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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why Lance Armstrong Will Survive
Lance Armstrong graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Why Lance Armstrong willsurvive ’60 Minutes’ and the feds Armstrong doesn’t just have defenders. He has, in the legions of cancer survivors across our toxic nation, an army. By Dave Zirin … Continue reading
SPORT / Dave Zirin : Santana Blasts Immigrant Haters at Baseball’s ‘Civil Rights’ Game
Grammy-winning rock legend Carlos Santana was given the Major League Baseball Beacon of Change Award before Braves-Phillies game Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Atlanta. Photo by John Bazemore / AP.Atlanta fans boo!Santana speaks out for Civil Rightsat baseball’s ‘Civil Rights … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Carlos Santana, Civil Rights, Dave Zirin, Immigration, Sports
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Taking Back the Dodgers
Dodgers Stadium. Image from Seitivinsfa.One, two, many Green Bays…Taking back the Los Angeles Dodgers By Dave Zirin /The Rag Blog / April 27, 2011 On Friday, I wrote a piece for the Los Angeles Times that put forward a common-sense … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Dave Zirin, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Sport
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Strange Bedfellows in Wisconsin
Packers union rep Charles Woodson: Standing with organized labor in Wisconsin. Photo by Gay /AP.Strange bedfellows:Why the Packers back the protesters By Dave Zirin / The Rag Blog / March 1, 2011 After a 30-year erosion of power, influence, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Zirin, Football, Green Bay Packers, Labor Unions, Sports, Wisconsin
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Fox Be Damned, It Was a People’s Victory
Packers fans. Image from D.Fox be damned:Why a Packers victory is a people’s victory By Dave Zirin / The Rag Blog / February 7, 2011 The 2011 Super Bowl was between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers — … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Zirin, Green Bay Packers, Sports, Super Bowl, Television
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Those Nonprofit Packers
NFL owner? Image from Green Bay Packer Nation.The team without an owner:Those nonprofit Packers It’s a beautiful story but it’s one that the N.F.L. and Commissioner Roger Goodell take great pains to hide. By Dave Zirin / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Zirin, Football, Green Bay Packers, NFL, Sports, Super Bowl
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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why the NFL is Thinking Pink
In the pink: Brett Favre. Image from Full Issue.Brett Favre beware:The NFL is thinking pink By Dave Zirin / October 13, 2010 You may have noticed an abundance of pink on the fields of the National Football League this month. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Favre, Cancer, Dave Zirin, Football, Marketing, Sexism, Sports, Women
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Dave Zirin : Why I Root for Argentina
No one can predict his devilish tricks: Argentina coach Diego Maradona. Photo by Ammar / AP.The beautiful game:Why I root for ArgentinaBy Dave Zirin / June 28, 2010 Before the start of the World Cup, I broadcast my rooting interest … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Dave Zirin, Diego Maradona, Soccer, Sports, World Cup
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SPORT / World Cup in South Africa : ‘Neoliberal Trojan Horse’?
Thousands of residents from the township of Oukasie, 60 miles north of Johannesburg are marching [on March 21, 2010]… to bring attention to the plight of impoverished areas of the country… They argue it is wrong for the government to … Continue reading
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Tagged African National Congress, Dave Zirin, Poverty, Social Protest, South Africa, Sports, World Cup
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SPORT / New Era in Arizona : Here Come ‘Los Suns’
Image from IndyPosted.Here come the Suns!Taking a stand on Cinco de MayoBy Dave Zirin / The Rag Blog / May 4, 2010 A battle has been joined for the very soul of Arizona. On one side, there are the Minutemen, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Basketball, Dave Zirin, Racial Profiling, Social Protest, Sports
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SPORT / No One is Illegal : Boycott the Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick: his family gave $1,023,527 to the Republicans. Photo by Brian Smale. Original graphic from Fortune. Satirical enhancement by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Echoes of Apartheid:Boycott the Arizona Diamondbacks By Dave Zirin / April 24, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Baseball, Bigotry, Consumer Action, Dave Zirin, Immigration, Racial Profiling, Racism, Sports
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SPORT / Earl From the Grave : Tiger and the Nike Ad
The Nike ad: Tiger the Brand finally conquers Tiger the Man By Dave Zirin / April 9, 2010 Why is the new Nike ad with a downcast yet proudly resilient Tiger Woods hearing the voice of his dead father making … Continue reading