The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the award Monday at the 32nd Annual Sports Emmy Awards in New York."This is wonderful news," said Jeff Nesbit, director of the National Science Foundation's Office of Legislative and Public Affairs. NSF partnered with NBC Learn and the NBC Sports Group to create and present the series."Science of the Olympic Winter Games" revealed the science behind how athletes skate, ski, jump and curl their way to winter Olympic gold and "Science of NFL Football" illustrated how football players throw a spiraled pass, block an opponent and score a touchdown. By capitalizing on the power and appeal of sports, both series delivered engaging and unique science content to students and adults.Narrated by NBC News anchor Lester Holt, the two series combined the stateoftheart video production capabilities of NBCUniversal with the expertise of NSFsupported scientists and the athletic skills of more than a dozen