Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel 15
2009-01-20 | News | 12 episodes29 Seasons
Episode
Episode 142 - Call Me Al; Growing Divide; Playing with Fire; Sticks, Stones, Now Staph (2009)
A football-related episode includes a profile of broadcaster Al Michaels; a report on athletes carrying guns; a look at the dispute between former players and their union; and an update on a report on staph infections. Correspondents include Bernard Goldberg and Frank Deford.
Episode 143 - Black in Bellaire; Total Recall; Reunion (2009)
Segments include a piece on the police shooting of Robbie Tolan, the son of former MLB player Bobby Tolan; a profile of six-year-old golfer Kyle Lograsso; a chat with former skater Tonya Harding.
Episode 144 - Air Ball; Bittersweet Success; Bode's World; Rayna DuBose (2009)
Profiles of NBA prospect Brandon Jennings in Rome and U.S. skiing star Bode Miller; Pittsburgh basketball coach Jamie Dixon discusses the tragic passing of his sister Maggie; and Frank Deford revisits ex-basketball player Rayna Dubose, who lost her limbs to meningococcal meningitis.
Episode 145 - You're a Good Man, Charlie Manuel; Hard 2 Live, Easy 2 Die; Queen of the Ring; Hands Off (2009)
Included: a profile of Phillies manager Charlie Manuel; a report on the shooting of several athletes in Hampton Roads, Va.; and an update on the movement to ban dodgeball in schools.
Episode 146 - A New Era; Thrill Ride; The Next Level; Running for Their Lives (2009)
Segments include a profile of DeMaurice Smith, the new head of the NFL players union; a look at professional bull riding; a report on sports parents; and an update on the slaughter of Thoroughbred horses.
