Sep 30 FCC to consider banning NFL ‘Redskins’ team name on TV and radio By Joshua Barajas In a move that adds to the mounting protests that the 'Redskins' team name is disparaging to Native Americans, the Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday that the communications agency will consider banning the Washington NFL team name from on-air broadcasts. Continue reading
Sep 30 FCC ends NFL’s blackout rules By Margaret Myers The Federal Communications Commission announced today it was ending protection of the NFL’s blackout policy, which prohibits local broadcast stations from televising a game if a team does not sell a certain percentage of tickets at least 72 hours prior… Continue reading
Sep 28 What happens when pro athletes disappoint their teenage fans? By Corinne Segal Should professional athletes be role models?… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Jeter’s feel-good ending is ‘necessary tonic’ for sports fans By PBS News Hour At bat for the last time on his home field, Yankees player Derek Jeter made the winning run of the game. That emotional farewell comes at a time when pro sports and athletes have been in the headlines for troubling… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Should pro athletes be considered role models? Students weigh in. By PBS News Hour By a two-to-one margin, Americans disapprove of the way the NFL has handled domestic violence incidents involving its players, according to a poll conducted by ABC News and Marist college. The NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs team asked high school students… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch How will the NFL move forward following the Ray Rice scandal? By PBS News Hour NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell took the heat for the Ray Rice incident at a Friday press conference. But amid mounting public pressure to answer for multiple accusations of domestic-violence incidents that have spread throughout the league, how can NFL officials… Continue watching
Sep 19 Should our sports heroes also be our role models? By News Desk We asked students from around the country: should our sports heroes also be our heroes in real life?… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch How scandals could change the business of football By PBS News Hour Some sponsors of the NFL have started to complain publicly about the league's handling of the cases involving players and domestic abuse of spouses and children. Despite extra scrutiny, ratings and fan attendance have held. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Andrew… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch NFL investigates how it handled Ray Rice case By PBS News Hour The National Football League announced an investigation led by former FBI director Robert Mueller amid new questions about when league officials first saw images of Ray Rice hitting his then-fiancee. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Kavitha Davidson of Bloomberg View about… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Will Rice firing set precedent for pro sport rules on domestic violence? By PBS News Hour Continue watching