Nation Oct 04 Yankees star Aaron Judge hits 62nd home run to break Roger Maris’ American League record By Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press
Nation Apr 22 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Judge approves NFL concussion settlement In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge in Philadelphia approved the NFL settlement of thousands of concussion lawsuits. An estimated 6,000 former players who develop Alzheimer’s or moderate dementia will get an average of $190,000 each. Also, the Senate… By PBS News Hour
Nation Jan 12 Watch Former ‘Home Run King’ Admits Steroid Use, Reignites Scandal in Pro Sports Mark McGwire admitted Monday to using steroids when he broke Major League Baseball's home run record in 1998. Kwame Holman updates the story on drug use among athletes.
Nation Feb 10 Watch New Steroid Revelations Cast Fresh Scrutiny on Baseball Yankees star Alex Rodriguez recently admitted to using steroids early in his career and Miguel Tejada of the Houston Astros is now charged with lying to Congress about steroid use in professional baseball. Sports writers discuss the "steroids era" of…
Economy Feb 04 Watch Other News: Senate Debates Stimulus, Obama Signs Child Health Care Bill The debate over the stimulus bill continued in the Senate and President Obama signed legislation to increase health care spending for low-income children. Jim Lehrer reports on this and other news of the day.
Jan 15 Watch Baseball Officials Testify on Steroid Use in Sport At a House hearing Tuesday to discuss the recent report by former Sen. George Mitchell on the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Players Union Chief Donald Fehr pledged to improve safegaurds… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Steroid Report Puts New Focus on Baseball’s Future A report released Thursday exposing widespread steroid use in baseball's highest ranks caused a massive media storm. The NewsHour discusses the recent revelations with two baseball experts. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Mitchell Blames Players, Management in Baseball Steroid Investigation A report released Thursday by former Sen. George Mitchell on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in pro baseball named many of the game's top athletes and cited both players and management for allowing the abuse. Sen. Mitchell discusses the 20-month… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Democrats Square-Off in Vegas Debate; U.S. Envoy Puts Pressure on Pakistan Democratic candidates debated their policy views in heated exchanges in Thursday's Las Vegas debate and political turmoil engulfed Pakistan, straining its relations with the United States. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks look at the week's news. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Baseball Star Bonds Indicted over Steroids Probe Barry Bonds, who holds the all-time homerun record in baseball, was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice Thursday in connection with an investigation on steroid use in professional sports. An investigative sports journalist assesses the implications of… Continue watching