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New Sunday Morning News & Information Line-up Through NFL Season
- SportsCenter: 8-10 a.m. ET (two separate 1-hour shows) on ESPN -Live
SportsCenter: 10-11 a.m. on ESPNEWS — Live
- Outside the Lines Weekend: 10 a.m. on ESPN2
- Sports Reporters: 10:30 a.m. on ESPN2
Cowboy Up
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 10 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62pmBdu8VPI
The Dallas Cowboys open their 2011 season Sunday night on the road against the Jets, their first opportunity to erase last season’s disappointment (6-10). After starting 2010 with seven losses in the first eight games, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did something unprecedented in team history: he made a mid-season coaching change. Now, Jason Garrett begins his first full season as head coach, a job he has been preparing for with mentors like Jimmy Johnson and Mike Krzyzewski. Ed Werder talks with Johnson, Krzyzewski and Garrett’s former teammate Troy Aikman about Dallas’ new head coach, who is still a bit of a mystery but now has one of the biggest jobs in sports.
“Of course I’m thinking about going out fishing, drinking beer, having a good time. Questions about ‘How ‘bout this?’ ‘What do you think about this?’ And I said (throws up his hands), ‘Oh, Jason, let’s fish! Let’s relax and enjoy ourselves!’” — Jimmy Johnson, on a visit by Jason Garrett to learn about coaching
“We talked about what a head coach should talk about, and how do we lead our team? How do we train our team? How do we communicate with our team? And how do we develop a culture that’s conducive to producing winning.” — Mike Krzyzewski, on Garrett spending three days at Duke watching him coach
“I tell our players all the time, ‘If you have a chance, because of the positions that we’re in, to be around somebody who’s really great at what they do, don’t be frivolous with that time, don’t be asking him about his car, his house or whatever. Get to the good stuff.’” – Jason Garrett, on learning from his mentors
Today’s Players Remember 9/11
College Gameday (Saturday, 10 a.m. ESPN)
Many of today’s college football players were just 10 years old when the September 11 attacks occurred, and while they were just boys at the time, that day remains etched in their memories. Tom Rinaldi reports.
“He didn’t get home till about 8 p.m., and, I remember him walking up the driveway just covered in ashes. He looked like he had climbed out of a chimney. I was just glad to see him. He hugged me before I hugged him.“ – Michael Olson, Wake Forest linebacker, whose father worked in the Pentagon.
Coach’s Son Recounts 9/11 Evacuation
Sunday NFL Countdown (Sunday, 10 a.m. ESPN)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFQ6RxkVwAI
Tim Coughlin, the son of Giants head coach Tom Coughlin and a bond trader on the 44th floor of the South Tower on 9/11, recalls the heroic actions by New York City firefighters and Port Authority personnel who helped evacuate him from the tower and save the lives of many of his colleagues. Tim and his father, then-Jaguars head coach who heard the news of the attacks while in his Jacksonville office, each share their memories of that day. Rachel Nichols reports.
“I remember thinking in the back of my head that I can’t believe that they’re actually doing this. I was just stunned at the how brave and courageous these people are. It was just an amazing sight seeing these guys barreling up the stairs knowing that they were going into probably the worst scenes they’ve ever seen. I was really taken aback. I was just amazed at how courageous they were.” – Tim Coughlin, on New York City firefighters and Port Authority personnel
Industry of Fear
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN.com
It’s time to ask: Have all the bag checks and armed guards made us safer or just more aware of the danger? Peter Keating reports this Outside the Lines piece.
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How We Find Healing Through Sports
ESPN.com
Braves vs. Mets on Sept 21, 2001 was the first baseball game in New York after the Sept. 11 attack.
Do the games we watch have the power to help us heal? Tommy Tomlinson reports.
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Why Junior Johnson, at age 80, is trying to outrun his own legend. Wright Thompson reports this Outside the Lines piece.
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