Feb 05 Watch 4:59 ‘Underdog’ Philadelphia savors first-ever Super Bowl triumph By PBS News Hour The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl championship Sunday, defeating the favored New England Patriots 41-33. Philadelphia fans took to the streets in celebration, climbing light poles and jumping off awnings. Bob Ford, columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer talks… Continue watching
Feb 05 Quiz: Test your knowledge of 2018’s Winter Olympics By Larisa Epatko After the closing ceremony and the torch is doused, the Pyeongchang stadium will be demolished. What will it become? Test your knowledge of this and other Olympic-related questions in our quiz. Continue reading
Feb 02 Could Bill Belichick’s grasp of economics be the key to the Patriots’ success? By Paul Solman The summer after the New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl, I visited their training camp for a PBS NewsHour story on their — and the NFL’s — success, from the point of view of economics. Continue reading
Jan 29 Cleveland Indians will stop using Chief Wahoo logo on uniforms in 2019 By Michael Rios Though it will get rid of a logo many have long characterized as racist, the MLB team will not change its name, the league said. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 7:09 Shannon Miller on how to protect gymnasts from abuse By PBS News Hour More than 150 young women testified to the abuse they suffered at the hand of former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar before he was sentenced to life in prison, revealing how the sport failed to keep so many athletes safe. What… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 12:04 How was Larry Nassar allowed to abuse athletes for so long? By PBS News Hour A Michigan courtroom erupted in clapping as former sports doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to as many as 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting scores of women and girls, including three Olympic gold medal gymnasts, under the guise of… Continue watching
Jan 09 Your state may be good at football. Or politics. But probably not both By Lisa Desjardins A handful of states dominate college football. Is the same true of presidential politics?… Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 7:06 Tumultuous year for NFL marked by protests, injuries and a ratings drop By PBS News Hour The NFL has been mired in controversy this season, from player protests over police mistreatment of African Americans and the reaction from President Trump, to continuing concussion concerns and a civil war between two of the league's most powerful people. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 2:18 Football fans in Iowa find a way to bring joy to young patients at a nearby hospital By Nsikan Akpan For some families at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, it’s easy to feel disconnected from the world outside. The Kohn family has spent more than 300 days in the children’s ward, while their young son waits for… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 7:34 What sportsmanship can teach us about healing racial divides By PBS News Hour "Winning has no color," says former NBA player Alonzo Mourning. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault sits down with Mourning, the former Miami Heat center who has spent the last eight years mentoring young players, to discuss what he’s observed about teamwork,… Continue watching