Seasons & episodes
S1 · E1King's Ransom 2009-10-06 · 51 min
The 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings and the effect it had on Gretzky, the fans in Edmonton, and the popularity of hockey in Southern California.
S1 · E2The Band That Wouldn't Die 2009-10-13 · 53 min
A profile of Baltimore's love affair with football and the Colts, focusing on the Colts Marching Band. After the Colts decamped for Indianapolis in 1984, the band stayed behind to help promote the eventual return of the NFL to the city.
S1 · E3Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? 2009-10-20 · 51 min
Fresh interviews and archival footage track the life and demise of the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. A highlight is Tollin's interview with Donald Trump, the former New Jersey Generals owner whose post-interview comments on the league give this documentary its title.
S1 · E4Muhammad and Larry 2009-10-27 · 52 min
A look at the October 1980 Muhammad Ali–Larry Holmes fight and its impact on both fighters, featuring fresh interviews with participants and previously unseen lead-up footage from both fighters' camps.
S1 · E5Without Bias 2009-11-03 · 51 min
The death of Len Bias from a cocaine-induced heart attack, two days after Boston selected him as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, and its impact on casual drug use, especially by the sports community.
S1 · E6The Legend of Jimmy the Greek 2009-11-10 · 51 min
The life of Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, from his career as a Las Vegas bookmaker to his tenure on The NFL Today, from which he was fired in 1988.
S1 · E7The U 2009-12-12 · 102 min
The racial and cultural evolution of Miami during the 1980s as represented within the University of Miami football team.
S1 · E8Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks 2010-03-14 · 69 min
The impact of Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller on the New York Knicks in the 1990s, specifically focusing on the Pacers/Knicks battles in the 1994 and 1995 NBA Playoffs and on Miller's interaction with Knicks fan Spike Lee.
S1 · E9Guru of Go 2010-04-03 · 52 min
A profile of Paul Westhead's coaching tenure at Loyola Marymount University (1985–1990), where his Lions' team was known for its high-scoring run-and-gun offense, use of talented players such as Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers, and a pall cast by Gathers's on-court death in 1990.
S1 · E10No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson 2010-04-13 · 81 min
The 1993 trial of Hampton, Virginia, high school athlete Allen Iverson, convicted for his role in a racially tinged melee, and its impact on both the community and on Iverson's life.
S1 · E11Silly Little Game 2010-04-20 · 51 min
Meeting at New York City's La Rotisserie Francaise restaurant in 1980, a group of writers and academics develop Rotisserie Fantasy baseball, only to see it take off in popularity and leave them behind.
S1 · E12Run Ricky Run 2010-04-27 · 52 min
A profile of Ricky Williams focuses on his brief 2004 departure from the NFL, when he sought self-redemption amidst media criticism and fresh rumors of marijuana use.
S1 · E13The 16th Man 2010-05-04 · 52 min
How hosting (and winning) the 1995 Rugby World Cup, combined with Nelson Mandela's support of the Springboks national team, affected post-apartheid South Africa.
S1 · E14Straight Outta L.A. 2010-05-11 · 51 min
The relationship between the Raiders and the minority fan base in Los Angeles during the team's 13 seasons in L.A.
S1 · E15June 17, 1994 2010-06-16 · 51 min
Quick-cut archival footage captures the various US sporting events on the day in question and the emotions they generated, including the opening of the World Cup soccer tournament, the Knicks/Rockets NBA Finals, Arnold Palmer's last round in the U.S. Open, and the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup victory celebration. One event, however, overshadows them all: O. J. Simpson's run from the police.
S1 · E16The Two Escobars 2010-06-22 · 103 min
The lives of soccer player Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar; the intertwining of crime and soccer in their native Colombia; and the connections between the deaths of both men. (2 hours in length)
S1 · E17The Birth of Big Air 2010-07-29 · 51 min
The life of Mat Hoffman and his 25-year career of advancing, in creative and promotional avenues, BMX riding.
S1 · E18Jordan Rides the Bus 2010-08-24 · 51 min
Motivated by the dream his late father had for him, Michael Jordan retires from basketball and has a brief career in minor league baseball.
S1 · E19Little Big Men 2010-08-31 · 50 min
A look at the Kirkland National Little League team's success at the 1982 Little League World Series, examining why their title win is considered one of the biggest upsets in the event's history.
S1 · E20One Night in Vegas 2010-09-07 · 53 min
The friendship of boxer Mike Tyson and rapper Tupac Shakur and the night of September 7, 1996, when Shakur was murdered after attending the Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas.
S1 · E21Unmatched 2010-09-14 · 52 min
A look at the rivalry and friendship between tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
S1 · E22The House of Steinbrenner 2010-09-21 · 51 min
The legacy of George Steinbrenner's ownership of the New York Yankees.
S1 · E23Into the Wind 2010-09-28 · 51 min
Terry Fox's attempt to run 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi) across Canada in support of fundraising for cancer research captures the attention of his fellow Canadians and the world.
S1 · E24Four Days In October 2010-10-05 · 51 min
The remarkable comeback of the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 ALCS.