Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO

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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

Former Lost Boy Finds His Way Onto U.S. Olympic Team

Tuesday night's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel is mostly new, but one updated segment is definitely worth watching. Mary Carillo's report on middle-distance runner Lopez Lomong originally aired last September, and is revisited with news of Lomong earning a berth on the U.S. Olympic team (July 22, 10 pm/ET, HBO).On July 6, Lomong, one of the so-called "Lost Boys of... read full recap

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Tuesday night's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel is mostly new, but one updated segment is definitely worth watching. Mary Carillo's report on middle-distance runner Lopez Lomong... read more
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Sports News Briefs, Tuesday Tune-in Edition | TV Guide Sports Report | 6/24/2008
• SportsCenter anchor John Anderson expands his resume as the host of the latest entry into the summer reality sweepstakes, Wipeout (Tuesdays, 8 pm/ET, ABC). The obstacle-course competition puts everyday folks up against bruise-inducing events like Big Balls, Dizzy Dummy and Sucker Punch. Ex-Talk Soup and TV Guide Network host Chris Henson is Anderson's on-air partner.• HBO's Real Sports returns with a (mostly) Olympic-themed episode (June 24, 10 pm/ET). Host Bryant Gumbel takes a typically smug (and borderline xenophobic) look at the demanding Chinese sports schools that are producing scores of potential medalists for the Beijing Games — and some tears among the students (because we Americans never push our kids too hard at sports). Additionally Andrea Kremer cheerleads for the return of softball into the Olympics. The American-dominated sport has its swan song in Beijing, booted by the IOC due to “lack of global appeal” — and three straight gold... read more
HBO Wins Big at Sports Emmys | TV Guide Sports Report | 4/30/2008
At Monday's Sports Emmys, HBO led all networks, taking eight trophies. Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel was honored along with its Ghosts of Flatbush documentary and the network's boxing coverage.ESPN scored seven total Emmys (including three for ESPN.com) and Fox picked up five Emmys. CBS and NBC won three statues apiece.It was a big night for NBC's football coverage. Sunday Night Football's Al Michaels won best play-by-play honors and his boothmate John Madden took top analyst honors. Football Night in America co-host Cris Collinsworth was named best studio analyst. James Brown won best studio host for CBS' The NFL Today.Other Emmys went to Fox's Fiesta Bowl coverage along with NASCAR on Fox. ESPN's College GameDay won best weekly studio show, and TNT's Inside the NBA snared the Emmy for best daily studio show. —J.R. Whalen read more

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