Jul 10 Watch 4:29 Baseball’s star rookies specialize in the art of the home run By PBS News Hour Halfway through a compelling year for professional baseball, several of the game’s best players are in Miami for the All-Star Game, starting with Monday’s Home Run Derby. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated about what to expect… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 3:14 Dad pitches Major League Baseball teams on wooing their newest fan By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a Virginia man decided to let the nation's major league baseball franchises make their own pitch for his baby son's affection. Continue watching
May 28 Ex-Senate staffer: Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning has died By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher who parlayed his sports fame into a political career as an uncompromising advocate for conservative causes, has died at 85. Continue reading
May 01 5 important stories that have (almost) nothing to do with politics By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith Here are five important stories overlooked in the Donald Trump 100-day fanfare that are still worth your attention. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch full video: Chicago Cubs visit President Obama at the White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the Chicago Cubs to the White House on Monday to celebrate their World Series win and speak to the power of sports to unite a divided nation. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch This baseball writer is in a league of her own By PBS News Hour Clare Smith has been reporting on baseball for over four decades, and she was the first African-American female reporter to cover the game for a newspaper. On Tuesday night, Smith was awarded the top honor in her field. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Unemployment rate drops below 5 percent By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added a net 161,000 jobs in October, dipping the unemployment rate a tenth of a percent to 4.9. Also, there are guilty verdicts in New Jersey Governor Chris… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 5:33 Loveable losers no more, Chicago raises the victory flag to celebrate its Cubs By PBS News Hour The World Series was destined for a dramatic finish: The Chicago Cubs finally ended their 108 year-long World Series drought in a hard-fought victory against the Cleveland Indians. In Chicago, fans who hadn’t seen a Fall Classic win in living… Continue watching
Nov 03 Photos: The Chicago Cubs are no longer the ‘loveable losers’ By Joshua Barajas Hallelujah! The curse of the goat has been destroyed, but not without a fight. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 2:37 News Wrap: Suspect in custody, Des Moines authorities seek motive in police killings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, investigators around Des Moines, Iowa, are seeking a motive in the ambush killings of two policemen. Also, South African President Jacob Zuma faced increasing public pressure to step down, after a state watchdog report found… Continue watching