Go back
Episode 46
Episode number: 1
Overview: Segments include profiles of Vikings great Fran Tarkenton and golfer Mallory Code, who is battling cystic fibrosis. Also: an in-prison visit with Dubravko Rajcevic, arrested for stalking tennis star Martina Hingis; and a look at the ill effects of playing NFL football on a player's long-term health. Correspondents include Jim Lampley, Mary Carillo and Frank Deford.
Episode 47
Episode number: 2
Overview: Included: profiles of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Rutgers women's basketball coach Vivian Stringer; a visit with out-of-work Major League Baseball umpires. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Mary Carillo.
Episode 48
Episode number: 3
Overview: Segments include an examination of the plane crash involving the Oklahoma State basketball team; profiles of 7-6 Chinese hoops star Yao Ming and Tennessee women's coach Pat Summitt; and a look at the surprising success of the Cooper Union college basketball team. Correspondents include Lesley Visser and Armen Keteyian.
Episode 49
Episode number: 4
Overview: Michael and Darrell Waltrip discuss the dangers of auto racing. Also: profiles of Mets manager Bobby Valentine and former Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon. Reporters include Mary Carillo and Armen Keteyian.
Episode 50
Episode number: 5
Overview: Segments include a report on former NBA player Kermit Washington, most remembered for punching Rudy Tomjanovich in 1977; a look at the IMG Sports Academies for future sports stars; a profile of IRL racer Sarah Fisher; and a report on Female Athlete Triad disorder. Correspondents include Bernard Goldberg and Lesley Visser.
Episode 51
Episode number: 6
Overview: Profiles of outspoken pitcher David Wells and tennis great Martina Navratilova. Also: a report on a Cal-State Fullerton runner who was forced to quit the team when it was discovered she worked as an exotic dancer; and a segment detailing a paralyzed Washington football player's insurance woes. Correspondents include Armen Keteyian and Mary Carillo.
Episode 52
Episode number: 7
Overview: A report on former Dodgers GM Kevin Malone; profiles of high-school basketball phenom Amare Stoudemire and boxer Gerald Harris, who was wrongly imprisoned for eight years. Also: a look at the Miracle League, a baseball program for disabled children. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Armen Keteyian.
Episode 53
Episode number: 8
Overview: A look at Major League Baseball's Japanese players from a Japanese perspective; a visit with blind golfer Pat Browne; a report on the college choice of high-school football player Kellen Winslow Jr.; and a segment on scandals involving high-school coaches. Commentators include Frank Deford and James Brown.
Episode 54
Episode number: 9
Overview: An interview with Penn State's Joe Paterno on the verge of surpassing Paul "Bear" Bryant as the winningest coach in major college football history; the story of 1964 Olympic gold medalist and ex-NFL star Bob Hayes and his battles with drug and alcohol addiction and cancer; an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by high-school coaches. Commentators include Derek McGinty, Lesley Visser and Amani Martin.
Episode 55
Episode number: 10
Overview: Segments include a look at the drug ephedrine and its effect on athletes; a visit to a sports camp in Northern Ireland; and a profile of San Francisco 49ers QB Jeff Garcia. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Bernard Goldberg.
Episode 56
Episode number: 11
Overview: Included: a profile of Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who lost his brother-in-law in the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center; and a report on gender issues in high-school coaching. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Bernard Goldberg.
Episode 57
Episode number: 12
Overview: Segments include a profile of former NBA star and current commentator Charles Barkley; a visit with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, a former NBA player and a devout Muslim; a look at the lives of past featherweight champs Bobby Chacon and Danny Lopez; and a report on pregnant college athletes. Correspondents include Armen Keteyian and Larry Merchant.