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MUMBAI:
Disney XD has teamed with ESPN to uncover sports' biggest
myths and mysteries, in the series Disney XD ESPN Sport Science,
premiering 29 September on Disney XD.
Hosted
by John Brenkus and Leo Howard, black belt martial artist
and star of Disney XD's hit series "Kickin' It,"
the short form series brings together professional athletes
in state-of-the-art scientific facilities to test the limits
of human athletic abilities, while challenging popular assumptions
about athletes and sports.
Combining
the best segments of ESPN's Emmy Award-winning series "ESPN
Sport Science," each episode will feature three segments,
with Brenkus and Howard using scientific experiments to test
topics, including laws of gravity, momentum, size, speed,
skill and stamina.
The
series features appearances by NBA stars Dwight Howard (Los
Angeles Lakers) and JaVale McGee (Denver Nuggets); NFL stars
Vernon Davis (San Franciso 49ers), Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona
Cardinals), Jahvid Best (Detroit Lions) and Brandon Jacobs
(San Franciso 49ers); former MLB star and current ESPN analyst
Nomar Garciaparra; soccer star Zach Thornton; snowboarders
Shaun White and Sage Kotsenburg; skateboarder Bob Burnquist;
skier Simon Dumont; Olympic softball player Danielle Lawrie
and NCAA Basketball player Brittney Griner (Baylor Lady Bears).
In
the premiere episode, "Full Contact, MLB Vision, Flips
& Spins," hosts Brenkus and Howard test the impact
of a 300-pound heavy bag and showcase how San Francisco 49er
Vernon Davis manages incoming forces to block, catch and run;
Howard tries to hit a 90-mph fastball and MLB batting champ
Nomar Garciaparra tests the reality of keeping an eye on the
ball; Howard tries on special eye tracker glasses and investigates
how free style skier, Simon Dumont, keeps track of which end
is up while flipping in mid-air.
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