Nov 04 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Supercommittees, Honey Badgers By Hari Sreenivasan Now that baseball season is over, where will syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks spend their leisure hours? They'll likely be back to the heavy lifting of political news. In our "sport of politics" section… Continue reading
Oct 21 Shields, Brooks on VP Switcheroos, Occupy Movement, World Series Picks By Hari Sreenivasan Why are there rumors every presidential cycle that the incumbent will switch his (so far his) vice president out for someone else? That is topic No. 1 on this week's Doubleheader: the potential for Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch The Doubleheader: Switcheroos, Occupy Opportunity?, World Series Picks The Doubleheader: Switcheroos, Occupy Opportunity?, World Series Picks… Continue watching
Sep 30 Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki's Death, Occupy Wall St., Wildcard Wednesday By Hari Sreenivasan Its no secret that syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks are avid baseball fans, so you know we had to talk about the topsy-turvy night that was Wildcard Wednesday. It was such an exceptional night… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 'Baseball Gods' Wind Down Regular Season With Dramatic Twists Major League Baseball ended its regular season Wednesday with a dramatic series of games that left the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves out of the playoffs. Jeffrey Brown speaks with sportswriter John Feinstein about the season thus far,… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Red Sox, Braves Strike Out in Wild Card Chase The final night of Major League Baseball's regular season -- known as "Wild Card Wednesday" -- ended with four teams vying for two spots in the postseason. Jeffrey Brown reports on the dramatic final innings and the dramatic defeats for… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Ex-NCAA Official: Student Athletes Aren't Workers, Shouldn't Be Paid In response to Monday's interview with historian Taylor Branch about the idea of college students who play sports being paid, the NCAA made available Joe Crowley, a historian, former member of NCAA committees and former president of the University of… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Taylor Branch: 'Only Custom and Fiat' Keep College Athletes From Sharing Profits Big Money, Big Controversy Surround College Sports… Continue watching
Sep 02 Shields and Brooks(es) on Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney, NCAA Football Scandals By Quinn Bowman // Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks (plus his son) joined Hari Sreenivasan Friday for another edition of The Doubleheader, where the guys weigh in on the battle for the top spot in… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Amid New NCAA Football Scandals, 'The Root of the Problem Is Money' After a series of offseason ethics scandals, the most explosive involving the University of Miami, college football kicks off its season this weekend. Jeffrey Brown discusses the recent space of scandals with Kevin Blackistone of ESPN and the University of… Continue watching