30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 28 Marion Jones: Press Pause (John Singleton)

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on November 2nd, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 28

Episode Name: Marion Jones: Press Pause (John Singleton)

Preview:

Few athletes in Olympic history have reached such heights and depths as Marion Jones. After starring at the University of North Carolina and winning gold at the 1997 and ’99 World Track and Field Championships, her rise to the top culminated at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. There, she captivated the world with her beauty, style and athletic dominance, sprinting and jumping to three gold medals and two bronze. Eventually, though, her accomplishments and her reputation would be tarnished. For years, Jones denied the increasing speculation that she used performance-enhancing drugs. But in October 2007, she finally admitted what so many had long suspected — that she had indeed used steroids. Jones was sentenced to six months in prison for lying to federal investigators and soon saw her Olympic achievements disqualified. Now a free woman, Jones is running in a new direction in life and taking time to reflect. Oscar-nominated director John Singleton will focus on the evolution of Marion Jones.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 28 Marion Jones: Press Pause (John Singleton)

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 27 Fernando Nation On Espn Deportes

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 9:00 PM on October 24th, 2010 – Sunday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 27

Episode Name: Fernando Nation On Espn Deportes

Preview:

“The Natural is supposed to be a blue-eyed boy who teethed on a 36-ounce Louisville Slugger. He should run like the wind and throw boysenberries through brick. He should come from California.” – Steve Wulf, Sports Illustrated, 1981.

So how was it that a pudgy 19-year-old Mexican left-handed pitcher from a remote village in the Sonoran desert, unable to speak a word of English, could sell out stadiums across America and become a rock star overnight?

In Fernando Nation, Mexican-born and Los Angeles-raised director Cruz Angeles traces the history of a community that was torn apart when Dodger Stadium was built in Chavez Ravine and then revitalized by one of the most captivating pitching phenoms baseball has ever seen.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 27 Fernando Nation On Espn Deportes

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 26 Tim Richmond: To The Limit

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on October 19th, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 26

Episode Name: Tim Richmond: To The Limit

Preview:

Natural. Rock star. Outsider. In the 1980s, race car driver Tim Richmond lived his life the way he raced cars – wide open. Born into a wealthy family, Richmond was the antithesis of the Southern, blue-collar, dirt-track racers who dominated NASCAR. He also was a flamboyant showman who basked in the attention of the media and fans – especially the attention of female admirers. Nevertheless, it was Richmond’s on-track performances that ended up drawing comparisons to racing legends. And in 1986, when he won seven NASCAR races and finished third in the Winston Cup series points race, some believed he was on the verge of stardom. But soon his freewheeling lifestyle caught up to him. He unexpectedly withdrew from the NASCAR racing circuit, reportedly suffering from double pneumonia. In reality, the diagnosis was much more dire: He had AIDS. Richmond returned to the track in 1987, but he was gone from the sport by the next year as his health deteriorated. He spent his final days as a recluse, dying on August 13, 1989, at the age of 34. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Rory Karpf will examine the life and tragic death of one of NASCAR’s shooting stars.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 26 Tim Richmond: To The Limit 

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 25 Once Brothers (NBA Entertainment)

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on October 12th, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 25

Episode Name: Once Brothers (NBA Entertainment)

Preview:

Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac were two friends who grew up together sharing the common bond of basketball. Together, they lifted the Yugoslavian National team to unimaginable heights. After conquering Europe, they both went to America where they became the first two foreign players to attain NBA stardom. But with the fall of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day 1991, Yugoslavia split up. A war broke out between Petrovic’s Croatia and Divac’s Serbia. Long buried ethnic tensions surfaced. And these two men, once brothers, were now on opposite sides of a deadly civil war. As Petrovic and Divac continued to face each other on the basketball courts of the NBA, no words passed between the two. Then, on the fateful night of June 7, 1993, Drazen Petrovic was killed in an auto accident. “Once Brothers” will tell the gripping tale of these two men, how circumstances beyond their control tore apart their friendship, and whether Divac has ever come to terms with the death of a friend before they had a chance to reconcile.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 25 Once Brothers (NBA Entertainment) 

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 24 Four Days In October (Major League Baseball Productions)

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on October 5th, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 24

Episode Name: Four Days In October (Major League Baseball Productions)

Preview:

When the night of October 16, 2004 came to a merciful end, the Curse of the Bambino was alive and well. The vaunted Yankee lineup, led by A-Rod, Jeter, and Sheffield, had just extended their ALCS lead to three games to none, pounding out 19 runs against their hated rivals. The next night, in Game 4, the Yankees took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning, then turned the game over to Mariano Rivera, the best relief pitcher in postseason history, to secure yet another trip to the World Series. But after a walk and a hard-fought stolen base, the cold October winds of change began to blow. Over four consecutive days and nights, this unlikely group of Red Sox miraculously won four straight games to overcome the inevitability of their destiny. Using extensive archive coverage from that week, Major League Baseball Productions will produce a film in “real-time” that takes an in-depth look at the 96 hours that brought salvation to Red Sox Nation and made baseball history in the process.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 24 Four Days In October (Major League Baseball Productions)

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 23 Into The Wind (Steve Nash)

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on September 28th, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 23

Episode Name: Into The Wind (Steve Nash)

Preview:

How Terry Fox’s attempt to run across Canada in support of fundraising for cancer research captured the attention of his fellow Canadians and the world.In 1980, Terry Fox continued his fight against bone cancer with the pursuit of a singular, motivating vision: to run across Canada. Three years after having his right leg amputated six inches above the knee after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, Fox set out to cover more than a marathon’s distance each day until he reached the shores of Victoria, British Columbia. Anonymous at the start of his journey, Fox steadily captured the heart of a nation with his Marathon of Hope. However the 21-year old BC native’s goal was not fame, but to spread awareness and raise funds for cancer research. After 143 days and two-thirds of the way across Canada, with the eyes of a country watching, Fox’s journey came to an abrupt end when newly discovered tumors took over his body. Two-time NBA MVP, proud Canadian, and first-time filmmaker Steve Nash will share Fox’s incredible story of perseverance and hope.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 23 Into The Wind (Steve Nash) 

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 22 The House Of Steinbrenner (Barbara Kopple)

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on September 21st, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 22

Episode Name: The House Of Steinbrenner (Barbara Kopple)

Preview:

Love them or hate them, the Yankees remain the most glorified team in American sports history. Led by the Babe, the Iron Horse, the Yankee Clipper and the Mick, they dominated baseball for more than four decades before the legendary franchise sagged under the ownership of CBS. Then in 1973, a 42-year-old shipbuilder named George Steinbrenner, a man now as iconic to his team as the pinstripes on its uniforms, headed a group that purchased the Yankees, and turned that investment into a billion-dollar business. Since 1923, the ‘House that Ruth Built’ has been the epicenter of the baseball world, and its team the biggest sports attraction in the Big Apple, inspiring generations of fans to maintain loyalties through good times and bad. But with a deteriorating facility and an eye towards 21st century style revenues, Steinbrenner was inspired to build an impressive new stadium.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 22 The House Of Steinbrenner (Barbara Kopple)

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 21 Unmatched (Lisa Lax And Nancy Stern)

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on September 14th, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 21

Episode Name: Unmatched (Lisa Lax And Nancy Stern)

Preview:

The 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 friend and confidante, remarkable considering the two appeared to be polar opposites in upbringing, life styles and personal relationships. Through a series of personal conversations, filmmakers Nancy Stern Winters and Lisa Lax, along with producer Hannah Storm, will tell the story of one of the greatest one-on-one sports rivalries and capture these two extraordinary athletes’ views on tennis and an ever-changing world.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 21 Unmatched (Lisa Lax And Nancy Stern) 

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 20 One Night In Vegas (Reggie Bythewood)

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on September 7th, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 20

Episode Name: One Night In Vegas (Reggie Bythewood)

Preview:

Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At this point in his career, Tyson’s fights had become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, where the ever present hype of the professional boxing scene would come face to face with the worlds of big business, Hollywood, and hip hop. Sitting ringside was controversial rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur and Tyson were friends, a feeling of kinship linked them as each rose to stardom from poverty only to be thrown in prison. Following Tyson’s victory, Shakur and “Iron Mike” were to celebrate at an after party, but the rap star never arrived.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 20 One Night In Vegas (Reggie Bythewood) 

Watch This TV Show Online for Free

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 19 Little Big Men

TV Show: 30 For 30

Aired on: 8:00 PM on August 31st, 2010 – Tuesday

Channel: ESPN Channel

Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 19

Episode Name: Little Big Men

Preview:

The Kirkland National Little League team from Kirkland, Washington wins the 1982 Little League World Series, pulling off one of the biggest upsets in the event’s history.

30 For 30 Season 1 Episode 19 Little Big Men

Watch This TV Show Online for Free