Once Upon A Game

A football team has 53 players. Each player has to master unique sets of skills depending on their position: Throwing, running, blocking, catching, tackling. 

Players move up and down the field showing these skills over and over again. 

But perhaps the most unique skill on this 53 man team is the kicker.

He may only step on the field for a few seconds each game. Yet it is often in the game's tensest moments. 

And each time the kicker is expected to be perfect. 

All eyes are on him as he trie...

Every fairy tale has a hero.

But the greatest heroes rarely begin their journeys as favorites.

Sometimes they're overlooked… Sometimes they're underestimated…And sometimes, just when their dream seems to be slipping away… A new door opens.

This is one of those stories. It is a story about a football quarterback, and a proud city that united to lift each other up to heights that neither could hardly imagine. 

Its the story of the New Orleans Saints and quarterback Drew Brees, tonight on Once Upon A Game. 

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Tonight you will hear about the greatest swimmer ever and his mission to do something no swimmer had done before. 

Every four years, the greatest athletes in the world gather for one incredible competition.

The Olympic Games.

For more than one hundred years, runners have raced, gymnasts have flipped, swimmers have splashed, and athletes from every corner of the globe have come together with the same hope:  

To win a gold medal.

Just winning one gold would be a dream come true for most athletes. 

But in the...

When your team is down it can be easy to lose hope. As a player or a fan sometimes you may feel victory is too far out of reach. But it is important to always remember to believe.  

Tonight we will hear the story of a baseball team and a city that refused to give up against their biggest rivals. With hard work, speed, and strength they began to overcome 86 years of history that had felt like a nightmarish curse for their fans. 

This is the story of Game 4 of th...