Apr 30 Twitter chat: Has boxing’s popularity taken a hit from pay-per-view TV? By Nora Daly This Saturday, boxing’s pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather will take on his No. 1 competitor Manny Pacquiao for the first time in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 6:13 NHL stars pass the puck to inner city youth By PBS News Hour In Washington, team members of the NHL’s Washington Capitals are hitting the ice with underserved kids through an urban outreach program. Players from both the Capitals and the Fort Dupont Cannons reflect on the on- and off-the-rink benefits of the… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 5:46 Is Jordan Spieth’s Masters win the start of a great golf rivalry? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:28 Two legendary coaches add another NCAA victory to their legacies By PBS News Hour This year’s March Madness marked the 10th national title for UConn coach Geno Auriemma and the fifth for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Jeffrey Brown talks to Danielle Donehew of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and John Feinstein of The Washington… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 7:44 Does the relationship between colleges and student-athletes need to be recalibrated? By PBS News Hour As the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament comes to a close, Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the role of the student athlete on the court, in the classroom and at the negotiating table with Emmett Gill of the Student-Athletes… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 8:51 When will Major League Baseball hire its first female general manager? By PBS News Hour Behind the scenes of Major League Baseball, team management and leadership is slowly becoming more diverse. In part, the rise of “Moneyball” analytics has helped broaden the kind of knowledge and experience that ball clubs seek in hiring. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Mar 26 Twitter chat: Is legalizing sports gambling a safe bet? By Nora Daly With March Madness in full swing, it is likely that you or someone you know has filled out a bracket for this year's NCAA Tournament. But those who’ve chosen to “make it interesting” should know that, outside of Las Vegas,… Continue reading
Mar 18 Obama picks Kentucky to take home NCAA trophy By Justin Scuiletti The University of Kentucky Wildcats are odds-on favorites to win this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship — and President Barack Obama approves that message. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 7:00 Can a helmet sensor help prevent brain trauma in athletes? By PBS News Hour As we learn more about the effects of concussions and sports-related head trauma, parents, coaches and medical professionals are debating how to keep players safe. Some are looking to technology, like a device worn under the helmet that shows the… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 6:12 Will undefeated Kentucky be unseated by an underdog team? By PBS News Hour The undefeated University of Kentucky men’s basketball team is the favorite going into this year’s March Madness tournament. Judy Woodruff gets a preview of the upcoming matchups from John Feinstein of The Washington Post. Continue watching