TV season
1997-01-13
Episode 1
1997-01-13 • 60 min
Segments include: the financial turmoil of Steffi Graf and her father, Peter; the disappearance of boxer Sergei Kobozev; and Super Bowl commercials. Also: a visit with the NHL's Florida Panthers.
Episode 2
1997-03-10 • 60 min
Filmmaker Spike Lee offers a profile of Curt Flood, the former St. Louis Cardinal who started baseball on the road to free agency. Also: a visit with Wake Forest All-American Tim Duncan; and a report on women's boxing. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant.
Episode 3
1997-05-12 • 60 min
Segments include a report on indictments facing former NHL Players Association president Alan Eagleson; a profile of the NBA's Charles Barkley; and a look at the vacancy in baseball's commissioner's office, and its effect on the game. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Mary Carillo.
Episode 4
1997-07-28 • 60 min
Included: a report on ticket scalping; a look at the ABL and WNBA, the competing women's pro basketball leagues; and a segment on baseball's Colorado Rockies.
Episode 5
1997-09-23 • 60 min
Included: a report on sports handicappers; a look at discrimination at country clubs; and a visit with Prairie View A&M's football team, which had lost 68 straight games prior to this season.
Episode 6
1997-11-18 • 60 min
Segments include reports on financial advisor John Gillette; NBA All-Star Grant Hill; and minority sports agents. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Frank Deford.
