Sep 26 Watch 5:43 College basketball bribery scandal could ensnare dozens of universities By PBS News Hour College basketball is embroiled in yet another scandal. Ten people, including NCAA assistant coaches, an agent and a top executive at Adidas, have been charged with bribery involving thousands of dollars used to influence student athletes. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 6:39 Baseball teams have always stolen signs. Here's what makes the Red Sox accusations different By PBS News Hour The Boston Red Sox are accused of using technology to record and decode the signals between New York Yankees’ pitchers and catchers in order to use that information to their advantage in the middle of the game. William Brangham is… Continue watching
Aug 18 2024 Olympics could include competitive video gaming By Michael Boulter Could eSports be the answer for an Olympic-sized ratings problem?… Continue reading
Aug 05 Usain Bolt, beloved star of track and field, runs final race By Omar Etman Usain Bolt, the global track superstar from Jamaica, ran the last race of his career on Saturday at the 2017 World Championships in London, placing third. Continue reading
Jul 26 What a new study teaches us about football and brain disease By Amber Partida Weeks before the NFL season begins, new research reminds us of the physical cost of America’s most popular sport. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 4:29 Baseball's star rookies specialize in the art of the home run By PBS News Hour Halfway through a compelling year for professional baseball, several of the game’s best players are in Miami for the All-Star Game, starting with Monday’s Home Run Derby. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated about what to expect… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 2:45 Can cricket go mainstream in the U.S.? By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the second most popular sport in the world is starting to catch on in the United States -- with a little help from some devotees who grew up playing it in other… Continue watching
Jun 16 What the first black woman's NCAA Division I singles win means for tennis By Amber Partida That victory made Minor, who was unseeded, the first black tennis player -- man or woman -- to win a Division I singles title since 1965. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 3:14 Dad pitches Major League Baseball teams on wooing their newest fan By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a Virginia man decided to let the nation's major league baseball franchises make their own pitch for his baby son's affection. Continue watching
May 29 Frank Deford, who has died at 78, changed the way we see sports By Erica R. Hendry Longtime Sports Illustrated writer and NPR commentator Frank Deford, an esteemed sports journalist known for his colorful commentary, died Monday in Florida. Continue reading