2x2 - Want To Bet/A Second Act/The North Country Boys

February 5, 2014

WANT TO BET? – Several states have their eyes on New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie is trying to make sports gambling legal so he can tax it. But even if he succeeds in the Supreme Court, illegal bookmakers will still have a thriving business say two former mobsters who once took illegal bets. Jack Ford reports. Sarah Koch and Deirdre Cohen are the producers A SECOND ACT – Eddie George reached heights few have ever achieved on the football fields of the Big Ten and the NFL before he hit the low many NFL players find themselves in post-career. But he was able, after therapy, to remake himself in the business world and on television. But there are no limits for George, now he’s playing Shakespeare! Armen Keteyian reports. Alan Goldberg is the producer. THE NORTH COUNTRY BOYS – In 1980, a bunch of local community leaders in an old upstate-New York resort town put on the Winter Olympics for the world to see. Thirty-four years later, surviving members of the original gang from Lake Placid, New York, reminisce about how they created a moment in American history in their small village that could never be done today, as the games have become a multibillion-dollar media extravaganza. Jim Axelrod reports. Clem Taylor is the producer. PREVIEW – Before Shaun White won Olympic snowboarding gold, there was Jeremy Jones, whose wild rides on some on the steepest mountains inspired a generation of riders. Now this pioneer is upping the ante as he takes his board to some of the most remote mountain ranges on the planet, where even helicopters can’t go. Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Keith Sharman is the producer.