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Jennifer Lee covers college sports for Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal. She talks with Michele Norris about this year's college football bowl games. There are 28 bowls this year, and six of them are taking place today.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports the fate of Palestinian refugees remains a key stumbling block in efforts to forge a final peace deal. Palestinians say the refugees have the right to return to homes in what is now Israel. Israelis of all political stripes say that can never happen.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that, while the stakes are high in next week's Israeli election for prime minister, the campaign has been surprisingly low-key. Israeli voters do not appear thrilled with either incumbent Ehud Barak or his rightwing opponent, Ariel Sharon.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's uphill battle for re-election. He won in a landslide less than two years ago, but now Barak appears headed for a crushing defeat in his battle with right-wing leader Ariel Sharon.

Host Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein about the Australian Open. This year the tennis tournament saw surprise winners in both the men's and women's brackets. Jennifer Capriati easily beat top-seeded Martina Hingis and Andre Aggasi defeated Frenchman Arnaud Clement.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Palestinian leaders have made a joint statement about the status of the ongoing peace negotiations. Both sides say they are very close to an agreement, but the details will not be worked out until after the Israeli election next month.

Likud party challenger Ariel Sharon defeated Prime Minister Ehud Barak in a record-setting landslide in yesterday's election for Israeli prime minister. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem.

With two days to go before the Israeli election for Prime Minister, the candidates - Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon - are using very different advertising strategies in their race to become Prime Minister. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced he will resign effective Sunday. The move is seen as a tactical strike: under these circumstances, his chief rival Benjamin Netanyahu is not qualified to run for the office in elections that must be held in the next 60 days. NPR's Jennifer Ludden speaks to host Lisa Simeone.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Amman, Jordan on the role of the Internet in the Arab world. Cyber-space has been used to play out the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has also become an outlet for all sorts of uncensored information in a world where most of the media is state owned and censored.