Oct 29 NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press The NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously on Tuesday to clear the way for the amateur athletes to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness."… Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Trump honors racing 'giant' Penske with Presidential Medal of Freedom By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Trump has focused mostly on sports stars this year when presenting the Medal of Freedom. Continue reading
Oct 24 Florida considers allowing college athletes to earn money By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Following California's lead, Florida lawmakers are tackling NCAA rules that prohibit college athletes from reaping financial benefits from their prowess in the arena of big-money sports. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 4:11 Nats' path to World Series is something to cheer for in divided D.C. For the first time since 1933, Washington, D.C., finally has a baseball team going to the World Series. William Brangham reports on the Nationals' unlikely run to the fall classic, and what hometown pride means for the nation's capital at… Continue watching
Oct 10 Iranian women freely attend FIFA soccer match for first time in decades By Amir Vahdat, Mehdi Fattahi, Associated Press Iran allocated only 4,000 tickets for women in a stadium that seats about 80,000 people. Continue reading
Oct 10 China cancels media events for NBA preseason game By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press It's the latest salvo in the rift between the league and China stemming from a since-deleted tweet posted last week by Daryl Morey. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:26 100 years since 'Black Sox' World Series, new details challenge long-held story By Stephanie Sy, Casey Kuhn Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary of a notorious moment in baseball's history: when the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 World Series, provoking a scandal that stained the sport's reputation. Now, as Stephanie Sy reports, a… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 3:30 Paralyzed by polio, this triathlete still crosses the finish line When Minda Dentler was a baby she contracted polio, which paralyzed her legs. Adopted by an American family, she grew up watching other kids run and jump. It wasn't until business school that she finally felt the wind through her… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 5:55 NBA's Chinese business interests clash with free speech in Hong Kong tweet controversy It started with a tweet from the Houston Rockets' general manager -- words of support for the protests in Hong Kong -- that prompted swift backlash from Chinese financial backers. How the league then handled the conflict between its business… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 7:00 How wheelchair tennis provides a successful model for adaptive sports By William Brangham, Anne Azzi Davenport Recreational and competitive sports played by people with disabilities are growing in popularity, and the skill levels of the athletes are rising. One of the more established adaptive sports is wheelchair tennis. William Brangham went to the U.S. Open in… Continue watching