HBO Real Sports Preview #5

This week HBO Real Sports looks at the Tampa Bay Rays, Backcountry Skiing and Italian Car Racing.

HBO Real Sports: Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon
Rays skipper Joe Maddon prepares once again to battle for a post-season berth. Real Sports debuts Tues., April 17 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO

HBO Real Sports: Backcountry Skiing
Jon Frankel meets three backcountry enthusiasts who have risked life and limb skiing fresh-powder slopes, and asks why they find death-defying activity so enticing. Real Sports debuts Tues., April 17 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO

HBO Real Sports: Italian race car driver Alex Zanardi
REAL SPORTS reconnects with Zanardi as he trains for this summer’s London Paralympics in the hills of Tuscany. Real Sports debuts Tues., April 17 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO

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