By Ryan
Two news series this week will interview sports figures who’ve been in a heap of legal trouble lately.
From ESPN:
Suspended Cleveland Browns Wide Receiver Donte Stallworth Speaks Exclusively to E:60 Tuesday, August 11, at 7pm ET
Suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth, in an exclusive E:60 interview, will talk in detail with correspondent Michael Smith on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 7pm ET, about the early morning hours of March 14, when Stallworth killed a man while driving under the influence in Miami.
A plea deal was reached in June, and Stallworth was sentenced to 30 days in jail for DUI manslaughter. After serving 24 days of his sentence, Stallworth was released and is under an indefinite suspension from the NFL after meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Aug. 5. It is not known when Goodell will rule on Stallworth’s request to return to the NFL.
Critics have expressed outrage that Stallworth is just another example of a rich athlete buying his way out of hard time. E:60 will air the complete interview with Smith on Tuesday. Stallworth talks for the first time about the morning he killed 59-year-old Mario Reyes, lessons learned while in jail and how he hopes to make a positive impact in the future, on and off the football field.
Also on the Aug. 11 episode of E:60:
Bryce Harper: Teenage Multi-Tool Player — Able to hurl a baseball 96 mph, run the bases with blinding speed and having hit a 575-foot home run as a high-school freshman, Bryce Harper is no ordinary 16-year-old. While his parents have been criticized for withdrawing him from high school two years early to enter junior college, and he has occasionally been booed, Harper could be the No. 1 pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. In his first national television interview, Harper speaks with E:60’s Rachel Nichols about whether he feels his childhood is being taken away, how is he able to hit the ball so far, and his parents’ motives being questioned.
Steelers Fan: What Friends Are For — A year before the Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII, Bob Zinski was diagnosed with inoperable cancer. While undergoing chemotherapy, Zinski, a Steelers’ fan, cheered on his team through the NFL playoffs. When Pittsburgh beat Baltimore for the AFC title, his friends tracked down and secured difficult-to-get Super Bowl tickets for him. E:60’s Jeremy Schaap accompanied Zinski on his journey to Tampa to witness his biggest game.
Tiger’s Caddy Steve Williams Speaks — Tiger Woods’ caddy Steve Williams has been with Woods through his knee surgery, rehab and a return to the PGA TOUR. Williams speaks frankly with E:60 about his disparaging remarks against Phil Mickelson last December, blames himself for Woods missing the cut at last month’s British Open and provides behind the scenes insight of Woods’ remarkable win at the 2008 U.S. Open.
And from CBS:
FORMER NFL STAR MICHAEL VICK SPEAKS TO CBS SPORTS’ NFL TODAY ANCHOR JAMES BROWN ON 60 MINUTES AUGUST 16 IN HIS FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE ADMITTING TO DOGFIGHTING AND GOING TO PRISON
Former pro-football star Michael Vick speaks to CBS Sports NFL TODAY anchor James Brown on 60 MINUTES in his first interview since he admitted two years ago to running a dogfighting ring – a crime that landed him in federal prison for 18 months and got him suspended from the NFL. The interview, conducted today (Aug. 10) in Virginia, will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Aug. 16 (7-8pm ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The ex-Atlanta Falcon’s quarterback was conditionally re-instated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on July 27th, a week after he was released from federal custody. If a team is interested in him, Vick could be playing again in a regular league game by the sixth week of the NFL season.
The segment will also include interviews with Wayne Pacelle, head of the Humane Society of the U.S., the country’s largest organization dedicated to the protection of animals. Tony Dungy, the former NFL coach who will be a special advisor to Vick, will also be interviewed.
