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Michael Sokolove, author of The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino: A Story of Corruption, Scandal, and the Big Business of College Basketball, and Mark Leibovich, author of Big Game: The NFL…

Authors Etan Thomas, Amy Bass, and Howard Bryant talked about sports and social change in America.

American History TV visited the “Baseball Americana” exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. to learn about baseball’s origins and early days. Our guide is exhibit curator…

In this portion of the The Atlantic Festival, New York Times Magazine correspondent Mark Leibovich and National Football League Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith…

A Senate Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on preventing abuse of amateur athletes with officials from USA Weightlifting, U.S. Figure Skating, USA Swimming, and USA Bobsled and Skeleton.…

During the daily White House briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders answered several questions on President Trump’s decision to cancel the White House visit of the National Football…

Legal analysts talked about social activism and freedom of speech issues in sports, including organized demonstrations by NFL players during the playing of the national anthem. Speakers…

Former presidential speech writer Curt Smith provided a history on the relationship between U.S. presidents and baseball.

R. Shep Melnick talked about his recent National Affairs piece, “The Strange Evolution of Title IX,” on the evolution of the 1972 federal civil rights law that banned exclusion on the basis of sex…

President Trump made remarks to reporters following an Oval Office meeting with International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino and U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro on the 2026 FIFA World Cup,…

Investigative reporter Ken Bensinger talked about the U.S. government’s case against FIFA, international soccer’s governing body.

Former NFL player and NASA astronaut Leland Melvin talked about his book Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances, in which he recounted his time growing up in Lynchburg,…

Officials with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Gymnastics (USAG) and Michigan State University (MSU) testified before a Senate Commerce subcommittee on changes the…

The Aspen Institute hosted a series of discussions on the potential implications of allowing college athletes to receive compensation. Speakers included former Georgetown University men’s…

Author and former presidential speechwriter Curt Smith talked about his book, The Presidents and the Pastime, on the history of the relationship between U.S. presidents and baseball.

Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred was the featured speaker at a luncheon hosted by the National Press Club in Washington, DC. He talked about MLB governance issues, rule changes,…

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing to consider legislation requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program in horse racing. Representatives Andy Barr…

A Senate subcommittee held a hearing with former USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny and former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon about sexual abuse of athletes during their…

Actor Blondy Baruti discussed his journey from the Congo to America.

This program was from a symposium titled “1968: Philly and The World.” The discussion focused on the impact of local and international sports on social change and civil rights in 1968.…