Mar 21 Watch 10:00 Is legalizing sports gambling a mad idea? By PBS News Hour Billions of dollars every year are wagered on the outcome of various sporting events, but except for bets made in Las Vegas and a few other states, they're all illegal. Now, representatives from cash-strapped states and even the NBA commissioner… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 12:38 Shields and Brooks on Netanyahu’s election provocation, human trafficking holdup By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 6:12 Will undefeated Kentucky be unseated by an underdog team? By PBS News Hour The undefeated University of Kentucky men’s basketball team is the favorite going into this year’s March Madness tournament. Judy Woodruff gets a preview of the upcoming matchups from John Feinstein of The Washington Post. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch How should colleges address conflicts between academics, athletics and money? By PBS News Hour Players and fans celebrated the March Madness victory by the University of Connecticut, but the game against the University of Kentucky also highlighted one of the major debates facing NCAA basketball. Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from Patrick Harker, president of… Continue watching
Mar 25 McConnell’s March Madness misfire By Terence Burlij One of these things is not like the other: the Kentucky Derby; Cassius Clay; the University of Louisville; Duke University. Unfortunately for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, all four of those elements made it into his latest campaign video highlighting… Continue reading
Jan 21 What’s a perfect March Madness bracket worth? $1 billion By Margaret Myers The odds are astronomical, but think of the bragging rights you would earn if you filled out a perfect March Madness bracket. This year, it could also earn you a cool $1 billion. Continue reading
Mar 22 Shields and Brooks on Congressional Escapes, March Madness Brackets By Hari Sreenivasan We start the Doubleheader with discussion about how Congress always scrambles to escape before the "good" holidays. Then syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks turn to their strategies for picking the big winners… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Shields, Brooks on Congressional Escapes and March Madness Shields and Brooks on Congressional Escapes and Winning March Madness Brackets… Continue watching
Mar 15 Shields and Brooks on Cruz vs. Feinstein, March Madness By Hari Sreenivasan It's time for another edition of the Doubleheader, when we discuss the politics of sports and the sport of politics with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. This week, in the more serious… Continue reading
Mar 01 Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester By Hari Sreenivasan The Doubleheader is back with the politics of sports and the sport of politics. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and I tackle March Madness allegiances, the Oscar picks from last week (that… Continue reading