Jun 04 Watch 8:29 From NBA to Belmont Stakes, expect a weekend of champions By PBS NewsHour The Stanley Cup, the NBA playoffs, the women's World Cup and the Belmont Stakes: It's a busy week in the world of sports. William Brangham explores all of the upcoming contests with Kevin Blackistone of ESPN and Mike Pesca of… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 9:10 NBA union boss wants to prove players were right to ‘give a girl a chance’ By PBS NewsHour Michele Roberts, the first woman ever to run a professional sports union in North America, is on top of what is still very much a man's world. She'll face negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with NBA team owners… Continue watching
Nov 19 Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, reflects on legacy, life after basketball By Sarah McHaney, Crispin Lopez After a 13-year career in the NBA, Jason Collins, the first openly gay professional basketball player, is retiring. Eighteen months ago Collins came out as gay through a first person article published in Sports Illustrated. In the first line he… Continue reading
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Aug 05 San Antonio Spurs hire first female assistant coach in NBA history By Justin Scuiletti Becky Hammon is hanging up her playing shoes and lacing up her coaching ones, all while making history in the process. The San Antonio Spurs announced Tuesday that they have hired Hammon, a 16-season veteran and six-time all-star with the… Continue reading
Jul 11 Where LeBron James and politics intersect By Domenico Montanaro It’s been a pretty good week for Cleveland. Earlier this week the Republican National Committee announced that Cleveland was its pick to hold the party’s national presidential nominating convention in 2016. And then today the biggest news the city could… Continue reading
May 30 Watch Record-setting bid for L.A. Clippers may offer bounce for other NBA teams By PBS NewsHour Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to pay a record $2 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers from Shelly Sterling, wife of disgraced owner Donald Sterling, who was banned from the league for making racist comments. The deal… Continue watching
May 23 Donald Sterling wants his wife to sell L.A. Clippers By Sam Lane Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has agreed to allow his estranged wife Shelly Sterling negotiate the team's sale, ESPN reports. The National Basketball Association banned Donald Sterling from the league for life after an audio recording revealed… Continue reading
May 09 Watch Shields and Brooks on primary points for GOP, politics of climate policy By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Will ban on Donald Sterling lead to greater changes in the NBA? By PBS NewsHour The National Basketball Association took its toughest stance ever against a team owner when it banned Los Angeles Clippers’ Donald Sterling as punishment for racist remarks. Gwen Ifill talks to William Rhoden of The New York Times and Charles Pierce… Continue watching