Jul 19 Special Olympics Enlisting Able-Bodied Youth to Reduce Bias U.S. tennis star Andy Roddick works with Special Olympics competitor James Reiter in a tennis clinic on Sunday in Nebraska. (Photo courtesy Special Olympics/Caroline Kilday, University of Nebraska) I can confirm there was at least one place in America… Continue reading
Jul 13 Tuesday: BP Tests New Cap; Cuba Frees 7 Political Prisoners; Steinbrenner Dies By Tom LeGro BP on Tuesday will begin testing the new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico to see if it will hold and stop oil from spilling for the first time in nearly… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Somali Group Claims Responsibility for Suicide Blasts in Uganda For more on the Somali terror group that claimed responsibility for the Uganda bombing, Gwen Ifill talks to an expert on the region. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Bombs Kill 74 During World Cup Viewing in Uganda Bombs killed at least 74 people Sunday during a viewing of the World Cup final match in Uganda. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Jul 09 Shields and Brooks Assess Obama’s Appeal to the Party Faithful By Hari Sreenivasan Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks stopped by the Rundown Friday to talk about the future of the Defense of Marriage Act, the impact of different interest groups on the political future of President Obama… Continue reading
Jul 09 World Cup Statistics: Fastest, Farthest and Foulest All statistics only include players listed in FIFA statistics. *BEST PASSING ACCURACY: Includes only players who played in all of their team's possible matches and attempted at least 200 passes. Continue reading
Jul 09 Essay: In Cleveland, ‘The Decision’ Adds LeBron to a List of Sports Heartaches ESPN's hourlong special on LeBron James' free agency choice was called "The Decision." To Cleveland fans, it will go down as "The Betrayal." At 9:28 p.m. EST Thursday, the NBA superstar announced, "In this fall, I'm going to… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Amid Media Hype and Cleveland Hopes, LeBron James Moves to Miami NBA star LeBron James announced Thursday that he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat. Judy Woodruff reports on the media frenzy surrounding his decision and examines the reactions of fans in both Cleveland and Miami with… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess Spy Swap, Midterm Political Maneuvering Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the top political stories, including the handling of the U.S.-Russia spy swap and the role of issues like the economy and immigration in the midterm elections. Continue watching