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Former professional tennis player James Blake talked about his book Ways of Grace: Stories of Activism, Adversity, and How Sports Can Bring Us Together, in which he provides a history of…

Leigh Montville talked about his book Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971, in which he explores Muhammad Ali’s refusal to serve in the military and…

President Trump welcomed the Chicago Cubs to the White House congratulating them on their 2016 World Series victory, the Cubs' first since 1908. He also alludes to a “big surprise” on…

C-SPAN presented live coverage from the annual congressional baseball game between Republicans and Democrats. The game took place at Nationals Park one day after Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and three…

Jennifer O’Neal showed items from the University of Oregon’s Bill Bowerman collection. Bill Bowerman was a legendary track and field coach and a co-founder of Nike. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…

Lydia Reeder talked about her book, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory. She spoke at the 5th annual San Antonio Book Festival.…

Athletes that included Olympic medalist Lauryn Williams, doctors, and officials testified at a hearing on ways to improve the health and safety of athletes. Topics included opioid…

Dave Zirin talked about his book What’s My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States, published by Haymarket Books. Author and journalist Dave Zirin makes the case that professional…

Jonathan Eig talked about his book Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Season, published by Simon and Schuster. The author contended that Robinson was not the best player in the Negro…

President Trump welcomed and congratulated the New England Patriots for their Super Bowl win in February 2017. The Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons 34 to 28. Quarterback Tom Brady wasn’t…

Members of the New England Patriots team spoke to reporters following their meeting with President Trump at the White House.

Ira Boudway talked about emerging technologies designed to detect concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and what this means for the National Football League (NFL). He spoke via video…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act. The bill, intended to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes, was…

Sarah Fields talked about the impact of Title IX on equity in school sports and the prevention of gender discrimination. This interview took place at the American Historical Association’s…

Historians talked about about Jesse Owens and his legendary performance in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and how black athletes confronted Nazi white supremacy propaganda during the games.

U.S. Olympic athletes Michael Phelps and Adam Nelson were among the witnesses at a hearing on ways to improve and strengthen the international anti-doping system. Mr. Phelps voiced…

S.L. Price talked about his book Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town, in which he looks at the death of the steel industry and the subsequent issues that…

John Miller recounts President Theodore Roosevelt’s involvement in the re-imagining of football, which saved the sport from being banned and ultimately led to the creation of the National…

President Obama welcomed the Chicago Cubs to the White House to honor them for their 2016 World Series victory. He talked about the loyalty of the fans who had waited over 100 years for the…

Filmmaker Ezra Edelman talked about the making of his ESPN documentary, O.J.: Made in America. He was interviewed by Ta-Nehisi Coates. A video clip was shown. Then chef David Chang…