rodgers’s and Arian Foster’s dissent against the constant invocation of Christ in football.
Sep 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas
The ouster of business-first Athletic Director Steve Patterson has many at the University of Texas hopeful for the future. But one professor says that there are no guarantees the s...
Sep 18, 2015 / Dave Zirin
An Open Letter to Richard Sherman An Open Letter to Richard Sherman
The former NBA player and “activist athlete” shares his disappointment with football’s most prominent political voice.
Sep 18, 2015 / Etan Thomas
The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute
The nation’s biggest college sports program just paid its new director $6 million to quit.
Sep 16, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’ The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’
Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins may have passed away well too soon, but they will be remembered for what they stood for and whom they affected.
Sep 14, 2015 / Dave Zirin