Feb 01 Watch 5:30 How fallout over Colin Kaepernick’s protest still affects the Super Bowl Two compelling NFL teams will face off in Sunday's Super Bowl, concluding a season that saw TV ratings rebound from several years of decline. But the fallout over Colin Kaepernick’s protests, and the league's response, still lingers. Amna Nawaz talks… Continue watching
Jan 22 Supreme Court rejects football coach’s appeal in prayer case — for now By Associated Press But four conservative justices say Tuesday that they are interested in former Bremerton High School Coach Joe Kennedy's case and the legal issues it raises. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:23 After racist taunts, youth hockey team rallies behind teammate By Amna Nawaz After 13-year-old Divyne Apollon II became the target of racist taunts by opponents, his teammates jumped to his defense. The camaraderie caught the eye of Washington Capitals’ players John Carlson and Devante Smith-Pelly, one of the NHL’s few black members,… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:36 New York Knicks center Enes Kanter on why he fears Erdogan New York Knicks center Enes Kanter is foregoing a team trip to London due to safety concerns. An outspoken critic of Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kanter fears retaliation from associates of Erdogan, and that he might be detained or… Continue watching
Jan 11 Las Vegas police seeking Cristiano Ronaldo’s DNA in rape case By Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of a Nevada woman's allegation that he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009 and paid her to keep quiet, the soccer… Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 3:59 In Arizona, more Navajo take to the dirt for ‘Rez golf’ In northeast Arizona, much of the land of the Navajo Nation is harsh and inhospitable. It’s dry, rocky and dotted with dense sagebrush. Yet a growing number of Navajo are taking to the desert with clubs, balls and tees. Called… Continue watching
Dec 19 Deal allows Cubans to sign with big league baseball teams without defecting By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Major League Baseball, its players' association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island nation to sign big league contracts without defecting, an effort to eliminate the dangerous trafficking that had gone on… Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. Olympic Committee fires official over his silence in Larry Nassar case By Eddie Pells, Associated Press An independent report released Monday that said neither Alan Ashley nor former CEO Scott Blackmun elevated concerns about the Larry Nassar sexual abuse allegations when they were first reported to them. Continue reading
Nov 28 World’s best chess players were deadlocked in a match for 3 weeks By Mattias Karen, Associated Press Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen defended his chess world championship title by beating American challenger Fabiano Caruana 3-0 in rapid tiebreaker games on Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 7:39 The most scrutinized position in the country’s most popular sport Football quarterbacks have the most coveted, high-profile and high-pressure positions in American sports, says author John Feinstein. The role demands athletic prowess and strategic thinking--but it also takes a huge toll on the body and mind. Feinstein, whose new book… Continue watching