Mar 31 The Madness of Sports Betting: Economics Edition By Paul Solman Editor's Note | If you're one of the millions of Americans who filled out a college basketball national championship bracket this year, odds are you're out of luck. ESPN reports that only two brackets out of over 5.9… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch The Madness of Sports Betting How can we make the best decisions when it comes to filling out March Madness brackets?… Continue watching
Mar 30 The Madness of Sports Betting By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note | If you're one of the millions of Americans who filled out a college basketball national championship bracket this year, odds are you're out of luck. ESPN reports that only two brackets out of over 5.9 million… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Conversation: Money and March Madness Lowell Bergman talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the money behind the NCAA. Continue watching
Mar 29 The March Madness Money Trail Update March 31 | A day after this Frontline report aired, NCAA President Mark Emmert signaled a change in position on compensating student athletes. In an interview with USA Today, he said its an idea worth exploring. Read more… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Bracket-Busting Cinderella Teams Enter 'Unprecedented' March Madness Final Four Judy Woodruff talks to Sports Illustrated's Maggie Gray about the NCAA tournament. Continue watching
Mar 18 Shields and Brooks on Afghan War, March Madness and Social Animals By Hari Sreenivasan Our serious business this week had our wonder twins (aka syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks) discussing a proposal from Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. For the first time,… Continue reading
Mar 04 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Money, Muslims and the NFL By Hari Sreenivasan [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWYVaVqBWI] Those topics are not at all related, but they got our attention this week at The Doubleheader. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks spoke a bit about the billions being bandied about on… Continue reading
Feb 04 Social Media Gets Its Game On for the Super Bowl In an age when it's ever harder for advertisers to get their message across to mass audiences, this weekend's Super Bowl still presents marketers with one of the best opportunities to connect with viewers. Even so, advertisers are getting ahead… Continue reading
Feb 04 Have Some Art With Your Football When football fans enter the Dallas Cowboys stadium on Sunday to watch the Steelers and the Packers fight to become Super Bowl champions, they may get an unexpected eyeful of contemporary art. Continue reading