Apr 03 Watch Post Kentucky, Assessing NBA’s One-And-Done Rule As Kentucky fans celebrate their latest basketball championship, the team's dominance has revived questions about the NBA's One-and-Done rule, which requires players to be 19 and just one year out of high school. Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the rule's… Continue watching
Mar 16 Shields, Brooks on Presidential Effects on Gas Prices, March Madness Mascots By Hari Sreenivasan Tonight we tackle a topic that has been bandied about for weeks as citizens across the U.S. face sticker shock at one gas pump after another. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch Shields, Brooks on Gas Prices, March Madness Shields, Brooks on Presidential Effects on Gas Prices, March Madness Mascots… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch The Doubleheader: On Hawaii, March Madness and POTUS Sports The Doubleheader: On Hawaii, March Madness and POTUS Sports… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Taylor Branch: ‘Only Custom and Fiat’ Keep College Athletes From Sharing Profits Big Money, Big Controversy Surround College Sports… Continue watching
Mar 31 The Madness of Sports Betting: Economics Edition By Paul Solman Editor's Note | If you're one of the millions of Americans who filled out a college basketball national championship bracket this year, odds are you're out of luck. ESPN reports that only two brackets out of over 5.9… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Conversation: Money and March Madness Lowell Bergman talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the money behind the NCAA. Continue watching
Mar 18 Shields and Brooks on Afghan War, March Madness and Social Animals By Hari Sreenivasan Our serious business this week had our wonder twins (aka syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks) discussing a proposal from Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. For the first time,… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Duncan Wants NCAA to Stress Academics with Athletics As basketball fans hail the arrival of the March Madness tournament season, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said he wants the NCAA to exclude teams from post-season play unless 40 percent of their players finish degrees. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch March Madness Fervor Hides Low Graduation Rates As the annual college basketball tournament known as March Madness begins, there is a proposal to block men's college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players. Judy Woodruff talks to a sports journalism professor for… Continue watching