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| 2002 OCTOBER
Oct. 22, 2002
Poetry: World Series
Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reads from his poem, "The Night Game."
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| Oct. 21, 2002
Conversation: "Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy"
Media correspondent Terence Smith interviews Jane Leavy about her new book on baseball legend Sandy Koufax.
 
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| SEPTEMBER
Sept. 23, 2002
Goal Line Economics: The Economics of Professional Football
Paul Solman of WGBH Boston looks at the economics of professional football.
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| AUGUST
Aug. 30, 2002
Play Ball!
Ray Suarez looks the agreement between baseball owners and players with Jim Bouton, a former pitcher with the New York Yankees, the Seattle Pilots and the Houston Astros; Ron Rapoport, a sports columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times; and Allen Sanderson, a sports economist at the University of Chicago.
 
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| Aug. 27, 2002
Poetry: Inferno
Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky considers Dante's possible take on baseball negotiations.
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| Aug. 16, 2002
Baseball Strike?
Ray Suarez reports on the failed negotiations between Major League Baseball team owners and the players' union, resulting in an August 30 strike date.
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| Aug. 15, 2002
Conversation: Men and Speed
Gwen Ifill talks with Wayne Miller about his new book "Men and Speed: A Wild Ride Through NASCAR's Breakout Season."
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| JULY
July 12, 2002
Poetry: Tennis
Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reflects on summertime sports and reads a poem about tennis.
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| July 5, 2002
Splendid Splinter: Ted Williams
Ray Suarez remembers baseball great Ted Williams with Steve Buckley, sports reporter for The Boston Herald.
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| July 4, 2002
Level Playing Fields: Women Athletes
Terence Smith reports on leveling the playing field for women athletes.
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| JUNE
June 27, 2002
Supreme Court Upholds High School Drug Testing
The Supreme Court handed down a series of major decisions Thursday, including a ruling to allow random drug testing for high school students involved in any type of after-school activity or team.
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| June 21, 2002
Global Goal: World Cup
Ray Suarez discusses the performance of the U.S. team in the World Cup with Stefan Fatsis, sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal and Ray Hudson, coach of the D.C. United professional soccer team.
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| June 17, 2002
Global Goal: World Cup
Kwame Holman looks at the U.S. men's soccer team's run in the World Cup.
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| MAY
May 31, 2002
Global Goal: The World Cup
Ray Suarez talks about the world's biggest sporting event with Stefan Patsis, sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
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| MARCH
March 26, 2002
The Courts at Lawton Street
In the midst of March Madness, the annual college basketball tournament, Robert Pinksy reads a poem about the game at street level.
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| March 19, 2002
Supreme Court Watch
Gwen Ifill talks with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune, about arguments regarding drug testing in schools.
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| FEBRUARY
Feb. 25, 2002
Scoring the Games
Two reporters discuss the contests and controversy that characterized the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
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| Feb. 15, 2002
Background: The Skating Controversy at the Winter Olympics
Terence Smith reports on the decision to grant two gold medals in the pairs figure skating competition at this year's Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
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| Feb. 15, 2002
Thin Ice: The Skating Controversy at the Winter Olympics
Terence Smith talks to Mark Lund, publisher of International Figure Skating, and Tim Goldman, the sports correspondent for National Public Radio about the latest in the figure skating controversy.
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| Feb. 14, 2002
Background: The Skating Controversy at the Winter Olympics
Terence Smith takes a look at the skating controversy at the Winter Olympics.
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| Feb. 14, 2002
Thin Ice: The Skating Controversy at the Winter Olympics
Terence Smith talks to ABC commentator Dick Button and Vicki Michaels, a reporter for USA Today about the ice skating controversy dominating this year's Winter Games.
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| Feb. 13, 2002
Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky on the Winter Olympics
Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reads a William Wordsworth poem about the Olympics.
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| Feb. 8, 2002
The Olympians
Ray Suarez talks with three Olympic athletes about the opening Winter Games.
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| Feb. 5, 2002
Mitt Romney Discusses the Olympic Challenge in Salt Lake City
Mitt Romney, chief organizer for this winter's games, discusses the plans for the Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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| Feb. 4, 2002
The Unexpected Victory
How the New England Patriots won Superbowl XXXVI.
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