S01 E012009-10-06 / 51 MIN
KING'S RANSOM
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.
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30 FOR 30
20097.6 RATING4 SEASONS140 EPISODESDOCUMENTARY
30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011–2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website. The series has also expanded to include Soccer Stories, which aired in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and audio podcasts. This entry refers to the main Volumes of the series presented by ESPN
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S01 E022009-10-13 / 53 MIN
THE BAND THAT WOULDN'T DIE
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.
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S01 E032009-10-20 / 51 MIN
SMALL POTATOES: WHO KILLED THE USFL?
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.
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S01 E042009-10-27 / 52 MIN
MUHAMMAD AND LARRY
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.
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S01 E052009-11-03 / 51 MIN
WITHOUT BIAS
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.
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S01 E062009-11-10 / 51 MIN
THE LEGEND OF JIMMY THE GREEK
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.
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S01 E072009-12-12 / 102 MIN
THE U
The racial and cultural evolution of Miami during the 1980s as represented within the University of Miami football team.
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S01 E082010-03-14 / 69 MIN
WINNING TIME: REGGIE MILLER VS. THE NEW YORK KNICKS
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.
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S01 E092010-04-03 / 52 MIN
GURU OF GO
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.
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S01 E102010-04-13 / 81 MIN
NO CROSSOVER: THE TRIAL OF ALLEN IVERSON
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.
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S01 E112010-04-20 / 51 MIN
SILLY LITTLE GAME
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.
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S01 E122010-04-27 / 52 MIN
RUN RICKY RUN
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.
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