REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel Episode Guide

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Original Airdate: 2009-12-22

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Original Airdate: 2009-11-24

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Original Airdate: 2009-10-27

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The death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart; examining the nationwide trend of eliminating public school sports programs; profile of the man with the most Guinness World Records; former Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell.

Original Airdate: 2009-09-15

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The frequency and danger of concussions in high school football; Olympian Cullen Jones examines the relationship between race and swimming; the decline of the sports section in U.S. newspapers; examining recent actions taken to curtail dogfighting.

Original Airdate: 2009-08-18

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Interview with Nick Schuyler, the lone survivor of a Florida boating accident; a homeless man encourages children to play Little League Baseball; an update on the story of a student-athlete with special needs.

Original Airdate: 2009-07-21

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Interview with former professional football player Barret Robbins; profile of boxing trainer Freddie Roach; the Northwestern women's lacrosse team forms a relationship with a young cancer patient; Jorge Posada's son battles craniosynostosis.

Original Airdate: 2009-06-23

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Interview with sports icons Jim Brown and Bill Russell; therapeutic scuba diving for injured war veterans; former professional baseball player Lenny Dykstra.

Original Airdate: 2009-05-19

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Interview with the executive director of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith; the world of professional bull riding; examining the motivations of ambitious sports parents; investigation of thoroughbred horse slaughter.

Original Airdate: 2009-04-14

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Profile of Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel; examining the shootings of young athletes; revisiting the movement to ban dodge ball in schools.

Original Airdate: 2009-03-17

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Interview with basketball player Brandon Jennings; the tragedy and triumph of college basketball coach Jamie Dixon; interview with skier Bode Miller; former college basketball player Rayna DuBose.

Original Airdate: 2009-02-17

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Examining the controversial shooting of Robbie Tolan; interview with former U.S. figure skater Tonya Harding; profile of 6-year-old golf phenomenon Kyle Lograsso.

Original Airdate: 2009-01-20

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Profile of sports announcer Al Michaels; examining the lawsuit brought against the NFLPA by former players; investigating the link between professional athletes and guns; the rise in Staph infections among professional athletes.

Original Airdate: 2008-12-23

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Bryant Gumbel leads correspondents in a roundtable discussion of events from the year including skyrocketing ticket prices, excessive drinking at NFL stadiums, fixing professional tennis matches and the slaughter of thoroughbred race horses.

Original Airdate: 2008-11-25

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Interview with imprisoned sprinter Tim Montgomery; profile of a high-school athlete with Down syndrome; BMX biker Stephen Murray is injured during a performance; marathon training in drug rehabilitation.