''60 Minutes Sports'' is a

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that aired on

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from January 2013 to March 2017. It was a

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of ''

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'', a program aired by Showtime's parent network

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, with a focus on

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-related topics, interviews with notable figures, and sports-related stories from the archives of ''60 Minutes''. The series also featured contributions from

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personalities.

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chairman

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stated that the program would "offer the same high-quality, original reporting and great storytelling our viewers have come to expect every Sunday night on CBS"; the premiere episode featured a story on

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's doping scandal, an interview with

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, and an update to a past story on

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. The ''

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'' noted that the series was likely intended as a competitor to ''

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'', a similar sports newsmagazine broadcast by

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. In January 2017, a CBS News spokesperson confirmed to ''

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'' that ''60 Minutes Sports'' had been cancelled. Its final episode aired on March 7, 2017. On May 26, 2020 as schedule filler due to the

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, CBS announced that it would air a six-episode compilation of ''60 Minutes Sports'' segments on weekend afternoons from May 30 to June 14, under the title ''60 Minutes Sports: Timeless Stories''.

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