Nation Dec 12 NFL ‘behind the curve’ on Ray Rice case, Obama says President Barack Obama says the Ray Rice domestic violence case showed that the National Football League was "behind the curve" in setting policies about athlete behavior. He says new policies now in effect will send a message that there is… By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press
Nation Nov 28 Ray Rice wins appeal; NFL suspension lifted Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is now eligible to return to the National Football League after winning an appeal of his indefinite suspension, the Associated Press reports. By Justin Scuiletti
Nation Sep 28 What happens when pro athletes disappoint their teenage fans? Should professional athletes be role models?… By Corinne Segal
Nation Sep 26 Watch Jeter’s feel-good ending is ‘necessary tonic’ for sports fans 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… By PBS News Hour
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 12 Clinton: I’m not sure that we’ll ever eliminate domestic violence, but America is making headway By News Desk Domestic violence affects a "staggering" number of women around the world, President Clinton said when asked about the national reaction to the Ray Rice video in an interview with PBS NewsHour on Friday. "The reaction to the Rice incident show's… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Clinton: I’m not sure that we’ll ever eliminate domestic violence, but America is making headway By PBS News Hour 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 09 Watch NFL domestic violence case sparks conversation on the silence that surrounds abuse By PBS News Hour Continue watching