Mar 31 Watch 4:49 Are college athletes employees? Supreme Court mulls compensation for student players By John Yang, Alex D'Elia, Tess Conciatori College basketball’s “March Madness,” which reaches its crescendo this weekend, reminds us that big-time college athletics can look like big business. As John Yang reports, it was a fitting backdrop Wednesday for a well-timed Supreme Court argument over compensation for… Continue watching
Jan 04 NCAA to play all March Madness men's basketball games in Indiana By Michael Marot, Associated Press The 67 games — including the Final Four — will be played entirely in Indiana in a bid to keep the marquee event from being called off for a second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 5:10 How the 'Hoos of Charlottesville could help heal their city March Madness ended Monday with the University of Virginia Cavaliers cutting down the nets in Minneapolis after defeating Texas Tech. For the new champions of NCAA men's basketball, the victory represents a team's redemption and a city's recovery, coming a… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 3:20 How Notre Dame women's basketball won the NCAA championship in the final 3 seconds By PBS News Hour The Notre Dame women's basketball team rallied in its championship game against Mississippi State on Sunday night, winning with a successful shot in the final moments. It was the second buzzer beater for Arike Ogunbowale in as many games: On… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 9:00 News Wrap: March storm roars in, grounding more than 6,000 flights By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, you would never know there's less than a week to go before the start of spring. A late winter storm dropped snow and sleet on the East Coast at a furious pace with high winds. Continue watching
Mar 21 Is the NCAA failing its college athletes? By Paul Solman Do college players need a union?… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 9:18 Should the NCAA pay college athletes? By PBS News Hour March Madness means a huge payday for coaches, colleges, networks and advertisers -- everyone except the athletes themselves. Although television rights for the NCAA tournament this year alone brought in nearly a billion dollars, the players won’t see a penny,… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 7:20 How three iconic North Carolina coaches helped shape a state's athletic legacy By PBS News Hour March Madness has arrived once more -- and yet again, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels are in the hunt for a national championship. A new book by sportswriter John Feinstein takes an inside look at one of UNC’s… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:28 Two legendary coaches add another NCAA victory to their legacies By PBS News Hour This year’s March Madness marked the 10th national title for UConn coach Geno Auriemma and the fifth for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Jeffrey Brown talks to Danielle Donehew of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and John Feinstein of The Washington… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 1:51 Viewers respond to report on the controversy surrounding sports gambling By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments responding to a previous report on the controversies surrounding illegal sports betting in the U.S. Continue watching