Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel — Season 18
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 178 - Toradol; Jeff and Stan Van Gundy; Kevin Kelly
Aired 24 January 2012 • 60 min
Many football players use Toradol, a potent drug that allows them to play through their pain, and that has doctors worried. Jeff and Stan Van Gundy are sons of a basketball coach who both made it to the NBA. Jeff is now a broadcaster who sometimes covers his brother Stan's games. Kevin Kelly is an Arkansas high school football coach whose statistical analysis of the game has led him to believe that teams should almost never punt and should always attempt onside kicks. Andrea Kremer catches up with Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins, who was AWOL for Super Bowl XXXVII and has struggled to stay sober and out of prison ever since.
2. Episode 179 - Wingsuiter Jeb Corliss; Russian Plane Crash; Leigh Steinberg
Aired 21 February 2012 • 60 min
3. Episode 180 - Henrik Lundqvist; The Flying Wallendas; Steve Delabar
Aired 20 March 2012 • 60 min
4. Episode 181 - Joe Maddon; Pau Gasol; Backcountry; Alex Zanardi
Aired 17 April 2012 • 60 min
5. Episode 182 - South Korean dominance on the LPGA Tour; Lolo Jones; Ray Greenhalge
Aired 22 May 2012 • 60 min
6. Episode 183 - Philling Time; Holley Mangold; Isle of Man; Lopez Lomong
Aired 19 June 2012 • 60 min
7. Episode 184 - Matt Kemp; Jen Bricker and Dominique Moceanu; Marching Band Hazing
Aired 17 July 2012 • 60 min
8. Episode 185 - Jon Gruden; Steve Gleason; Erik Compton
Aired 21 August 2012 • 60 min
9. Episode 186 - Magic Johnson; Fan-on-Fan Violence; Cirque du Soleil; Pay to Play
Aired 18 September 2012 • 60 min
Magic Johnson on the Lakers and his ownership of the Dodgers. Bernard Goldberg looks into the troubling issue of ballpark violence. Armen Keteyian hits the Las Vegas strip to meet some the remarkable athletes of Cirque du Soleil. John Frankel returns to Grove City to reveal how the community is coping with severe cutbacks to their high school athletic programs.
10. Episode 187 - Strahan TV; Live Like Line; Gay Pride; Storytellers
Aired 23 October 2012 • 60 min
11. Episode 188 - The Son Rises; Think About Them; Blue Star Fallen
Aired 20 November 2012 • 60 min
12. Episode 189 - 2012 Roundtable Review
Aired 18 December 2012 • 60 min