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Edge of Sports Recent Columns http://www.edgeofsports.com/ Edge of Sports is the home of political sportswriter Dave Zirin en-us Copyright 2013 Edge of Sports, Inc. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:03:02 EST Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:03:02 EST Edge of Sports - Latest Columns webCOMAND http://www.edgeofsports.com/archives.html 60 Edge of Sports Recent Columns http://www.edgeofsports.com/images/rssfeed.gif http://www.edgeofsports.com/ 1329 204 Mass World Cup Protests Rock Brazil http://www.edgeofsports.com/2013-06-18-847/index.html I traveled to Brazil last September to investigate preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. It was painfully evident that the social disruption of hosting two mega-events in rapid succession would be profound. The pot has officially boiled over as hundreds of thousands of people marched in at least ten cities this week. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST The Ring and the Rings: Vladimir Putin's Mafia Olympics http://www.edgeofsports.com/2013-06-18-846/index.html The sports press is agog this weekend with the revelation by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft that in 2005, Russian leader Vladimir <a href="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/15/putin-said-i-can-kill-someone-with-krafts-super-bowl-ring/related/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Putin stole his Super Bowl ring</a>. One small theft is the sports story of the moment in the United States, while a heist of epic proportions, is emitting nary a peep. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST Ultra-Magnetic FCs: The Soccer Clubs at the Heart of Turkey's Uprising http://www.edgeofsports.com/2013-06-12-845/index.html Turkey and Egypt are of course two very different countries with different leaders, different political systems and different histories. But the revolt of the highly intense, usually apolitical ultra soccer-fan clubs must be noted. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST In Defense of Bill Simmons. Seriously. http://www.edgeofsports.com/2013-06-03-844/index.html Ive criticized ESPNs Bill Simmons 1,000 times in 1,000 columns. Thats what happens when you are perhaps the most read sports columnist in the country. But just as I think the scrutiny Bill Simmons receives is necessary, its also important to defend him from criticism that is not only unfair but actually politically backward. Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST The Christie Implosion: Why Rutgers is Trapped in Scandal and Crisis http://www.edgeofsports.com/2013-05-29-843/index.html The root of the constantly mutating crisis at Rutgers was Governor Chris Christie's decision to entrust the school last September to Dr. Robert Barchi. Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 EST