Oct 30 The San Francisco Chronicle will stop using term 'Redskins' Video still by PBS NewsHour The San Francisco Chronicle's managing editor Audrey Cooper told Poytner Wednesday that the paper will stop referring to the Washington, D.C. football team as the "Redskins." Cooper said the decision was communicated internally… Continue reading
Oct 30 Tickets to World Series Game 6 most expensive in history of Fall Classic If you have a ticket to see Game 6 of Major League Baseball's World Series Wednesday night in Boston's Fenway Park, you are a lucky fan. If not, well, prepare to shell out the biggest bucks in the history… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Penn State settles with abuse victims for $59.7 million Penn State has struck a nearly $60 million settlement with 26 young men over alleged abuse by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Gwen Ifill talks to Charlie Thompson of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., for more on how this… Continue watching
Oct 25 How much are top-tier programs willing to spend on college football players? .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Armen Keteyian, author of "The… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch Armen Keteyian, author of "The System" Armen Keteyian talks to Jeffrey brown about corruption in collegiate football. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Buying into big-time college football: the 'System' behind the sport Buying into big-time college football: the system behind the sport… Continue watching
Oct 25 The Doubleheader: Shields, Brooks on Acela eavesdropping and World Series picks By Hari Sreenivasan When the stars line up and syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and I can all be on the same space-time continuum, we join up for the Doubleheader, where we discuss the sport of… Continue reading
Oct 25 Brett Favre admits to memory loss: 'that's a little bit scary to me' Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre said he doesn't plan on returning to the game citing the physical toll professional football took on his body. When asked about the risk of concussions, the 44-year-old admitted fear that the repeated head… Continue reading
Oct 21 Football boycott to end despite continued demands for answers, safe facilities Creative commons photo via flickr user Kaleb Fulgham After refusing to play Saturday's game against Jackson State because of ongoing safety and health issues, Grambling State's football players are returning to practice after their former coach urged… Continue reading
Oct 18 Marriage equality gets support from NBA team Flickr User Amy Meredith The Portland Trailblazers became the first NBA team to take a stance on same-sex marriage when they voiced their support for an initiative to put gay marriage on the November 2014 ballot… Continue reading