30 for 30 Season 3

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Season 3

Air date: 2015-10-13

Episodes: 32

Episodes

E1: Trojan War

A profile of the rise and fall of USC Trojans football during Pete Carroll's coaching tenure in the 2000s.

Air date: 2015-10-13

E2: The Prince of Pennsylvania

An exploration of the turbulent relationship between Olympic wrestling brothers Mark and Dave Schultz and their eccentric benefactor, John du Pont, culminating in the murder of Dave by du Pont.

Air date: 2015-10-20

E3: The Gospel According to Mac

A look at how Bill McCartney mixed two religions—college football and evangelical Christianity—while serving as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes in the 1990s, a tenure that included a national championship.

Air date: 2015-11-03

E4: Chasing Tyson

A look at how Evander Holyfield spent years (1989–91 & 1995–96) trying to arrange his first fight with Mike Tyson in an effort to gain the respect he knew he could only gain by defeating Tyson in the ring.

Air date: 2015-11-10 • ★ 7

E5: Four Falls Of Buffalo

A profile of the Buffalo Bills teams of the early 1990s, when the franchise became the first team to play in—and lose—four consecutive Super Bowls.

Air date: 2015-12-12 • ★ 10

E6: The '85 Bears

A 30-year retrospective on the 1985 Chicago Bears, from how they were assembled to their swaggering, dominant run to Super Bowl victory.

Air date: 2016-02-04

E7: Fantastic Lies

A 10-year retrospective of the Duke lacrosse case, in which a party thrown by members of the school's men's lacrosse team led to an accusation of rape—a claim that, though later proven to be false, ignited both a firestorm that damaged the school's prestige and an investigation that ruined careers.

Air date: 2016-03-13

E8: This Magic Moment

A profile of the Orlando Magic teams of the mid-1990s, led by Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, who gained prominence both on the NBA hardwoods and in popular culture, before Shaq's departure to the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency and injury issues for Penny ended the Magic's budding dynasty before it could ever take flight.[62]

Air date: 2016-04-14

E9: Believeland

A look at the sports curse that befell Cleveland since the NFL's Browns last brought a major pro sports championship to the Ohio city in 1964. The film debuted one month before LeBron James and the Cavaliers' won the 2016 NBA Finals, after which the film was re-released with an updated ending on June 30, 2016.[64]

Air date: 2016-05-14

E10: Doc & Darryl

The connection between the lives and careers of former New York Mets Dwight "Doc" Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.

Air date: 2016-07-14

E11: Phi Slama Jama

A profile of the iconic Houston Cougars men's basketball teams of the 1980s, fronted by Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, whose explosive play and highlight-making slam dunks earned the team the nickname Phi Slama Jama.

Air date: 2016-10-18

E12: Hit It Hard

A look at John Daly's rise from obscurity to two major golf championship wins and fall back to mediocrity.

Air date: 2016-11-01

E13: Catholics Vs Convicts

A look at the notorious 1988 Notre Dame–Miami football game and its personal and cultural impact. Creadon was a senior at Notre Dame when the game took place; his roommate that year was one of the people behind the controversial t-shirt that gave the game and the film its name. (2 hours in length)

Air date: 2016-12-10

E14: This Was the XFL

Two longtime friends, pro wrestling impresario Vince McMahon and NBC Sports president Dick Ebersol (Charlie Ebersol's father), team to form the XFL; the film follows the league's rushed development, its innovative approaches to televised football, and its rapid implosion. The ending foreshadows McMahon's plans to launch a new XFL in 2020 and the Ebersols' upcoming involvement in the competing Alliance of American Football in 2019.

Air date: 2017-02-02

E15: One and Not Done

The life and career of John Calipari, one of the most polarizing figures in modern college basketball, weaving his story around that of his 2015–16 Kentucky team.

Air date: 2017-04-13

E16: Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 1

A three-part series, initially airing on consecutive nights, exploring the Celtics–Lakers rivalry, focusing mainly on the 1980s era of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson but also examining the entire history of the NBA through the rivalry. (Parts 1 & 3: 2 hours in length; Part 2: 1 hour in length)

Air date: 2017-06-11 • ★ 10

E17: Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 2

The Celtics-Lakers rivalry ramps up in the 1984 Finals as a cast of characters–led by Larry Bird and Magic Johnson–who changed the NBA finally went head-to-head for a title. Directed by Jim Podhoretz and produced by Jonathan Hock.

Air date: 2017-06-13 • ★ 10

E18: Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 3

Conclusion of a look at the 1980s Celtics-Lakers rivalry, focusing on the three years after the 1984 NBA Finals, as the teams’ disdain for each other gradually turns to respect while meeting in two more Finals. From filmmakers Jim Podhoretz and Jon Hock.

Air date: 2017-06-14 • ★ 10

E19: Mike and the Mad Dog

The careers of Mike Francesa and Chris Russo, their stormy 19-year partnership on New York City radio; and the duo's influence on their Big Apple audience and sports talk radio in general.

Air date: 2017-07-13

E20: George Best: All by Himself

George Best, Northern Ireland's legendary star, remains one of the most naturally gifted soccer players ever. Best's skill and exuberance lifted Manchester United, but his career was essentially over before he turned 29, the result of his battle with alcoholism.

Air date: 2017-07-20

E21: What Carter Lost

In any other year, the 1988 team from Dallas's Carter High School would have gone down as one of the greatest in Texas football history, featuring 28 players who received college scholarship offers, eight of whom would eventually play professional football. Fighting off racial prejudice and a grades controversy—not to mention the team that would overshadow them in book and film (Odessa Permian)—Carter would claim the state title, only to be rocked to their core when six of their players were involved in an armed robbery that's affected the community's reputation to this day; the grades controversy would ultimately lead the UIL to strip the team of the title.

Air date: 2017-08-26

E22: Year of the Scab

During the 1987 players' strike, the Washington Redskins field a roster of replacement players that goes 3–0 and helps pave the way for the Redskins' Super Bowl victory. Thirty years on, those players bear the stigma of being dismissed as "scabs" by fans in general and Redskins management in particular.

Air date: 2017-09-12 • ★ 3

E23: Tommy

The unlikely rise and sudden fall of boxer Tommy Morrison.

Air date: 2017-09-13

E24: Nature Boy

The life and times of professional wrestling legend Ric Flair.

Air date: 2017-11-07 • ★ 9

E25: The Two Bills

A look at the relationship between NFL coaches Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick. Co-produced with NFL Films.

Air date: 2018-02-01

E26: The Last Days of Knight

The saga surrounding Indiana University firing coach Bob Knight in 2000.

Air date: 2018-04-12

E27: Seau

The life of NFL legend Junior Seau, from his upbringing in a Samoan immigrant family, through his path to NFL superstardom and status as a league icon, ending in his seemingly inexplicable suicide in 2012.

Air date: 2018-09-20

E28: 42 to 1

A chronicle of Buster Douglas's shocking knockout of the then-undefeated Mike Tyson at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990.

Air date: 2018-12-11

E29: Deion's Double Play

A look at Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, focusing specifically on a 24-hour span in 1992 when he sandwiched an NFL game between a pair of Major League Baseball postseason games in cities separated by 1,000 miles.

Air date: 2019-01-31

E30: The Dominican Dream

The highs and lows of Felipe López, born into a family of Dominican immigrants to become a star high school and (at St. John's) collegiate basketball player, and the contentment he finds after a less-than-successful pro career.

Air date: 2019-04-30

E31: Qualified

How Janet Guthrie faced scorn, skepticism, and subpar equipment to shock the racing world by becoming the first female driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.

Air date: 2019-05-28

E32: The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

A look at one of the biggest rivalries in sports, that of competitive eaters Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut.

Air date: 2019-07-02