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| ESPN Classic Presents Greatest Sports Comebacks with Revival Weekend |
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on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 04:55 PM |
This Easter weekend, ESPN Classic will pay tribute to teams and players who overcame incredible obstacles with 25 hours of the greatest comebacks and changes of fortune in the history of sports. Revival Weekend airs Friday, March 21 to Sunday, March 23 and features classic performances that revived individual careers, franchises and even leagues.
Highlights include unforgettable comebacks such as the Toronto Blue Jays’ thrilling win in Game 4 of the ’93 World Series and the Buffalo Bills’ 32-point comeback in the 1992 AFC Wild Card game. Viewers are also able to relive heroic performances such as Willis Reed’s triumphant return in the 1970 NBA Final and Jimmy Connors’ impressive run at the 1991 U.S. Open. The weekend comes to a close with one of the most improbable come-from-behind wins in NHL history with the “Miracle on Manchester”.
ESPN Classic will be available on free preview to Rogers customers from March 21 to March 23. Check local listings for channel information.
ESPN Classic’s Revival Weekend broadcast schedule is as follows:
Friday, March 21
· 7 p.m. ET – 1994 NHL Eastern Conference Final: NY Rangers @ New Jersey, Game 6 – Messier revives the Rangers’ hopes for a Game 7 in the series by backing up his now famous ‘guarantee’ with a hat trick (encores Saturday at 3 a.m. and 8 a.m. ET)
· 9 p.m. ET – Reel Classics: Rocky III – Who better than Rocky Balboa to defy the odds and come back from adversity? (encores at 12 midnight and Saturday at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET)
Saturday, March 22
· 12:30 p.m. ET – 1993 World Series: Toronto @ Philadelphia, Game 4 – Down 14-9 on a rainy night in Philadelphia, the Blue Jays score six runs in the eighth inning and win the game 15-14 (encore at 12 midnight ET)
· 3 p.m. ET – 1970 NBA Final: LA Lakers @ NY Knicks, Game 7 – Willis Reed emerges from the locker room on a bad leg to help lead the Knicks to victory and the 1970 NBA Championship. Reed was named MVP of the Finals (encore Sunday at 8 a.m. ET)
· 5 p.m. ET – NHL: Ottawa @ Toronto, October 5, 2005 – NHL hockey returns as the Leafs and Senators ring in the post-lockout era with the first shootout in NHL history (encores Sunday at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. ET)
· 7 p.m. ET – Golf: 1999 Ryder Cup – Marked for certain doom, the U.S. team storms back from a four-point deficit on the final day to win the Ryder Cup in dramatic fashion (encores Sunday at 5 a.m. and Monday at 3 p.m. ET)
· 10:30 p.m. ET – 1992 AFL Wild Card: Houston @ Buffalo, January 3, 1993 – Down 35-3 in the third quarter, the Bills stage the greatest comeback in NFL history as they rally to defeat the Oilers 41-38 (encore Sunday at 2:30 a.m. ET)
Sunday, March 23
· 12 noon ET – 1993 NHL Norris Division Semifinal: Toronto @ Detroit, Game 7 – The Leafs finished the regular season 32-points better than the previous year and proved their revival was for real with this gutsy overtime win in the first round of the playoffs (encore at 12 midnight and Monday at 1 p.m. ET)
· 2 p.m. ET – 2004 MLB ALCS: Boston @ NY Yankees, Game 7 – The underdog Red Sox comeback after being down three games to none to beat their rival, the New York Yankees (encore Monday at 2 a.m. ET)
· 4 p.m. ET – 1991 U.S. Open Tennis: Jimmy Connors vs. Aaron Krickstein, Round of 16 – A 39-year-old Jimmy Connors stages a run for the ages (encore Monday at 4 a.m. ET)
· 6 p.m. ET – CFL on TSN: BC @ Montreal, October 16, 2005 – More than a decade after the franchise left Montreal, the Alouettes returned to Molson Stadium. The return revived the stadium as well as the city’s love of CFL football (encore Monday at 6 a.m. ET)
· 8 p.m. ET – 2006 NBA Eastern Conference Quarter-final: Washington @ Cleveland, Game 1 – LeBron James’ triple-double lifts the Cavaliers to a 1-0 series lead over the Wizards (encores Monday at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET)
· 10 p.m. ET – 1982 NHL Smythe Division Semifinal: Edmonton @ LA, Game 3 – In what is known as the “Miracle on Manchester”, the Kings trailed 5-0 in the third period before scoring five consecutive goals to force overtime where they notched the victory and completed the improbable comeback (encore Monday at 10 a.m. ET)
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