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Azeez al-Shaair #0 of the Houston Texans warms up prior to the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at NRG Stadium on September 20, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

NFL threatened to ban player from game for honoring slain Palestinian girl

by Sharon Zhang September 30, 2026September 30, 2026

Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wrote Wafaa Akila, the name of an 8-year-old girl killed by Israel, on his face tape.

Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers kneel on the sideline during the anthem, as free agent Nate Boyer stands, prior to the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on September 1, 2016 in San Diego, California. Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

The knee heard ’round the world’

by Patrick Sauer September 16, 2026September 16, 2026

Edge of Sports TV

The NFL and MLB pretend Palestinians don’t exist

by Dave Zirin November 2, 2023October 7, 2024

Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919), twenty-sixth president of the United States of America. Photo by Stock Montage/Stock Montage/Getty Images

Edge of Sports TV

How Teddy Roosevelt and the thirst for empire made football America’s sport

by Dave Zirin October 5, 2023October 5, 2023