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Since the time of ancient Rome, spectators have been enthralled and entertained by occasional disaster and mishap in the sports arena. The Learning Channel provides a front row seat to disaster in Crunch: Sports Collisions and Recoveries -- Busted, Broken and Bruised . Competitors in the thoroughbred horse race, dirt bike, and bull-riding arenas share their disappointments and tales of their dangerous wipe-outs. These athletes skirted the line between life and death and lived to describe the fear and passion that propels them back into the saddle despite the potential deadly consequences.