Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel — Season 13
About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. Episode 118 - Still Playing Hurt; No Answers; Storytellers; Michael Irvin
Aired 22 January 2007 • 60 min
Segments include a look at pension and disability woes of former NFLers; an examination into the shooting death of University of Miami football player Bryan Pata; a look at NFL Films from behind-the-scenes; and an interview with former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin.
2. Episode 119 - Rising Star; Senseless; In the Blood; Maverick
Aired 12 February 2007 • 60 min
Segments include an interview with NL MVP Ryan Howard; a profile of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban; and a visit with MLB umpire Jerry Crawford and his brother Joe, an NBA referee. Correspondents include Frank Deford.
3. Episode 120 - High Hopes; The Path Less Traveled; Ted Nolan; Diploma Mills
Aired 5 March 2007 • 60 min
Segments include an interview with new Cubs manager Lou Piniella; a look at the University of Wisconsin's men's basketball team; and a visit with hockey coach Ted Nolan. Correspondents include Frank Deford.
4. Episode 121 - Marbury's Starburys; Therapy Ride; Arm Trouble; Tough Times
Aired 16 April 2007 • 60 min
Segments include Stephon Marbury's push for affordable athletic shoes; therapeutic horseback riding; a repeat look at "Tommy John" surgery on young pitchers. Correspondents include James Brown and Bernard Goldberg.
5. Episode 122 - Head On; Faster Horses; A Story of Triumph; Still Fighting
Aired 14 May 2007 • 60 min
Included: a report on concussions in pro football; a look at performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing; and a visit with boxer Johnny Tapia. Correspondents incude Bernard Goldberg.
6. Episode 123 - Miller Time; Gator Sensation; Boomeritis
Aired 20 June 2007 • 60 min
Included: Gumbel interviews golf analyst Johnny Miller; a profile of basketball player Joakim Noah; a look at the effects of exercise on baby boomers. Correspondents include Andrea Kremer and Jon Frankel.
7. Episode 124 - Gary's World; Shock Value; Five-Year Plan; Still Unsatisfied
Aired 17 July 2007 • 60 min
Segments include an interview with baseball's Gary Sheffield; a visit with coaches Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn of the WNBA's Detroit Shock; a profile of a five-year-old golf phenom; and a visit with British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
8. Episode 125 - Dogfighting; The First Family of Tennis; Javon Walker; Pacman
Aired 14 August 2007 • 60 min
Segments include a look at the underground world of dogfighting; interviews with the Tennesee Titans' Adam "Pacman" Jones and the Denver Broncos' Javon Walker; and a profile of tennis greats Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Correspondents include Mary Carillo and Bernard Goldberg.
9. Episode 126 - McHot Seat; Alive; The Life; Run to Freedom
Aired 18 September 2007 • 60 min
Included: an interview with Eagles QB Donovan McNabb; a visit with members of a Uruguayan rugby team who survived a 1972 plane crash in the Andes Mountains in South America.
10. Episode 127 - Targets; Teammates; The Guru; End of an Era
Aired 23 October 2007 • 60 min
Segments include a look at terrors endured by athletes in Iraq; a report on Everson Walls donating his kidney to former teammate Ron Springs. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Bernard Goldberg.
11. Episode 128 - The Karls; The Booster; Another Breath; Making Weight
Aired 20 November 2007 • 60 min
A visit with NBA coach George Karl and his player son Coby; a profile of Oklahoma State alum and benefactor T. Boone Pickens; a report on the life and death of eighth grader Korinne Shroyer and the impact of the decision to donate her organs. Correspondents include Bernard Goldberg and Frank Deford.
12. Episode 129 - 2007 Roundtable Review
Aired 26 December 2007 • 60 min
A roundtable discussion on the top sports events of 2007. Topics discussed include dogfighting; NFL pension and disability issues; Adam "Pacman" Jones; and five-year-old golf phenom Kyle Lograsso.