The Cincinnati Bengals will be featured on the annual HBO Sports series Hard Knocks later this summer. A 24-person NFL Films crew will set up shop at the Bengals’ training camp site — Georgetown (Kentucky) College — to shoot more than 1,000 hours of exclusive video beginning July 30. There will be a total of five shows, debuting August 12 at 10 p.m. ET.
A lot of teams would consider this type of coverage more of a distraction than anything else, but Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis isn’t one of them:
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Tonight on Dhani Tackles the Globe (9 p.m. ET, Travel Channel), Dhani visits Auckland, New Zealand, on a quest to conquer the sea as the next great kiwi sailor. In this City of Sails, he has just one week to work his way on to an Americas Cup yacht and then take the ultimate test in an actual Team New Zealand tryout.
About Dhani Tackles the Globe
Dhani Jones will need more than shoulder pads where he’s going. This NFL linebacker and Renaissance man is about to embark on a global sports odyssey that will take him anywhere with a scoreboard. By …read more

Tonight on Dhani Tackles the Globe (9 p.m. ET, Travel Channel), the location is Australia. It takes more than just a Speedo to become an Australian Surf Lifesaving champion. In and out of the ocean, Dhani must prove his strength, endurance, agility and love of the surf to the Aussie locals and lifeguards.
About Dhani Tackles the Globe
Dhani Jones will need more than shoulder pads where he’s going. This NFL linebacker and Renaissance man is about to embark on a global sports odyssey that will take him anywhere with a scoreboard. By trying his hand at beloved national pastimes from around …read more

Tonight on Dhani Tackles the Globe (9 p.m. ET, Travel Channel), the location is Ireland. And the sport is called hurling. Hurling is similar to hockey, played with a small ball (sliothar, similar in size to a hockey ball but with raised ridges) and a curved wooden stick (“hurley” or camán in Irish) on a grass field.
About Dhani Tackles the Globe
Dhani Jones will need more than shoulder pads where he’s going. This NFL linebacker and Renaissance man is about to embark on a global sports odyssey that will take him anywhere with a scoreboard. By trying his hand at beloved …read more

Tonight on Dhani Tackles the Globe (9 p.m. ET, Travel Channel), the location is Spain. And the sport is called jai alai. Jai alai consists of 24 different games. Cesta Punta is one of the 24 games. Cesta Punta has two meanings — instrument (gear), which is one of the four models of Chistera — the long, narrow, curved wicker basket that incorporates a glove. The second meaning is the name of the game played with such gear mentioned above. The Basque sport is similar to the America’s Squash. Watch as Dhani “dodges death.”
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Tonight on Dhani Tackles the Globe (9 p.m. ET, Travel Channel), the location is Singapore. And the sport is dragon boat racing. With its origin dating back 2,000 years in Southern China, the challenge of dragon boat racing lies in strong paddling and, even more importantly, in synchronizing all paddlers on the boat through all phases of the stroke over the entire race course. First introduced to Singapore in 1978 with an invitation from Hong Kong (the home of modern dragon boat racing) to participate in the Hong Kong Races.

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A poet, philanthropist, artist, and environmentalist, Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones stars in what can only be described as a global sports odyssey — a Travel Channel new original series — Dhani Tackles the Globe (Monday nights, 9 p.m. ET).
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By actively participating in some of the most beloved national pastimes from around the world, Dhani discovers that sports have the universal ability to open a window into a culture, define a destination, and unlock a common passion in people that is as different as it is familiar. Tapping into his athletic abilities, Dhani experiences the thrills …read more

Tonight on Dhani Tackles the Globe (9 p.m. ET, Travel Channel), the location is England. And the sport is Rugby. The main objective of Rugby is to score a try, which consists of an opponent running with the ball towards the opposing team’s goal line, carrying it over and placing it down. The ball must touch the ground as a result of downward pressure from the player.

About Dhani Tackles the Globe
Dhani Jones will need more than shoulder pads where he’s going. This NFL linebacker and Renaissance man is about to embark on a global sports odyssey that will take him …read more

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Tonight on Dhani Tackles the Globe (9 p.m. ET, Travel Channel), the location is Switzerland. And the sport is Schwingen. Mountain farmers (the “Sennen”) measured their brute strength by this traditional form of wrestling. The starting position is a key component to Schwingen. The weight has to be evenly distributed on both legs so neither wrestler has an advantage. Each wrestler places his/her right hand on the small of the back of their opponent, and grips the belt where it is exposed in the rear cutout of the trousers. The left hand grips the bottom …read more

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Nine months ago I alerted you to a new Travel Channel show featuring Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones. Well, the time has come for that show to premiere. Dhani Tackles the Globe will make its debut tonight at 9 p.m. ET. The first episode is Muay Thai in Thailand. Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, is the cultural martial art of Thailand. Its origin dates back to the 1300s. Muay Thai was developed as a form of close combat that used the entire body as a weapon. It’ll be an interesting introduction to what should be …read more