Oct 08 The Doubleheader: Bewitching Ads, Perfect Games, Political Hoop Dreams By Hari Sreenivasan The sport of politics and the politics of sport is what we are all about in our Friday night check-ins with Mark Shields and David Brooks. On this webisode of The Doubleheader we start the conversation with the new advertisements… Continue reading
Sep 30 Thursday: AIG to Repay Government; Pakistan Blocks NATO Supply Route AIG said Thursday it has reached a deal to repay the Federal Reserve Bank of New York billions of dollars it received during the credit crisis. The plan announced Thursday could return a sizable profit to taxpayers. The… Continue reading
Sep 24 India’s Games Go On, Despite Questions of Readiness By Larisa Epatko The Commonwealth Games -- former British colonies' version of the Olympics -- begin Oct. 3 in India, but preparations have been muddled by a collapsed pedestrian bridge, filthy athletes' village and the shooting of two tourists in New Delhi. Continue reading
Sep 17 Shields and Brooks on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ Michael Vick, the Shotgun Offense By Hari Sreenivasan I might have finally figured out after nine or so months what makes this little segment of ours so unique: It is the only program I know of that tackles both what is at times the "sport of politics" and… Continue reading
Sep 10 Shields and Brooks: Obama, Boehner, Qurans and College Football By Hari Sreenivasan Not wanting to tread too heavily on what syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks will discuss on the PBS NewsHour broadcast Friday, we focused in on the president's recent attacks on House Minority leader… Continue reading
Aug 27 Shields and Brooks on Ken Mehlman’s Revelation, Strasburg’s Unifying Effect By Hari Sreenivasan Earlier this week, my old colleague Marc Ambinder wrote an article stating that the former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman has become more open about his homosexuality in recent weeks and months. It came as no shock… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Roger Clemens Latest Sports Star to Face Steroid Charges Seven-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Rodger Clemens has been indicted on six counts for allegedly lying to Congress about steroid use. David Epstein of Sports Illustrated gives some perspective on the charges Clemens is facing and the issue of steroid… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch News Wrap: Weekly Jobless Claims Highest Since November In other news Thursday, the Labor Department announced jobless claims rose to 500,000 last week. On Wall Street, there were disappointing numbers as well. Continue watching
Aug 17 Bobby Thomson’s Famous Home Run: ‘Scripted Like a Movie’ For generations of baseball fans, Bobby Thomson's dramatic 9th-inning home run off pitcher Ralph Branca in the deciding game of the 1951 National League playoffs remains one of the sport's most iconic moments. With the announcement that Thomson died… Continue reading
Aug 09 The Morning Line: Deep in the Heart of Texas After a bachelor weekend that included playing a round of golf with old friends on Saturday and basketball with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony on Sunday, President Obama welcomes the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to the… Continue reading