Mar 09 Shields and Brooks on Hawaii Caucuses, March Madness, Obama the Sports Fan By Christina Bellantoni // In this week's Doubleheader with with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, we have both a guest host (filling in for Hari Sreenivasan) and a disagreement over The New York Mets. David wrote… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch The Doubleheader: On Hawaii, March Madness and POTUS Sports The Doubleheader: On Hawaii, March Madness and POTUS Sports… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch What Bounty System Scandal Means for NFL's Future NFL investigators found the New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams had created a bounty program to reward players when they injured opposing teams' players. Hari Sreenivasan and Sports Illustrated's Peter King discuss other ongoing investigations and the implications for… Continue watching
Mar 02 Shields and Brooks on Fluke Comments, 100-Point Games, Ice Cream Addictions By Hari Sreenivasan Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on radio host Rush Limbaugh's comments about Georgetown student Sandra Fluke over her testimony to Congress last week urging that insurers be required to… Continue reading
Feb 24 Shields, Brooks on Super PAC Donation Ethics, Ryan Braun, Civility, Oscars By Hari Sreenivasan When we have the chance to have an informal chat with Mark Shields and David Brooks, we take it. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch The Jeremy Lin Phenomenon Jeremy Lin, a point guard for the New York Knicks and the first Chinese-American player in NBA history, is on a storybook run in his first four games as a starter. Ray Suarez and Jeff Yang of The Wall Street… Continue watching
Feb 03 The Doubleheader: Newt, the NFL and Headbutts By Hari Sreenivasan It might be the first time in the history of the NewsHour that we used that word in a headline, but that's what you may have come to expect from The Doubleheader, where we talk about the sport… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch The Doubleheader: Newt, the NFL and Headbutts The Doubleheader: Newt, the NFL and Headbutts… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch The Doubleheader: Are Current Debates Turning Into Political Pep Rallies? The Doubleheader: Are Current Debates Turning Into Political Pep Rallies?… Continue watching
Jan 20 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on S.C. Debates, Super Bowl Picks By Hari Sreenivasan The first edition of the Doubleheader for 2012 is here. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks tackle Topic No. 1 of the debates in South Carolina last night. If you missed the debate -- and… Continue reading