Apr 23 Chicago's Wrigley Field turns 100 By Justin Scuiletti Chicago's Wrigley Field, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, celebrated its 100th birthday Wednesday. While ownership of the team has changed, players have come and gone and home run races commenced, the stadium has endured a century of Cubs… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch In celebration and resilience, Boston Marathon runners race again By PBS News Hour Under increased security, some 36,000 athletes — the second most in the race’s history — participated in the 118th Boston Marathon. Many raced to honor the three who were killed and more than 260 wounded in bombings a year ago. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch How should colleges address conflicts between academics, athletics and money? By PBS News Hour Players and fans celebrated the March Madness victory by the University of Connecticut, but the game against the University of Kentucky also highlighted one of the major debates facing NCAA basketball. Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from Patrick Harker, president of… Continue watching
Apr 01 Baseball: the presidents' pastime By Rachel Wellford President Barack Obama welcomed the 2013 World Series champions Boston Red Sox, at the White House on Tuesday One day after baseball season kicked off in America, President Obama hosted the Boston Red Sox on the South Lawn of the… Continue reading
Mar 31 Facebook data reveals baseball territories across the United States By Justin Scuiletti Click for larger image. Infographic by Facebook Data Science As Major League Baseball opens up Monday, most MLB ball clubs across the United States will be suiting up to take to the field for… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Labor board rules Northwestern football players are entitled to unionize as school employees By PBS News Hour The National Labor Relations Board has made a landmark ruling in favor of football players at Northwestern University who claim they are school employees. Currently the decision only applies to private schools, but it is expected to reverberate more widely. Continue watching
Mar 26 Northwestern football players allowed to unionize, NLRB rules By Margaret Myers In a decision that may have a huge impact on college athletics, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday that Northwestern football players qualify as employees and can unionize. Continue reading
Mar 26 Storied St. Andrews golf club to vote on admitting women By Lorna Baldwin After a 260-year wait, women will finally get the chance to become members at the "home of golf," The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in Scotland. The current roster of around 2,500 elite members will vote in… Continue reading
Mar 21 Basketball fans win when underdogs prevail in March By Robert Pursell Raise your hand if you have ever filled out a bracket for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Now keep them up if you’ve ever torn it up after watching an unheard-of university (Mercer?) ruin your picks. It’s OK to admit… Continue reading
Mar 07 Ukraine athletes protest, but compete in Paralympics despite Russian occupation By Sarah Corapi Concerns that Ukraine would be boycotting the Sochi Paralympic Games were quelled on Friday when the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee announced that -- despite Russian occupation in Crimea -- its team would still be competing. Valeriy Sushkevich, president of the… Continue reading