E:60 Features April 12, 2011

ESPN’s award-winning prime time newsmagazine E:60 returns Tuesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. ET, with five new weekly episodes for the spring 2011 season.  Combining the best forms of television storytelling with investigative journalism, ESPN reporters Jeremy Schaap, Lisa Salters, Rachel Nichols and Michael Smith work with a group of award-winning television producers to present a compelling mix of long-form stories.

E:60 stories, interviews and features Tuesday:

Angel in the Outfield – Nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green untimely death as the youngest victim in the Tucson shooting January 8, 2011, that shocked the nation was especially painful for the baseball community.  Her grandfather, Dallas Green, was the World Series-winning manager with the Phillies, and her father, John, is a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Christina was a dedicated and passionate Little League player. For the first time since the shooting, Christina’s parents – John and Roxanna Green – discussed their loss, the depth of their sorrow and the overwhelming support they’ve received, in an in-depth E:60 interview with award winning reporter Chris Connelly.

Mumbai “Masters” – The game of golf played like you have never seen before. Caddies from an upscale golf club in Mumbai, India are not allowed to play on the traditional course because of their social and economic status. These young men, passionate about the game, have created a new version of golf using handmade equipment and a makeshift golf course that winds through the streets and slums of Mumbai.

Ryan’s Hope: The Rebuilding of a Red Sox Prospect  – Ryan Westmoreland, the No. 1 outfield prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization, was on the brink of fulfilling his lifelong dream when he suddenly began losing feeling in his fingertips, hearing in one ear and even his eyesight.  Westmoreland was diagnosed with a cavernous malformation of the brain, a condition that attacks the central nervous system and can be fatal. E:60’s Schaap follows him during months of rehabilitation as he courageously fights to make it back, not just to the baseball field, but to his beloved Boston Red Sox.

The Great Throwdini – For most of the day, he is mild-mannered Rev. Dr. David Adamovich, an ordained minister who delights in performing wedding ceremonies.  But the rest of the time he is “The Great Throwdini”, the world’s fastest and most accurate knife thrower.  In ESPN’s first feature shot and edited fully in 3D, Schaap introduces E:60 viewers to this world record-holding impalement artist as he performs some of his greatest feats, including the infamous ‘Veiled Wheel of Death’.

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