Latest 60 Minutes: Sports videos
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Michael Phelps: Ready for London games?
May 6, 2012 | 4:00 PM PDT
The Olympic gold swimmer is back to a strict training regimen after a lull that included skipping practice and uncertainty about returning to the games. Anderson Cooper reports.
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The Sport of Kings: Polo
April 8, 2012 | 4:51 PM PDT
Polo is back, or at least that is Nacho Figueras's dream, as he leads the charge to bring the sport of kings back to the playing fields of America.
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Novak Djokovic: From war to Wimbledon
March 25, 2012 | 4:21 PM PDT
He's the number-one tennis player in the world, a hero in his homeland, and a tough competitor who also likes having some fun on the court. Bob Simon profiles Novak Djokovic.
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60 Minutes Presents: Going to Extremes
February 26, 2012 | 4:00 PM PST
Extreme sports: "Birdmen" who soar off cliffs in wingsuits; a climber who scales sheer mountain faces without climbing ropes; and divers who swim with Great White sharks. They're all on 60 Minutes Presents: Going to Extremes, hosted by Steve Kroft.
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Mozart of Chess: Magnus Carlsen
February 19, 2012 | 4:23 PM PST
At age 21, chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is the number one player in the world and says he loves to see his opponents squirm.
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The NFL Commissioner: Roger Goodell
January 29, 2012 | 4:02 PM PST
Roger Goodell presides over the most successful entertainment entity in America: the NFL, where revenues and ratings are soaring. Goodell takes Steve Kroft inside this $10 billion business, which Goodell says "combines socialism and capitalism."
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The ascent of Alex Honnold
January 1, 2012 | 4:33 PM PST
Mountain climber Alex Honnold seems to defy gravity by scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Lara Logan reports.
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All-American: Cancer survivor joins NFL
October 30, 2011 | 12:13 PM PDT
Beating the odds in a fight against a deadly cancer for most people would mean staying alive. For Mark Herzlich, who was diagnosed with bone cancer while he was a football star at Boston College, living meant playing football in the NFL. Byron Pitts reports.
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The Player: NFL super agent Drew Rosenhaus
October 9, 2011 | 12:18 PM PDT
He doesn't put on pads or walk the sidelines, but Drew Rosenhaus, the agent who represents the most NFL players, is a force to be reckoned with - even if he has to say so himself. Scott Pelley reports.
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The ascent of Alex Honnold
October 2, 2011 | 12:37 PM PDT
Mountain climber Alex Honnold seems to defy gravity, scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Lara Logan reports.
