Oct 13 Watch Sexual assaults, 'pervasive' bullying revealed in N.J. town prized for football By PBS News Hour At Sayreville War Memorial High in New Jersey, seven players from the school’s revered football program were arrested for attacking younger teammates in the team’s locker room. Jeffrey Brown learns more about the charges of sexual assault and “pervasive” bullying… Continue watching
Oct 02 Library of Congress obtains rare 1924 World Series footage By Justin Scuiletti As the San Francisco Giants prepare to play the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball's postseason Friday, the Library of Congress has made it possible to watch the Giants battle Washington 90 years ago -- in the World Series. Continue reading
Sep 30 FCC to consider banning NFL 'Redskins' team name on TV and radio By Joshua Barajas In a move that adds to the mounting protests that the 'Redskins' team name is disparaging to Native Americans, the Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday that the communications agency will consider banning the Washington NFL team name from on-air broadcasts. Continue reading
Sep 30 FCC ends NFL's blackout rules By Margaret Myers The Federal Communications Commission announced today it was ending protection of the NFL’s blackout policy, which prohibits local broadcast stations from televising a game if a team does not sell a certain percentage of tickets at least 72 hours prior… Continue reading
Sep 28 What happens when pro athletes disappoint their teenage fans? By Corinne Segal Should professional athletes be role models?… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Jeter's feel-good ending is 'necessary tonic' for sports fans By PBS News Hour At bat for the last time on his home field, Yankees player Derek Jeter made the winning run of the game. That emotional farewell comes at a time when pro sports and athletes have been in the headlines for troubling… Continue watching
Sep 24 Wrigley Field ending era as last major league ballpark without video By Justin Scuiletti The Cubs will close out the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field tonight when they play their last home game of the season against the St. Louis Cardinals. When the lights go down on the field Wednesday, however, it will… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch NFL investigates how it handled Ray Rice case By PBS News Hour The National Football League announced an investigation led by former FBI director Robert Mueller amid new questions about when league officials first saw images of Ray Rice hitting his then-fiancee. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Kavitha Davidson of Bloomberg View about… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Will Rice firing set precedent for pro sport rules on domestic violence? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Will the NFL be safer this year? By PBS News Hour The NFL has been heavily scrutinized for encouraging gameplay at the expense of player safety. As the league kicks off its 95th season, new rules are aimed at preventing injuries and reducing contact. Jeffrey Brown discusses the league’s adjustments with… Continue watching