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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Today, it's the goal that matters. So what if a few kids were abused? It's 'collateral damage', winning is all that matters. The sports culture explained by Dave Zirin.
Meet John Matko. John Matko is a 34-year-old Penn State class of 2000 alumnus, distraught by the recent revelations that legendary Coach ...
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
The bejeweled nation of Bahrain has suspended 200 athletes for supporting street protests against the royal family. When state-sponsored stars revolt, they soon find they can't bite the hand that feeds them. Dave Zirin reports on what's happened to protesting sportsmen in Bahrain.
Al'a Hubail is a legend in the world ...
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Does anyone really understand the meaning of "fair" anymore? A legal point or a rule in law is not the same as "fair" or "equal". Labor everywhere is having a hard time defending fair wages and benefits. Dave Zirin reports on the Wisconsin standoff.
After a 30-year erosion of power, influence, ...
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
George Washington's Kye Allums made history by being the first transgender basketball player. While receiving universal support from his team and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Allums said, "I decided to transition, that is change my name and pronouns because it bothered me to hide who I am." By ...
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
'Efficient fantasy' - no one plays the beautiful game like Argentina and when the team full-heartedly goes behind the country's desaparecidos, they truly deserve your support - both on and off the field. By Dave Zirin.
Before the start of the World Cup, I broadcast my rooting interest with the obnoxious ...
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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
When Glenn Beck puts down soccer and the World Cup, it only shows the conservative radio and TV host as a poor sport who hates losing. As sports commentator Dave Zirin points out, the USA tend to get their asses handed to them each and every World Cup.
Every World Cup, ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
Sporting teams have every right not to play Israel, especially in the light of its savage attack on the Gaza aid convoy says sports commentator Dave Zirin.
"[We are] saddened by the mixture of politics and sports." So said a spokesperson for the Israeli Football Association in response to May 31's ...
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Friday, May 14th, 2010
When Arizona passes an unjust immigration law, Chuck D is on hand to criticise it. After all, the Man from Public Enemy once rapped "By The Time I Get To Arizona" when state officials refused to recognise Martin Luther King's birthday. By Dave Zirin.
Chuck D. The Hard Rhymer. The man ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
South Africa, a remarkable place of jagged contrasts: rich and poor; black and white, immigrant and everyone else. On a normal week, it's the dispossessed and the self-possessed fighting for elbow room. Meanwhile, the coming World Cup has provoked the camouflage of every conflict to present the image of a ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
The range of ugliness - from the catty to the racist to the fatal - is significant because it exposes the reality of what the recent Winter Olympics are all about. As sports commentator Dave Zirin points out, "Going for the gold" is no longer about winning races but beating ...
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