Dave Zirin

  • There is an important and overlooked tide of condemnation of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa coming from that most global of sports, soccer. June 11, 2008

  • The mother of football player and casualty of war Pat Tillman talks about her family’s long road to learn the grim truth about Pat’s death in Afghanistan. June 6, 2008

  • If Tiger Woods is, as his defenders claim, an "agent for change," why is his foundation in a partnership with oil giant Chevron? June 4, 2008

  • When NFL player-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan, U.S. officials lied about how he died. When will his mother get the whole truth? May 22, 2008

  • Barry Bonds broke the most hallowed record in sports, surpassing Henry Aaron's home run record, yet he's being erased from baseball history. May 15, 2008

  • Olympic officials are trying to make sure that athletes are seen, but not heard, in Beijing. May 1, 2008

  • The journey of the Olympic torch has been a public relations apocalypse--with protesters holding up a light to the hypocrisy of the Games. April 25, 2008

  • After scoring in his team's victory against Sudan, Mohamed Aboutreika lifted his jersey to reveal a T-shirt that read "Sympathize with Gaza." February 8, 2008