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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that what happens off the field, beyond the scores, is worthy of some serious reporting," according to Bryant Gumbel, the host.

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Episodes (12)
1Tue, Jan 21, 2014

Episode 202 - Marijuana in the NFL; The Quarterback & the Sportswriter; Sacramento's King

Andrea Kramer and marijuana in the NFL. Frank Deford and Boomer Esiason discuss their shared experience of having a child with cystic fibrosis. Bernie Goldberg profiles Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive.

2Tue, Feb 25, 2014

Episode 203 - Kids & Guns; The Fixer; Hockey's Darkest Day

John Frankel looks at youth shooting sports. Bryant Gumbel profiles SMU basketball coach Larry Brown. Bernard Goldberg follows up on a story about the 2011 plane crash that killed 37 Russian hockey players and coaches.

3Tue, Mar 25, 2014

Episode 204 - Higher Education?; Rez Ball; Peace of Mind; Raging Bulls

4Tue, Apr 22, 2014

Episode 205 - Fair Fight?; Unnatural Selection; Basketball Bedlam; Team Hoyt

5Tue, May 20, 2014

Episode 206

6Tue, Jun 24, 2014

Episode 207

7Tue, Jul 22, 2014

Episode 208 - The Price of Glory; The Future of Golf; A League of Their Own

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar: allegations of bribery to get the bid, and human rights abuses among the foreign workers who will build the stadiums. A look at the decline of golf's popularity in the United States and what can be done to reverse the downward trend. Softball leagues for amputee war veterans now are spreading to amputee children.

8Tue, Aug 19, 2014

Episode 209 - Magic Man; Street Smarts; The Survivor

Interviews include: - Jon Dorenbos, NFL long snapper by day and professional magician by night - Rob Dyrdek, who turned skateboarding into a media, sports, and apparel empire - Nick Schuyler, who survived a 2009 fishing boat accident in the Gulf of Mexico that killed three football players

9Tue, Sep 23, 2014

Episode 210

10Tue, Oct 21, 2014

Episode 211 - Violent Connection; Eat What You Kill; Playing for Peanuts; Revenge of the Nerds

The connection between traumatic brain injuries and domestic violence among NFL players; people eschewing supermarket meat for game they kill themselves; financial struggles of low-paid minor league baseball players; an update on professional players of video games, now also a scholarship sport at Robert Morris University.

11Tue, Nov 25, 2014

Episode 212 - The Maverick; The Flying Squirrel; Turf Wars; Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. A 6-year-old Australian surfer. An inner-city youth football program coached by police. Increasing violence against recreational and high school sports referees.

12Tue, Dec 16, 2014

Episode 213 - 2014 Year in Review

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