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 31 Watch The Madness of Sports Betting How can we make the best decisions when it comes to filling out March Madness brackets?… Continue watching
Mar 30 The Madness of Sports Betting By Elizabeth Shell 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 million… 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 28 Watch Bracket-Busting Cinderella Teams Enter ‘Unprecedented’ March Madness Final Four Judy Woodruff talks to Sports Illustrated's Maggie Gray about the NCAA tournament. Continue watching
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
Mar 12 Watch From Film to Sports, a Winning Week for Women With UConn's women's basketball team breaking a major record and Kathryn Bigelow's Oscars, it has been a winning week for women. Judy Woodruff reports on another remarkable woman who is gaining ground on the football field. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch UConn Women Tally Record-Breaking Streak of 71 Wins The University of Connecticut made women's basketball history on Monday, clinching its 71st consecutive win in a game against Notre Dame. Judy Woodruff talks to Christine Brennan of ABC Sports and USA Today about the win and upcoming championship tournament. Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Jamaican Runner Gives a ‘Bolt’ to Summer Olympics Ray Suarez speaks with sportswriter Christine Brennan about the athletic triumphs and disappointments of the Beijing Games, including Jamaican Usain Bolt's world record breaking track and field performances. Continue watching