Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 24
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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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
1995 / TV-PGA 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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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 24 Full Episode Guide
A look at the most significant stories from 2018; the Sherpas of Mount Everest; the NHL concussion crisis; college football conditioning coaches; profiles of Doris Burke, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Margaret Court.
The International Army Games pits nations against each other in high-tech combat munitions and maneuvering; the declining participation rates for youth sports in the United States; Golden State Warriors President and COO Rick Welts.
The police shooting of a teen football player; a philanthropist's mission to restore the U.S. to chess glory; an update on former NFL player Jon Dorenbos.
Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. begins his second act as an analyst for NBC; one-armed golfer Tommy Morrissey dominates the youth circuit; the rise and influence of strength and conditioning coaches in college football.
Former All-Star Derek Jeter opens up about his second act as Miami Marlins CEO. Plus, John Frankel looks at the shocking rates of student-athlete abuse by NCAA coaches, and Mary Carillo meets Nebraska's top-ranked women’s bowling team.
Segments include an interview with Shaquille O'Neal and his second career as a businessman; a meeting with Amy Van Dyken, a former swimmer paralyzed from the waist down following an ATV accident; a chat with drag racer John Force; and revisiting a report on foul-ball injuries in baseball.
An updated look at the program's award-winning 2004 expose on the enslavement of trafficked children as jockeys in the Middle Eastern sport of camel racing. Also: a report on concussions in pro hockey; and an interview with NBA analyst Doris Burke.
Segments include a visit with the St. Brown family, a football version of basketball's Ball family; an interview with former tennis star Margaret Court; and a look at the economic woes of athletes in low profile sports in the Olympics.