SportsThey were arguably the most dominating defensive team in the history of the NFL – and perhaps the most entertaining club that pro football has ever seen as well. A behemoth on the field that turned into, literally, one of the classic shows of the reality television era. Now, a little more than two decades after one extraordinary season etched their legacy for all time, the new ESPN 30 for 30 film Bullies of Baltimore tells the story of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, a Super Bowl champion for the ages. Directed by Ken Rodgers of NFL Films, the documentary is a lively and colorful look back at the team’s magical season frame
SportsDubbed “The New York Sack Exchange,” the Jets’ record-setting defense was led by the dynamic and brash quartet of Marty Lyons, Abdul Salaam, Joe Klecko, and Mark Gastineau. Together, they unapologetically took the football world on a rollercoaster ride, experiencing both great highs and unimaginable lows on and off the field. The film delves into the triumphs, betrayals, and enduring feuds that characterized this iconic unit, offering a cerebral and emotional exploration of a brotherhood that barely survived the intense spotlight under which they once shined.
SportsThe sports world was mesmerized by two athletes at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer – Nancy Kerrigan, the elegant brunette and Tonya Harding, the feisty blonde engulfed in scandal. Several weeks prior, at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Kerrigan was shockingly clubbed on the right knee by an unknown assailant and left wailing, “Why, why, why?” As the bizarre “why” mystery unraveled, it was revealed that Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, had plotted the attack with his friends to eliminate Kerrigan from the competition and increase Harding’s chance at a gold medal. Two decades later, The
SportsAfter coaching the Oakland Raiders to the AFC Championship game in 2000, Jon Gruden was traded by the Raiders to Tampa Bay in the Spring of 2002. In his first season with the Buccaneers he helped coached what was once a winless franchise into Super Bowl champions. Gruden, John Lynch, and Warren Sapp discuss their 2002 season and how Gruden's west-coast attack, combined with a stingy defense, propelled them to a Super Bowl XXXVII victory of his former players from Oakland.
SportsNFL Films breaks down the infamous catch by Franco Harris in the 1972 AFC Divisional Playoff game-- the Immaculate Reception. Interviews with players, fans, and journalists help put to rest all the conspiracy theories haunting one of the most famous plays in NFL history.
SportsSeeing the players' upgrade, Sae takes the play to the next level. In response, Rin starts to align his thought process to Sae and drastically changes his play style. Then Rin realizes that Blue Lock players have been keeping up with his play.
SportsIn 1984, 17-year-old Ben Wilson was a symbol of everything promising about Chicago: a beloved, sweet-natured youngster from the city’s fabled South Side, and America’s most talented basketball prospect. His senseless murder the day before his senior season sent ripples through Chicago and the nation.
SportsIn 1989, the Buffalo Bills were a talented team featuring four future hall of famers. Dysfunction and in-fighting ran deep in the locker room, but the team soon transformed into an elite force on the way to an unprecedented run of four AFC Championship victories, and four straight Super Bowl appearances. Of course, that isn't what the Bills are remembered for. This is the story of a team that went down in history for making four straight Super Bowls, and losing them all.
SportsThe 1986 New York Mets expected to dominate, and over the first half of the season, that’s exactly what they did. A blend of talent and swagger, they stormed through the National League, and became the toast of a city brimming with excess everywhere you turned. They were a team on the edge, just the way New York wanted it.
SportsAfter only two seasons in Los Angeles, the Raiders were able to bring the Lombardi trophy to their new home. Raiders’ legends Marcus Allen, Todd Christensen, and Howie Long discuss the 1983 season and their march to the franchises' third Lombardi Trophy. Stories that have become Raider lore are discussed from Christensen’s incredible regular season, to Marcus Allen’s record breaking day in Super Bowl XVIII.
SportsRequiem For The Big East chronicles the meteoric ascension of the Big East conference, and how in less than a decade, it became the most successful college basketball league in America. Told through the lens of the Big East’s famed coaches and its most iconic players, the film tells the story of an eccentric group of outsiders who rode the success of their teams on the court to become unlikely celebrities in their sport and beyond it.
SportsThe New England Patriots continued their dynasty in 2003 by winning their second Lombardi Trophy. New England players Willie McGinest, Rodney Harrison, and Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis discuss their 2003 season and the major storylines going into their championship win. Charlie Weis discusses his health issues during the season and McGinest and Harrison discuss the Patriots victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
SportsOne was the world inhabited by OJ Simpson: wealthy, privileged, and predominantly white. A world where celebrity was power, and where OJ - race be damned - was one of the most popular figures around. But just a few miles away from his Rockingham estate in Brentwood was a very different reality. A reality lived by millions of other black people at the hands of the Los Angeles Police Department and its chief, Daryl Gates.
SportsHe may be the most unlikely, most unpredictable, and most unconventional superstar the world of sports has ever seen or produced. On the basketball court, and in the celebrity arena, this film is an unfettered and definitive look at the life and career of Dennis Rodman. The story of Dennis Rodman is a study of the power and perils of fame, how complicated identity can be, and what can happen when who you are becomes who you were. This story serves as an appreciation for the exploits and accomplishments of its protagonist, it’s also ultimately an unflinching look at the costs and realities of the path he’s taken.
SportsEpisode 1 opens with Bill Walton beside a forest stream in Oregon, reflecting on his unique journey – the challenges, triumphs, and above all the joy that have defined his one-of-a-kind life. He returns to Portland for an emotional reunion with some of his Blazers teammates, and it’s clear that he still holds deep affection for the franchise and the time he spent there. He visits his mother and revisits childhood memories, in particular his falling in love with basketball. At Helix High, he experiences a dramatic growth spurt – physically, and in terms of his basketball ability. At the same time, he struggles with a
SportsThe Pittsburgh Steelers ended the 1970s by winning their fourth Super Bowl title in six years, cementing their legacy as one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Former Steelers L.C. Greenwood, John Banaszak, and John Stallworth discuss the 1979 season and how they were able to finish the 70s in championship style.
SportsAs the 1984 NBA Finals begin, tensions between the Lakers and Celtics reach new heights. While Buss fends off a potentially life-altering lawsuit, Claire faces the possibility of yet another bankruptcy, and Jeanie questions her place in professional sports. Later, Earvin and Larry battle to the bitter end of their first Finals face-off.
SportsThey were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in the early 1980s. Led by Nigerian soccer player Hakeem Olajuwon and hometown kid Clyde Drexler, the University of Houston Cougars not only electrified the NCAA Final Four with three straight appearances from 1982-84, but they also transformed the game itself.
SportsAfter only winning eight games in the previous two years, it looked as though Bill Walsh could not save the struggling 49ers. But in 1981 it all changed for them with the birth of the 'Team of the 1980s' dynasty with future Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott. 49ers greats Lott, Dwight Clark, and Randy Cross discusses the 1981 season from their turn around to one of the greatest moments in NFL history with 'The Catch'.
SportsThe Two Bills traces the relationship between coaching masters Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells that spans over four decades. They first worked side by side as assistants with the New York Giants, and after Parcells took over as head coach, they won two Super Bowls together. Buttressed by what he learned from Parcells, Belichick has won five Super Bowls of his own with the Patriots. Through all the ups and downs of their careers, including some memorable games when they were on opposite sides of the field, they forged a bond that few men of their stature have ever experienced.
SportsThe Cubs capped a comeback from a 3-1 World Series deficit and ended 108 years of frustration, but to win their first title since 1908, they had to overcome blowing a four-run lead in a 4:28 Game 7 that also had a 17-minute rain delay in extras. MVP Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead double in the 10th and Miguel Montero added on, as Chicago shook off Rajai Davis' homer off Aroldis Chapman in a three-run eighth, and held on despite Davis' RBI single in the 10th.
SportsChuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, NJ who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plates. A former New Jersey State Heavyweight Boxing Champion, he took abuse from Sonny Liston, got his nose broken by Muhammad Ali, and inspired Sylvester Stallone to write “Rocky” which won three Academy Awards. Wepner was left out of the “Rocky” glory, and his career took turn after strange turn as he worked to stay in the spotlight: he went on to fight Andre the Giant as “The Assassin” and boxed a 900 pound bear. Twice.
SportsThere may be no award in sports as synonymous with a game as the Heisman Trophy is with college football. And there was likely no year in the history of the award as memorable, as transformative, and as controversial as 1997. The ESPN 30 for 30 The Great Heisman Race of 1997 takes an immersive, time-capsule style approach to telling that story, going back a quarter century to chronicle a season that fans will never forget, featuring some of the greatest players ever to take a college football field at the center of it. At Tennessee, Peyton Manning had stunned the sports world by deciding to return for his senior season and
SportsAfter losing the first ever Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs wanted to prove they could win against the mighty NFL. In 1969, the Chiefs would not only go on to play in Super Bowl IV, they were able to defeat the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings to win their only Super Bowl title. Willie Lanier, Jim Lynch, and Len Dawson discuss the 1970 season and how their championship season came to be. They would have to overcome many obstacles including injuries, their rivals the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship, and an alleged gambling scandal that almost cost Len Dawson his career. In what would be the final NFL/AFL Super B
SportsDo you remember where you were on June 17, 1994? Thanks to a wide array of unrelated, coast-to-coast occurrences, this Friday has come to be known for its firsts, lasts, triumphs and tragedy. Arnold Palmer played his last round at a U.S. Open, in Oakmont, Pa., the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Chicago, the Rangers celebrated on Broadway, Patrick Ewing desperately pursued a long evasive championship in the Garden and Donald Fehr stared down the baseball owners. And yet, all of that was a prelude to O.J. Simpson leading America on a slow speed chase in a white Ford Bronco around Los Angeles. Oscar-nominated and Peabody Award-
SportsIn the spring of 1983, a new generation of superstars was poised to enter the NFL. Six quarterbacks were selected in the first round of that draft - still the most ever. Elway to Marino explores this landmark draft through the eyes of the players, head coaches, general managers, team owners and agents who participated - including Marvin Demoff, who represented both John Elway and Dan Marino, and kept a diary in the months leading up to the most dramatic draft day in NFL history. Learn the inside story of the draft picks, back room deals, and tension between the future Hall of Famers and the teams that selected them.
SportsThe SEC is in Steve Spurrier’s blood. He grew up in Tennessee as a fan of the Volunteers. He won the Heisman Trophy as the quarterback for the University of Florida, and then came back to coach the Gators to a national championship. Now he coaches the University of South Carolina, the team that produced the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL draft, Jadeveon Clowney. Co-executive produced by Kenny Chesney and Shaun Silva, “The Believer” reveals the essence of the most competitive man in the most competitive football conference in the nation.
SportsOn March 13, 2006, a group of Duke University lacrosse players threw a team party that ended up changing lives, tarnishing a university's reputation, and jeopardizing the future of the sport at the school. A look at the party that ignited a national firestorm and resulted in a highly-charged legal investigation with its underlying themes of sex, race, class, and violence.
SportsIn 1985, Coach Mike Ditka brought the Lombardi trophy to the city of Chicago and made the Bears cultural icons. Bears legends Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, and Mike Singletary discusses the 1985 season and the stories that followed their season, including their incredible '46 ' defense to having some of the greatest characters in the game.
SportsGenerational football talent, bigger-than-life personality, forever devoted to his faith… Reggie White was a man of conviction. From his younger days in Tennessee to his standout NFL career in Philadelphia and Green Bay, he lived with his beliefs in a public and unflinching way. And this conviction impacted the lives of all those who passed through his orbit, leaving a complex legacy along the way. THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE chronicles White’s life in all its glory and humanity, from the highs of football stardom and stirring sermons to the lows of discrimination and heartbreak. It details the contradictory ways White emb
Sports42 to 1 chronicles one of the most famous upsets in sports history: Buster Douglas’ shocking knockout of the then-undefeated Mike Tyson. Tyson was the most feared fighter of modern times. Douglas, meanwhile, was dismissed as a 42 to 1 underdog. No one thought he had the heart required of a champion. But at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990, Douglas came to fight. Defying opinion, he proved to everyone that there was greatness in him. This is a film about how Douglas pulled off a victory that changed the course of sports history, channeling the absolute best version of himself, if only for one fight, when it mattered mo
Sports35 forwards remain after the 2nd selection at Blue Lock. With a big match against Japan's U-20s in three weeks, Ego announces that the team will be centered around the top 6 players. The tryouts for the rest of the positions begin.
SportsHe made perhaps the most dramatic shot in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament. He's the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours, and was instrumental in Duke winning two national championships. He had looks, smarts and game. So why has Christian Laettner been disliked so intensely by so many for so long? Go beyond the polarizing persona to uncover the complete story behind this lightning rod of college basketball. Featuring extensive access to Laettner, previously unseen footage and perspectives from all sides, this film is a “gloves-off” examination of the man who has been seen by many as the
SportsMore than three decades after its television debut, American Gladiators remains a cultural phenomenon not quite like anything else that ever aired on screen. The American Gladiators Documentary, a two-part 30 for 30 ESPN film, tells the series' entire epic tale, with director Ben Berman tracking down many of the show's most charismatic figures, and along the way embarking on an odyssey to uncover the truth behind its improbable creation.
SportsMore than three decades after its television debut, American Gladiators remains a cultural phenomenon not quite like anything else that ever aired on screen. The American Gladiators Documentary, a two-part 30 for 30 ESPN film, tells the series’ entire epic tale, with director Ben Berman tracking down many of the show’s most charismatic figures, and along the way embarking on an odyssey to uncover the truth behind its improbable creation.
SportsThere is another, unchronicled side to the "Miracle On Ice." The so-called bad guys from America’s ideological adversary were in reality good men and outstanding players, forged into the Big Red Machine by the genius and passion of Anatoli Tarasov. There was a reason they seemed unbeatable, especially after routing the Americans in an exhibition the week before the Winter Games began. And there was a certain shame in them having to live the rest of their lives with the results of February 22, 1980. Director Jonathan Hock ("The Best That Never Was" and "Survive and Advance") explores the scope of the “Miracle on Ice”
SportsIn some ways, Barry Switzer and Brian Bosworth were made for each other. The Oklahoma coach and the linebacker he recruited to play for him were both outsized personalities who delighted in thumbing their noses at the establishment. And in their three seasons together (1984-86), the unique father-son dynamic resulted in 31 wins and two Orange Bowl victories, including a national championship, as Bosworth was awarded the first two Butkus Awards. But Bosworth's alter ego – “The Boz” – was taking over. Eventually, he went on a downward spiral and became known as an NFL bust. In "Brian and The Boz," the dual identitie
SportsAs the 1986 World Series went back and forth, the Mets went into Game 6 with their backs to the wall, trailing the Red Sox 3-2. What ensued was a night – and a comeback – never to be forgotten in baseball history, and then another comeback in Game 7 when New York won it. But it was the only championship for one of the most iconic teams in sports history.
SportsAfter storming to the National League East Division title, the Mets and Houston Astros battled in an unforgettable Championship Series, with New York helpless against the pitching of Mike Scott, and calling on every magic trick they could summon to get to the World Series.
SportsWhen Jimmy Connors arrived in New York for the 1991 U.S. Open, the one-time tennis superstar was 8 years removed from his last Grand Slam singles title, ranked 174th in the world and approaching his 39th birthday. Not exactly a recipe for success. But on the verge of a quick first-round exit, Connors suddenly and unexpectedly re-captured the magic, embarking on a stirring and extraordinary run than included an epic contest with Aaron Krickstein on his way to the semifinals. This is What They Want not only illuminates this highly improbably march past a series of talented and youthful adversaries, it also explores how Conn
SportsLove him or hate him, there is no denying that George Steinbrenner has been one of the most colorful and successful owners in contemporary sports. Heading up a group that bought the New York Yankees in 1973 for $10 million, “King George” emphatically branded the world’s most celebrated sports franchise as his own. The Boss has boasted 10 pennants, 6 World Series trophies and a corporate net worth more than $1 billion. But for all the glory and riches, the Steinbrenner legacy is also mixed with wasteful and embarrassing spending and countless episodes of tabloid-style soap. Now with George’s health seriously failing
SportsWhen the NBA merged with the American Basketball Association in 1976, four ABA franchises joined the more established league – the Nets, Nuggets, Pacers and Spurs. But one of the odd teams out found a different way to secure its future. Free Spirits tells the colorful story of the Spirits of St. Louis – an entertaining and at times controversial team featuring stars like Marvin “Bad News” Barnes and James “Fly” Williams with an upstart sportscaster named Bob Costas calling the play-by-play. The Spirits managed to pull off a stunning playoff upset of the defending champions in their first season, and then, on
SportsOn Thursday, Nov. 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson made people stop and watch at the Forum in Inglewood, California. But this time it wasn't his basketball brilliance as a perennial NBA All-Star and three-time MVP that was captivating audiences worldwide. Instead, the 32-year-old ground-breaking point guard was holding a press conference to make the stunning announcement that he was HIV-positive and would be retiring from basketball immediately. More than 20 years after the announcement, director Nelson George gets to the core of Magic’s incredible personal journey and explores how he continues to thrive two decades later
SportsFootball is a religion to many people. But few know the depths of both faiths as well as Bill McCartney, the former head football coach of the University of Colorado and the founder of Promise Keepers, a Christian men's ministry. Bill McCartney's passionate and often polarizing beliefs have made him many enemies and many admirers, but it's difficult to deny that he embodies the essential issues facing football in America to this day.
SportsThe 1986 Mets may have been one of the greatest sports stories ever told, but the roots of their fairy tale lie in a very different time, the late 70s, when they epitomized the hopelessness of New York. Then as the city rose in the early 80s, so too did the team from Queens, thanks to the collection of characters who became the heart of an incredible roster of talent.
SportsIn November of 2007, Michael Vick began serving what would be a nearly two-year sentence for crimes related to his involvement in a dog fighting ring. Vick had gone from superstar athlete to national pariah; from one of the most popular players in the NFL to a man as ostracized as virtually any public figure in America. The full story is chronicled in “Vick,” the two-part 30 for 30 directed by the award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson. A comprehensive look back at each chapter of Michael Vick’s saga: the incredible rise, shocking fall, and polarizing return.
SportsIt started with the unheralded arrival of a wisecracking heavyweight basketball player named Charles Barkley. Then came the recruitment of multi-sports legend Bo Jackson, a victory in itself since he might have gone to Alabama. When Frank Thomas wasn’t drafted by a major league baseball team, he decided to cast his fate with Auburn… as a football player. Told through an unforgettable reunion of the famed trio at the 2013 Iron Bowl, here’s the real story of how these future Hall of Famers turned the orange and blue of Tiger athletics into gold.
SportsThe Dotted Line is an in-depth look at what it takes to be a big-time agent in the fiercely competitive world of major league sports. Agents Peter Greenberg and Eugene Lee are profiled along with their clients New York Mets’ pitcher Johan Santana (Greenberg’s) and NFL hopefuls Jacquian Williams and Robert Hughes (Lee’s).
SportsPlagued by injuries at UK and the NBA, Sam Bowie has always been overshadowed by his draft placement. The 7-foot-1 center was seen by many as a franchise player when he was selected by Portland with the second overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, just ahead of Michael Jordan. Sadly, injuries limited his success while Jordan helped the NBA reach new heights. Sam Bowie went on to a long and relatively productive professional career, despite recurring leg injuries. Still, he labeled a bust because of the lofty expectations. Going Big tells Bowie’s story of perseverance and determination. Now a successful horse-owner in
SportsThe San Francisco 49ers capped off the 80s with a decisive victory in Super Bowl XXIV. 49ers legends Jerry Rice, George Seifert, and Tom Rathman discuss the 1989 season and the storylines that affected their championship run, from the pressure placed on new head coach George Siefert, to their decimation of the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV.
SportsOne was a kick-boxer, the other a wrestler. One looked like he’d been in a few too many fights, the other could have stepped off a movie poster. They were Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, frenemies from SoCal who brought millions of fans to mixed martial arts and supercharged the UFC. In this brutally honest 30 for 30 documentary about a brutal sport, director Micah Brown recaptures their glory days while chronicling MMA’s unlikely history and success. Their legends became frayed in subsequent years, but their mark on the sport will live on forever.
SportsBefore the basketball world came to know him as “The Human Highlight Film,” a teenage Dominique Wilkins quickly became the toast of his new hometown of Washington, North Carolina. The 6’8” basketball star led the Pam Pack to 56 straight victories and two state titles. But when he chose the University of Georgia over local ACC schools, the cheers turned to jeers and resentment twisted the high school highlights into a lowlight. That betrayal left ‘Nique distrustful of fans until a community of support in Georgia convinced him otherwise and paved the way for his return home.
SportsSteve McNair was a collegiate legend, a three-time Pro Bowler and an NFL MVP. His story is one of triumph, tragedy, and an unbending will to win.
SportsThe appeal of the Lolo Jones story goes beyond the track and field community. It is one of heartbreak, adversity and the hope of triumph at the end, the kind of storyline that appeals to the masses. This is her story!
SportsCheck out Peyton Manning's historical performance as he throws for seven touchdowns and leads the Denver Broncos to a 49-27 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the first game of 2013.
SportsRepublicans vs. Democrats vs. Third Party. MXC probes today's pressing political issues with a special on squeezing out the vote. The Captain and Vic register to vote while Democrats, Republicans and Third Party representatives battle it out to win your support. Games: Rock the Moat, Dark Horse Race, Pork the Barrel, The Rotating Surfboard of Political Suicide, Mudslingers, and Log Jam.
SportsBill Walton reflects on what he means when he says – to anyone who will listen – that he is the luckiest guy in the world. Back at UCLA, he reminisces on butting heads with John Wooden, who policed every detail of his players’ lives – including the length of their hair and facial hair. On campus, the specter of Vietnam hits home, and antiwar protests ripple through the community. Walton experiences a searching period in his life during these tumultuous societal transformations. He becomes actively involved in civic engagement on campus, increasingly
SportsWalton claims he’s 6’11” – and pushes back against everyone else who claims he’s taller. He reflects on what he hoped would be a fresh start in San Diego with the Clippers, but that promise fades when his foot injuries linger. He endures multiple operations and is told he’ll never play again – and in fact, is at risk of losing his foot entirely. Concerned about his future, he enrolls at Stanford Law School. His foot begins to heal and he convinces the Clippers to accommodate him in an unorthodox (and ultimately unsuccessful) arrangement: he attends law school during the week and plays for the team on the week
SportsWalton reminisces about the glory days of the Blazers – recapping his battles with Houston’s Artis Gilmore and teaming up with the tough-minded Maurice Lucas to form a formidable frontcourt. He visits Lucas’s widow and grows sentimental when he reflects on their friendship. Through the nostalgia of the past, we revisit the Blazers’ magical 1977 playoff run – a testy series with the Bulls, a dispatching of Denver, and a showdown with the Lakers and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Walton outplays Kareem, punctuating the series with an emphatic slam over the Captain as Portland wins the Western Conference; Blazermania takes ov
SportsLife was never easy for Derrick Thomas. At the age of 5, his father, an Air Force pilot, was lost in Vietnam during a flying mission. As an adolescent growing up in a rough Miami neighborhood, Thomas ran afoul of the law and found himself in front of a judge who would give him a second chance. He turned his life around, became a star on the gridiron and attracted the attention of the University of Alabama, where he established himself as arguably the greatest pass rusher in college football history.
SportsThe 1984 San Francisco 49ers added to their legacy of being 'The Team of the 1980s' by winning their second Super Bowl in four years. 49ers greats Dwight Hicks, Russ Francis, and Keena Turner discusses the 1984 season from their dominant regular season to Joe Montana's MVP performance in Super Bowl XIX.
SportsAfter the player's strike in 1982 caused a shortened season, the race to the Super Bowl was unlike any other in NFL history. The 1982 Washington Redskins excelled by going 8-1 and went to Super Bowl XVII beating out the Miami Dolphin's 'Killer Bee's' defense. Redskins greats Russ Grimm, Joe Theismann, and Rick Walker discusses the 1982 season from 'The Hogs' to John Riggins incredible performance in Super Bowl XVII.
SportsWhat do Ashley Judd, Darius Rucker, James Carville and Governor Rick Perry have in common? Well, they live and die with the fortunes of their respective SEC schools. 14 famous figures—each representing a different college in the Southeastern Conference—spill their emotions and explain why they’ll never forget where they came from. Also features Charlie Daniels, Amy Robach, Jonathan Papelbon, Melissa Joan Hart, Emmitt Smith, Shepard Smith and Ralphie May, among others.
SportsSixteen lightweight mixed martial artists head to Vegas for their chance at a UFC glory and a six-figure contract. And for the first time on the series, coaches BJ Penn and Jens Pulver will fight each other on the season finale.
SportsWhen Alabama’s Sarah Patterson and Georgia’s Suzanne Yoculan arrived on their respective campuses, both programs were on the verge of folding. The Crimson Tide and the Gym Dogs were having little success, and Patterson and Yoculan were brought in to help salvage what was left. What no one could have guessed at the time is that not only would the two programs become the best in the nation, but the coaches would become pioneers and mavericks of the sport forever. In the 25 years that Yoculan and Patterson coached against each other, they filled arenas with passionate fans while winning a combined 21 SEC Championships and
SportsBJ Penn has a surprise for Jens Pulver. Choice words cause an eruption at The Ultimate Fighter House. And another lightweight's dream of a UFC contract is crushed in the Octagon.
SportsTeam Pulver is 2-0 against Team Penn and BJ is not happy. Gabe continues to struggle with his weight making him a possible target for the next fight. And Team Pulver gets a surprise guest coach.
SportsSuper Bowl winning head coach, John Gruden, hits the practice field and film room with former FSU quarterback Jameis Winston before the 2015 NFL Draft.
SportsIf her story were only about basketball, Ruthie Bolton would be a legend. Bolton far exceeded expectations when she led Auburn to three SEC titles and two NCAA championship games, then went on to win two Olympic gold medals. But it was Ruthie Bolton's courage during and after her playing career ended that ultimately defines her. After surviving years of domestic abuse, she has opened up about her experiences and has become a powerful advocate for women who live in fear of their spouses.
SportsDespite taking home another ring, the Lakers face a series of humiliating defeats. While attempting to regroup, Buss fields accusations from Honey, Norm receives devastating news, and Earvin does his best to win Cookie over for good. Then, when a life-changing event alters Kareem’s perspective, a newly united team vies for a shot at taking on the Celtics – and Larry Bird.
SportsCandace Parker is one of the biggest stars in basketball. She’s a champion and pioneer who’s not only fulfilled the weighty expectations that have surrounded her potential since she was just a young teenager, but redefined what it means to be a women’s sports star in the twenty-first century. Now, in the wide-ranging, revealing, and at times intimate ESPN film "Candace Parker: Unapologetic", Parker opens up about her journey through basketball and life, and where she might go from here. The documentary features rare behind-the-scenes access during Parker’s 2022 season while tracing the entire arc of her story back
SportsAfter a final clash between Earvin and Coach Westhead, Buss tasks Jerry West with picking up the pieces. As Honey attempts a heart-to-heart with Jeanie, Buss faces pushback from the press and his Captain. Later, Pat faces his demons and takes control of his team.
SportsRin enters his “flow,” and Isagi’s faith in Rin’s trance state pays off when Isagi applies what he’s learned about the mechanism of luck back when he lost to Rin. Can the Blue Lock XI beat Japan’s U-20s, and what awaits them after the match?
SportsTo many observers, the story of the crime of the century is a story that began the night Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were brutally murdered outside her Brentwood condominium. But to truly grasp the significance of what happened not just that night, but the epic chronicle to follow, one has to travel back to much different, much earlier origin points.
SportsThe dynasty of Joe Montana and his San Francisco 49ers would begin with Super Bowl XVI. Montana had an MVP performance as he led his team over the Cincinatti Bengals, 26-21.
Sports"Welcome to the Temple." In the series premiere, owner and promoter Dario Cueto opens his "Temple" to the best fighters from around the world, to compete for a 100k bonus. Watch as the masked heroes and villains battle it out in the Temple.
SportsThe 1980 season was a tumultuous time for the Oakland Raiders. Owner Al Davis was at war with Commissioner Pete Rozzelle after they were denied permission to relocate to Los Angeles. Then, their season started poorly after going 2-3 and losing starting quarterback Dan Pastorini for the year. However, Jim Plunkett rose up to the challenge and rejuvenated his career with the Silver and Black. Former Raiders greats Plunkett, Gene Upshaw, and Matt Millen discusses how the Raiders garnered an unlikely championship.
SportsThe 1972 season for the Miami Dolphins was incredible for two reasons. First it gave them their first Super Bowl title in franchise history. More importantly though it has become the only time in NFL history where a team completed a perfect, undefeated season. Head Coach Don Shula, Larry Csonka, and Manny Fernandez discuss their dream season from losing their top quarterback Bob Greise, to the 'No-Name Defense' to their victory over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.
SportsWhen Bernard King arrived in Knoxville, he was only the third African American ever to play for the Vols’ varsity team. By the time he left he was a legend. In his freshman year he dazzled fans in Knoxville, and with talented teammate Ernie Grunfeld, gained national acclaim as part of what was known as "The Ernie and Bernie Show." King was a three time SEC player of the year, a consensus All-American in 1977 and drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the first round. We will learn about King's strict upbringing in Brooklyn, New York, the success he enjoyed and the challenges he faced at the University of Tennessee, and the
SportsIn the summer of 1998, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire and the Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa embarked on a chase of one of the game’s most hallowed records, igniting the passion and imagination of fans and non-fans everywhere. The drama, excitement, and results would be remembered for generations. If we only knew then just how complex our feelings about it all would eventually become. Featuring in-depth interviews with both McGwire and Sosa, talking at length for the first time in over two decades, the intimate portrait carries viewers through every twist and turn of the sluggers’ historic chase of Roger Maris’s
SportsBrash. Electric. Magnetic. It would be hard to find another athlete whose brilliance on the field was such a manifestation of his persona beyond it as Deion Sanders. Sure, there were other stars who played more than one sport, and there were other figures whose individuality got your attention - but there was no one who did it quite like the man who loved the spotlight so much, he called himself "Prime Time." And there was no instance that encapsulated his abilities, and his conviction in how limitless they were, more spectacularly than a whirlwind 24 hours in October of 1992 - when Sanders sandwiched a pro football game a
SportsBill Belichick is one of the best coaches in NFL history. During the 2009 season, NFL Films was given unprecedented access to the sideline, the practice field, the meeting rooms, and his home -- providing a rare glimpse of a what makes a great football mind. Part 1 of 2.
SportsBill Belichick is one of the best coaches in NFL history. During the 2009 season, NFL Films was given unprecedented access to the sideline, the practice field, the meeting rooms, and his home -- providing a rare glimpse of a what makes a great football mind. Part 2 of 2.
Sports1979. Businessman Jerry Buss stakes his fortune on the purchase of the NBA's lackluster Los Angeles Lakers. Meanwhile, the team's head coach, Jerry West, bristles at the prospect of drafting college phenom Earvin Johnson – who must decide if he's ready to live up to the mantle of his nickname: Magic.
SportsWith five outs remaining in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, a foul ball descended from the cold Chicago sky, seemingly destined for the glove of Cubs left fielder Moises Alou. But a flurry of hands reached up and one hand, belonging to Cubs fan Steve Bartman, fatefully tipped the ball away from a frustrated Alou. Most long-suffering Cubs fans, including a chorus of hostile ones in Wrigley Field, quickly became convinced that Bartman had swatted away Chicago’s chance of advancing to the World Series for the first time 58 years. The mild-mannered Bartman released a sincere public apology, but his fate was already sealed by the Cu
SportsWho is John Calipari? To his devotees, he is one of college basketball's greatest coaches. To his detractors, he represents everything wrong with college sports. Somewhere between lies one of the most compelling and complicated figures in American sports. "One and Not Done" chronicles the life of Calipari - from high school point guard, to dominating UMass coach, to king of Kentucky.
SportsIt is a world that seems to exist apart from all other worlds. And yet a world that says so much about the world we live in, and where it’s headed. For years now, the growth of esports has been one of the defining stories of entertainment – financially, socially, and culturally. And at the center of all that growth has been FaZe Clan, an organization that’s gone from the brainchild of a few gamers streaming their play on the internet to publicly traded company with teams and players all around the globe competing professionally in an array of games. Now, ESPN’s 30 for 30 is entering the esports universe with its wi
SportsIn the 1970s, college drop-out Larry Bird fends off offers from Indiana State's Bill Hodges - and, later, Celtics' head coach Red Auerbach. As the '81-'82 season begins, Earvin pushes Buss for a long-term commitment, while Coach Westhead risks it all on a key move.
SportsChris Herren, Fall River, Massachusetts’ high school basketball superstar, played for Boston University, for Jerry Tarkanian’s Fresno State team, bounced around the NBA (once playing for his beloved Celtics) and around the globe. Chris failed drug tests wherever he played. Ultimately, Chris - the youngest and most talented of three generations of local heroes - has found redemption and personal fulfillment through the game, but only after it led him down a path of alcohol and drug addiction that nearly killed him.
SportsIn the mid-1990s, Orlando was the center of excitement in the NBA. The young franchise, led by mega-stars Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, beat the mighty Bulls en route to the 1995 NBA Finals. While it was clear Orlando was a dynasty in the making, the Magic's moment on top was never fully realized.
SportsOn Valentine’s Day 1993, 17-year-old Bethel High School basketball star Allen Iverson was bowling in Hampton, Va., with five high school friends. It was supposed to be an ordinary evening, but it became a night that defined Iverson’s young life. A quarrel soon erupted into a brawl pitting Iverson’s young black friends against a group of white patrons. The fallout from the fight and the handling of the subsequent trial landed the teenager, which some considered the nation’s best high school athlete, in jail and sharply divided the city along racial lines. Oscar nominee Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returns to his hometo
SportsAlthough the key players stayed the same in 1995, the Dallas Cowboys were without their legendary head coach Jimmy Johnson. Second year coach Barry Switzer guided his team to their third Super Bowl in the 90s. Cowboys’ greats Larry Brown and Darren Woodson, along with public relations director Rich Dalrymple discuss the 1995 season and how they capped off their dynasty in style.
SportsOn October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. PT, soon after Al Michaels and Tim McCarver started the ABC telecast for Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, the ground began to shake beneath Candlestick Park. Even before that moment, this had promised to be a memorable match-up: the first in 33 years between teams from the same metropolitan area, a battle featuring larger-than-life characters and equally colorful fan bases. But after the 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake rolled through, bringing death and destruction, the Bay Area pulled together and baseball took a backseat. Through archival
SportsThere’s high school football, and then there’s Texas high school football. Oddly enough though, one of the greatest teams in state history has been lost to time… and fate. With 21 players who were offered college scholarships and a few of those who later reached professional football, they took on the best that Texas had to offer - including the Odessa Permian team that inspired Friday Night Lights - as well as the worst, a resentful bureaucracy that challenged their legitimacy because of one player’s grade in algebra. Somehow, they won it all, and somehow, they threw it all away. But thanks to searing interviews
SportsThey called him "Sweetness", and the name stood for far more than his running style. Walter Payton is the gold standard by which every NFL running back is measured, and his career with the Bears is still the stuff of Windy City legend.
SportsThe first time Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova stepped onto a tennis court together, the world scarcely noticed. Only a few hundred spectators saw the pert 18-year-old beat the scrappy 16-year-old Czech in 1973. “I remember that she was fat,” Evert recalled. “She was very emotional on the court, whining if she didn't feel she was playing well. But I remember thinking, if she loses weight, we’re all in trouble.” Said Navratilova, “My goal was for her to remember my name.” Eighty matches later – amid the extraordinary growth of women’s tennis – Evert not only remembered, but became a tried and true fr
SportsThe Tuck Rule. An otherwise obscure entry in the NFL rulebook that evokes one of the most controversial plays in all of sports history because without the Tuck Rule, Tom Brady wouldn't have won his first playoff game -- and who knows where destiny might have gone from there. But whether what happened on January 19, 2002 was divine providence, a terrible call, the right call, or a deeper conspiracy, one thing is certain: the life of Tom Brady, as well as the life of the Hall of Famer who hit him on the play, Brady's former college teammate Charles Woodson, were forever changed by their collision on that snowy night. Now twe