Aug 29 Shields, Brooks on Chris Christie’s RNC Speech, Negative Advertising By News Desk The Doubleheader with Mark Shields and David Brooks was live and direct from the Google Hangout studios at the Republican National Convention once again. As we always do, we tackled the politics of sport and the sport of politics. In… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch Shields, Brooks On Romney’s Comedy Act, NewsHour Wonkiness Shields, Brooks On Romney's Comedy Act, NewsHour Wonkiness… Continue watching
Aug 24 Shields and Brooks On Romney’s Comedy Act, NewsHour Wonkiness By Christina Bellantoni // Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weighed in this week on Mitt Romney's sense of humor and what to expect from Rep. Paul Ryan at the Republican National Convention. I filled in as Doubleheader… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch In Refusing to Cooperate, Armstrong Faces Cycling Ban, Financial Consequences In Refusing to Cooperate, Armstrong Faces Cycling Ban, Financial Consequences… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch Lance Armstrong Drops Fight Against Doping Probe, Calling It ‘Unconstitutional’ Lance Armstrong Drops Fight Against Doping Probe, Calling It 'Unconstitutional'… Continue watching
Aug 24 Armstrong Ends Fight Against Doping Allegations The most recognizable cyclist in the world, Lance Armstrong, ended a battle Thursday night over allegations that he used performing-enhancing drugs. He continued to deny any doping during the course of his career, but acknowledged he would stop contesting charges… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch Jeffrey Brown and Ray Suarez Talk Cycling, Armstrong video newshour ray and jeff… Continue watching
Aug 23 Diana Nyad: A Swimmer Battles the Elements By Jenny Marder During her 42-hour attempted swim from Cuba to Key West this week, Diana Nyad battled extreme exhaustion, severe sunburn, strained muscles, powerful storms and circling sharks. But the thing that really ground the 103-mile trek to a halt, she said,… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Nyad Endured Storm and Jellyfish Stings Before Ending Marathon Cuba-Florida Swim Nyad Endured Storm and Jellyfish Stings Before Ending Marathon Cuba-Florida Swim… Continue watching
Aug 21 Nyad’s Cuba-Florida Swim Thwarted by Jellyfish U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad, right, gestures before her departure from the Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club in Havana on Aug. 18, 2012. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP/GettyImages) Diana Nyad had left no corner untucked in preparations for her fourth attempt to… Continue reading