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An Interview With ESPN's New Ombudsman, Robert Lipsyte

Dave ZirinThe world’s largest sports network just hired a noted critic as its watchdog. What’s next for sports media?

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Did Shaquille O'Neal Just Box Out Mumia?

Dave ZirinThe big man—a cultural tycoon and a friend of the Fraternal Order of Police—just went big-bully on a widely acclaimed film about political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jahmal.

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A Fighter by His Trade: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports and the American Dream

Dave ZirinSports have been a historic avenue for immigrant acceptance in the US, but Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s story shows just how much that’s changed.

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Jason Collins: The Substance of Change

Dave ZirinWe can no longer say that no active male athlete has ever come out of closet. Meet the NBA’s Jason Collins.

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Why Jason Collins Is More Roger Bannister Than Jackie Robinson

Dave ZirinBy coming out of the closet as an active, male pro athlete, Jason Collins has redefined the possible.

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What Did RGIII Learn at the Muhammad Ali Center?

Dave ZirinWhen Washington’s superstar quarterback visited the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, every tweet was a chapter.

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1968 Olympian John Carlos on the 'Coming Out' of Jason Collins

Dave ZirinThe athlete-activist icon has nothing but support.

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The Cesspool: Why Youth Sports Stink

Dave ZirinBig business and the explosion in college tuition are robbing kids of a positive youth sports experience.

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The Tragically Brief Life and Cruel Death of Malcolm Shabazz

Dave ZirinThe mainstream media is using a deeply racist caricature to describe the passing of Malcolm X’s grandson.

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Rep. Steve King: 'Why Won't Obama Call Tim Tebow?'

Dave ZirinIf you want to understand why Tim Tebow can’t find a team, look no further than the antics of one Iowa representative.

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Hardball: Giants Concession Workers Fight for the Soul of San Francisco

Dave ZirinA strike vote of workers at AT&T Park has national ramifications.

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Rahm Emanuel's Zombie Pigs vs. Chicago's Angry Birds

Dave ZirinThe latest sports stadium swindle is going down in Chicago, and the anger is both palpable and widespread.

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Soccer Star Robbie Rogers: Out, Proud and Now Un-Retired!

Dave ZirinIn a brilliant sign of our rapidly changing times, the gay soccer star will be taking the field.

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The Christie Implosion: Why Rutgers Is Trapped in Scandal and Crisis

Dave ZirinHiring new athletic director Julie Hermann—without looking into her own bullying past—is symptomatic of school leadership that needs to be replaced.

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In Defense of Bill Simmons. Seriously.

Dave ZirinSportswriter Bill Simmons gets a lot of heat for a lot of reasons. But discussing the effect of Dr. King’s death on the city of Memphis shouldn’t be one of them.

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No Homo? No Way: Suspend Roy Hibbert for Game 7*

Dave ZirinIn the "After Jason Collins" era, the NBA should take a stand against the big man's recent comments.

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Decriminalize the Game: A Solution to Baseball’s Drug Wars

Dave ZirinMajor League Baseball is back with perhaps the largest steroid bust in league history. The press is cheering. But is this really progress?

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ULTRA-magnetic FCs: The Soccer Fans at the Heart of Turkey’s Uprising

Dave ZirinAs in Egypt, the uprising in Turkey is seeing the hyper-intense “ultra” soccer fan clubs at the center of the nation’s revolt.

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The Ring and the Rings: Vladimir Putin's Mafia Olympics

Dave ZirinStealing a Super Bowl Ring is one thing. Stealing $30 billion is a whole other ballgame.

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Mass World Cup Protests Rock Brazil

Dave ZirinHundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Brazil demanding justice in the face of sporting austerity.

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