ASP.NET 3.5 Gridview DataBind to Generic Class Object List

Hello,

I'm trying to bind a List<> to a gridview but it isn't working because the List<> contains other class objects.  How can this be done?  Here are the details:

I have a fully populated List<> called List<TeamsSportsInfo>.  See the TeamsSportsInfo class in first part of code below.

When just assigning this List as the datasource, the gridview successfully renders but only with columns for Id, Key, PublisherId and HomeSiteId.   The properties in the other class objects, which are populated in the List<>, are obviously not automatically rendered.

So I have an overridden method for OnRowDataBound to try to manually populate these other fields but I'm not sure how to, when the type is a GridViewDataRow.  Seems I have lost those values from the collection list.?.?  And do I have to manually create these columns?

Also, in this overridden method, I need to look at the field values and have conditional statements determine the conferences and divisions so I know when to insert new header row and style them differently.  Is the GridView the right control for this?  I will have several custom links specific to each record too plus an edit button.  Would a Repeater be more appropriate with some ListView or DataGrid inside it?

Looking for a working example of the appropriate control binding to a List<> of Class Object Lists.

Thanks.

public class TeamsSportsInfo
    {
        //[teams] table
        public Int32  Id { get; set; }         
        public String Key { get; set}     
        public Int32  PublisherId { get; set; } 
        public Int32  HomeSiteId { get; set; } 

        //other class objects needed for teams
        public AffiliationSportsInfo AffiliationSportsInfo { get; set; }
        public DisplayNamesSportsInfo DisplayNamesSportsInfo { get; set; }
        public ParticipantsEventsSportsInfo ParticipantsEventsSportsInfo { get; set; }
    }



<asp:GridView ID="gdvStats" runat="server" OnRowDataBound="gdvStats_RowDataBound"></asp:GridView>





 protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (IsPostBack == false)
            {
                TeamsSportsBF teamsSportsBF = new TeamsSportsBF();
                List<TeamsSportsInfo> listTeamsSportsInfo = teamsSportsBF.SelectTeamsList("sport_fullname, league_fullname, conf_fullname, div_fullname");

                gdvStats.DataSource = listTeamsSportsInfo;
                gdvStats.DataBind();
            }
        }

        public void gdvStats_RowDataBound(Object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
        {
            Object row = e.Row.DataItem;
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        }

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