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An encore season of the Lions on ‘Hard Knocks’ next year makes too much sense
Real Sports’ ‘modern-day slavery’ update on Qatar migrant workers is worth watching, and a sharp contrast to Fox
"When you're watching that World Cup in Qatar, just imagine how many men are buried in those grounds."
HBO’s ‘SHAQ’ is more of a layup than a slam dunk
The docuseries mostly gives Shaquille O'Neal's side of his story, but leaves you wanting more.
HBO’s ‘Say Hey, Willie Mays!’ delves into a talented, misunderstood star
Baseball’s first five-tool player rose to fame in a changing America, and Say Hey, Willie Mays! examines that.
Real Sports features former Marine Kirstie Ennis on quest to climb Seven Summits after leg amputation
" I like being the underdog. I like being able to prove people wrong. I really like being able to give people my middle finger and say 'I told you so.'"
Real Sports’ ‘Rocket Men’ shows off how far jetpacks have come since ‘Thunderball’ and the 1984 Olympics
"To me, it was that it worked. It wasn't just chaos and science fiction."
Full “Hard Knocks” Lions trailer released, focusing on Dan Campbell
"These guys are really competing. They're smart, they're relentless. These guys will be a terror in the league."
Edge of the Earth producer Drew Holt talks evolving locations, climate change impacts, and HBO partnership
"In terms of the variety of sport, I think it's refreshing. You don't often see these types of things together. And that is pretty cool."
HBO’s ‘Edge of the Earth’ gives a riveting look at the world of outdoor sports
Viewers of this documentary series will be amazed by these action-adventure athletes.
Bill Simmons looks back at his HBO show “Any Given Wednesday”: “Podcasts have replaced shows like that.”
"The 40 raw minutes were better than the 12 edited minutes. So stuff like that made me think, “What is the upside at this point of a TV interview show versus a podcast?"
Music supervisor Jonathan Hecht talks “Dear Rider” and more: “This is what I was always meant to do.”
"I always refer to the field I work in as sort of like art buying: every song is sort of priced differently, and the sellers are motivated by different things."
HBO will air “38 At The Garden” Jeremy Lin short documentary this fall
"38 At The Garden recognizes a pivotal moment in time for Lin, and celebrates a phenomenon that was bigger than basketball for the world."
A George Clooney-produced documentary on the Ohio State sexual abuse scandal is coming to HBO
"Grant and I are very proud to be working on this project with HBO. It’s a devastating story about people in power abusing and then covering up their criminal actions against students. The fact that it hasn’t been resolved as-of-yet is deeply disturbing."
HBO’s “The Survivor” is a powerful and horrifying sports story
HBO biopic The Survivor tells the true tale of Harry Haft, an Auschwitz survivor turned pro boxer.
Hard Knocks will feature the Detroit Lions this summer
The Lions were one of only three teams that could have been forced onto Hard Knocks, along with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers.
Jalen Rose talks to Real Sports’ Mary Carillo on his tuition-free Detroit charter school: “How can I try to be a part of...
"Revisit this in like 10 years. It's going to be young people that are achieving their goals and aspiring to do great things and there are going to be adults that are helping that happen. And I have total faith in this city."
“Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off” documentary now has a trailer, and a HBO release date
The upcoming HBO documentary on Tony Hawk now has a trailer, and a release date of April 5.
HBO releases trailer for ‘Game Theory with Bomani Jones’
Bomani Jones' new show has a trailer.
Jeff Pearlman talks how his Lakers book became HBO’s “Winning Time”
"It was never on my radar. It’s not like I wrote books thinking that it would be great if these became TV shows."
Game Theory with Bomani Jones premieres on March 13th
Game Theory has a premiere date.
HBO and NFL Films announce “Terry Bradshaw: Going Deep,” combining Bradshaw’s stage show with interview and archival footage
HBO and NFL Films have long worked together on Hard Knocks. Now, they're teaming up for a Terry Bradshaw special, focused on the stage shows he did in Missouri this August.
Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament talks to Real Sports’ Mary Carillo on building remote Montana skate parks to battle suicide rates
"I grew up here; I'm trying to bring that thing I've witnessed in my travels back to these kinds of places."
HBO acquires Tony Hawk doc “Until The Wheels Fall Off,” from Mark and Jay Duplass’ Duplass Brothers Productions
Until The Wheels Fall Off will premiere in 2022 on HBO and HBO Max.
Director Fernando Villena talks “Dear Rider,” on Jake Burton Carpenter and Burton Snowboards: “This was the startup of startups.”
"Jake's story was also the story of an entrepreneur, and a man who envisioned a sport where there was none, and threw everything he had into making it a sport."