Synopsis
Matt Walsh Interview
Correspondent Andrea Kremer interviews former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh, who worked in the Patriots organization from 1997 to 2003. The videotaping came to light in September after the Patriots-Jets season opener in New Jersey, triggering a media firestorm. The Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick were subsequently disciplined by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Hidden Horses
Few casual horse racing fans are aware that many former racing horses are slaughtered for profit. When a thoroughbred race horse reaches the end of its career or is simply no longer profitable on the track, it is often taken directly to auction and sold for meat. Because horse slaughter is no longer practiced in this country, these thoroughbreds are now being shipped by "killer buyers" to slaughterhouses abroad, which are frequently less regulated and less humane than former U.S. slaughterhouses. Correspondent Bernard Goldberg, who recently won the 2008 Sports Emmy® for Outstanding Sports Journalism for his 2007 Real Sports story on the NFL concussion crisis, traces the disturbing journey many of these young and healthy horses take from the track, to auctions, to slaughterhouses, and finally to the plates of European and Japanese diners who pay top dollar for the delicacy.
Venus' World
Since age 14, Venus Williams has been one of professional tennis' most exciting, successful and enigmatic stars. Her on-court resume includes six Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand Slam doubles titles, and two Olympic gold medals - but that's only part of her story. Off the court, Williams is the CEO of her own interior design company, a fashion designer with her own signature line and a recent graduate of the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, all of which she's accomplished while remaining one of the top-ranked players in the world. Real Sports host Bryant Gumbel sits down with the usually private reigning Wimbledon champion to discuss her successes on and off the court, her love life and her fight for equal prize money in women's tennis.
KJ For Mayor
In the star-studded world of California politics, a celebrity running for office is par for the course. But while most of these celebrities-turned-politicians have roots in Hollywood, the new front-runner in the race for Sacramento mayor is known for his accomplishments on the hardwood. After a 12-year career, retired Phoenix Suns point guard and three-time All-Star Kevin Johnson is trying his hand at politics in his hometown. James Brown, in a Real Sports/Sports Illustrated collaboration, sits down with Johnson a month before the election to discuss his years of activism in Sacramento and looks at the attacks on his character that have surfaced.
134: May 12, 2008
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