Mar 19 Shields and Brooks on Immigration Reform and NCAA Upsets By Hari Sreenivasan While most of the political attention in Washington in focused squarely on the fate of the health reform bill, demonstrators are planning rallies in Washington this weekend to bring more attention to the seventh anniversary of the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 18 NCAA Bracketology: The Science Behind March Madness It's a beautiful, sunny day here in Washington. But there are more than a few people turned away from their office windows, preoccupied with a much smaller orange orb. In case you hadn't heard, it's March Madness time. Continue reading
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 16 Watch News Wrap: Fed Keeps Interest Rate Low In other news Tuesday, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates low and gave an optimistic view of the economy and Honda launched a recall on several vehicle models because of brake problems. Continue watching
Mar 12 Shields and Brooks Tackle Biden's Trip, Unifying Power of College Basketball By Hari Sreenivasan Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by The Rundown again to talk about the implications of Vice President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle East and what it meant for hopes of restarting peace talks. The NewsHour regulars… Continue reading
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 11 Shaq Attacks Art World in 'Size DOES Matter' NBA basketball player Shaquille O'Neal curates an art exhibition called "Size DOES Matter."… Continue reading
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
Mar 01 Watch Vancouver Games End on High Note for Canada: a Hockey Gold Canada celebrated the close of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver with its most-prized victory: a gold medal in men's hockey, thanks to Sidney Crosby's overtime goal to defeat the U.S. Gwen Ifill speaks with Canadian journalist Ian Hanomansing about the… Continue watching