Edge of Sports with Dave Zirin

This week we talk to former NFL player Ryan O'Callaghan about his book My Life on the Line, and what it was like to keep his sexuality hidden as an NFL player. It's a riveting story. We also Have ‘Choice Words’ about California's new law giving student-athletes some rights when under the thumb of the NCAA. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Minnesota Viking Receiver Stefon Diggs and TheMaven’s decimation of a venerable sports media institution, Sports Illustrated. All that and more! Ryan O’Callaghan https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/28/ryan-ocallaghan-who-came-out-gay-recalls-robert-kraft-support/2119775001/  http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/my-life-on-the-line/ Zirin, The ‘Sports Illustrated’ Layoffs Are What Happen When We’re Ruled by Vampires https://www.thenation.com/article/sports-illustrated/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) —

This week we speak to WNBA aficionado Helen Welock about the WNBA finals between the Mystics and Suns. We also Have ‘Choice Words’ about the cancellation of the FIFA Palestine Cup. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Felix Hernandez/the city of Seattle and NFL owners who are pushing to expand the regular season. All that and more! Helen Welock Twitter: @WomensHoopsBlog (https://twitter.com/WomensHoopsBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) https://www.si.com/wnba/2019/09/27/wnba-finals-preview-breaking-down-mystics-sun-series Zirin, Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason https://www.thenation.com/article/fifa-palestine-cup/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) —

This week we speak to one of the great basketball players of all time, Maya Moore, talking to us about her unprecedented decision to walk away from hoops to organize around the worst aspects of our criminal justice system.  We have ‘Choice Words’ about Colin Kaepernick and the NFL quarterback crisis. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to legendary wide receiver Calvin Johnson and NCAA football coach Mike Leach, and more. Maya Moore Twitter: @MooreMaya (https://twitter.com/MooreMaya?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/30/sports/maya-moore-wnba-quit.html Zirin, NFL Teams Are Desperate for Quarterbacks—but Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned https://www.thenation.com/article/colin-kaepernick-nfl-quarterbacks/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) —

This week we speak to filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman about her film Roll Red Roll, a documentary about the 2012 sexual assault by members of the football team in Steubenville, Ohio.  We also have a long discussion with sports writer Charles Modiano about the Antonio Brown rape accusations and how the media is reporting on it. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Kenny Stills and Tim Tebow/Kobe Bryant, and more. Nancy Schwartzman Twitter: @fancynancynyc (https://twitter.com/fancynancynyc?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) https://rollredrollfilm.com/ Charles Modiano Twitter: @ChuckModi1 (https://twitter.com/ChuckModi1) https://www.nydailynews.com/chuck-modiano-staff.html Zirin, Rape Accusations Could Finish Antonio Brown https://www.thenation.com/article/antonio-brown-rape/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) —

This week we speak to African-American trailblazing NASCAR driver Bill Lester. I also have choice words about the retirement of Andrew Luck and the crisis of race and class it poses for the NFL. We also have some ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ Awards to the Portland Timber fans and rap mogul Jay-Z as well as a very special Kaepernick watch. Bill Lester Twitter: @Bill_Lester (https://twitter.com/Bill_Lester?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) https://theundefeated.com/whhw/bill-lester-the-first-black-driver-to-win-a-grand-am-race/ Zirin, Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class https://www.thenation.com/article/andrew-luck-nfl/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) —