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 29, 2019

Episode 262

Bernard Goldberg explores football’s shifting demographics in towns across America, Jon Frankel profiles ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, and Soledad O’Brien speaks with the creator of some of the world’s most advanced prosthetics.

2Tue, Feb 26, 2019

Episode 263

Colin O'Brady and Louis Rudd discuss their arduous 900-plus-mile race across Antarctica; eating disorders among male athletes; an annual ice fishing event in Minnesota attracts nearly 10,000 anglers; a reunion with track star Lopez Lomong.

3Tue, Mar 26, 2019

Episode 264

Jon Frankel covers the Super Bowl of skiing. Also, Real Sports profiles Michael Rubin as the mogul attempts to reform the justice system, sits down with new University of Miami head coach Manny Diaz, Jr, and catches up with golf broadcaster and stand-up comic David Feherty.

4Tue, Apr 23, 2019

Episode 265

Examining the deal Michigan officials made to help build Detroit's new arena despite facing an $18 billion bankruptcy; extreme sports cameramen; Cambridge vs. Oxford wine-tasting challenge; AR-15 rifle update.

5Tue, May 21, 2019

Episode 266

Bernard Goldberg takes a close look at the astonishing amount of deaths U.S. racehorses experiencing while on the race track, Jon Frankel examines Norway’s youth sporting culture, and Andrea Kremer sits down with WNBA star Elena Delle Donne.

6Tue, Jun 25, 2019

Episode 267

Real Sports explores the fast growing and controversial sports media brand Barstool Sports, profiles basketball Hall-of-famer Don Nelson, and tells the remarkable story of a surfer who survived a shark attack and returned to the sport.

7Tue, Jul 30, 2019

Episode 268

Real Sports explores video game addiction as a growing public health crisis; New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling’s unwavering commitment to his craft; and the rapper Ice Cube seeking out new business opportunities in the sports world with the creation of his BIG3 basketball league.

8Wed, Aug 21, 2019

Episode 269

Real Sports dives into the disproportionate number of high school football players who have died from heat stroke since 1990; Justin Tucker’s musical talent that helps him on the field; Ryan Lochte turning over a new leaf after a long series of missteps; and Ken Green’s life-changing surgery.

9Tue, Sep 24, 2019

Episode 270

Richie Incognito discusses his turbulent past; Sonny Bill Williams shows David Scott how a national sport is helping New Zealand cope after the Christchurch shooting; and Jon Frankel explores why we have yet to embrace girls baseball.

10Wed, Oct 23, 2019

Episode 271

David Scott travels with Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri as he returns home to Nigeria with the NBA Championship trophy; Jon Frankel profiles a pet rescue and advocacy organization that rehabilitated and found homes for many of Michael Vick’s dogs; Mary Carillo speaks to Andy Burcham about welcoming the late Rod Bramblett’s children into his family.

11Wed, Nov 27, 2019

Episode 272

Jon Frankel explores the rise of overuse injuries in youth sports; Bryant Gumbel sits down with recently exonerated Huwe Burton, who ran this month’s NYC marathon; Andrea Kremer talks to the new head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ryan Saunders; Amy Van Dyken tells David Scott about the sport that helped her develop a new outlook on life.

12Thu, Dec 19, 2019

Episode 273 - 2019 Year In Review

Bryant Gumbel hosts a round table discussion with the Real Sports correspondents to reflect on the most memorable sports stories of 2019.