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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 22 Episodes
Season 22 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
Questionable Care/The Gypsy King/Marijuana in the NFL
Tue, Jan 26, 2016
"Questionable Care" examines how conflicts of interest are a problem college football medical staff. "The Gypsy King" interviews the controversial new heavyweight Boxing champion of the world Tyson Futy. "Marijuana in the NFL" examines the NFL's prohibition on the use of medical marijuana.
Episode 2
Black Mamba/Game Changer/Long Shot/Heavy Metal
Tue, Feb 23, 2016
"Black Mamba" talks to NBA player Kobe Bryant about his plans to run a multimedia company. "Game Changer" profiles Phoenix Suns president and CEO Rick Weltswho is one of the first openly gay man in the NBA. "Long Shot" profiles a champion archer who was born without arms. "Heavy Metal" examined whether extreme sports have grown too dangerous.
Episode 3
The Mayor/Living Out Loud/Mavericks
Tue, Mar 22, 2016
"The Mayor" examines the controversy surrounding former NBA Kevin Johnson who is now the mayor of Sacramento. "Living Out Loud" talks to veteran sports announcer Craig Sager about his family, his career, and his fight against cancer. "Mavericks" looks at the dangerous sport of big wave surfing.
Episode 4
Sudden Impact/Arm$ Race/Trumped
Tue, Apr 19, 2016
"Sudden Impact" examines the danger posed by foul ball related injuries in Major League Baseball. "Arm$ Race" looks at student-loan debt and the negative effects of athletic spending by large universities. "Trumped" examines the controversy over Donald Trump's golf course in Scotland.
Episode 5
America's Gun/Feherty/Work to Ride
Tue, May 24, 2016
"America's Gun" examines how gun companies have turned a AR-15 combat rifle into the modern sporting rifle. "Feherty" profiles the popular golfer from Northern Ireland David Feherty. "Work to Ride" revisits a woman who is working to introduce at-risk kids to the sport of polo.
Episode 6
The Accidental Coach/Wonderful Minds/Two of a Kind
Tue, Jun 21, 201658 mins
"The Accidental Coach" profiles Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians. "Wonderful Minds" looks at the contestants of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and the pressures they face. "Two of a Kind" revisits re-united sisters from Romania Dominique Moceanu and Jen Bricker.
Episode 7
The Lords of the Rings
Tue, Jul 26, 2016
Real Sports takes a comprehensive look at the powerful and largely unchecked International Olympic Committee. Bryant Gumbel reports on the IOC's long history of ethical and legal violations. Jon Frankel goes to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, to see how the country is struggling to host the Summer Games. Bernard Goldberg visits Sochi, Russia, to look at the aftermath of the 2014 Winter Games. David Scott goes to Beijing, China, to look at the human cost of the 2008 Summer Games.
Episode 8
Female Sports Reporters/McFadden Sisters/The Son Rises
Tue, Aug 23, 2016
"Female Sports Reporters" looks at hose female reports face serious challenges in the male-dominated sports industry. "McFadden Sisters" talks to two sisters who are competing in this summer's Paralympic Games. "The Son Rises" revisits Chancellor Lee Adams who survived the murder of his mother by former Carolina Panthers Rae Carruth.
Episode 9
The Anthem/Balls and Strikes/Magic Man
Tue, Sep 27, 2016
"The Anthem" looks at the connection between the national anthem and sports. "Balls and Strikes" looks at how Major League Baseball is using technology to determine where a pitch is a strike or a ball. "Magic Man" revisits Philadelphia Eagles long snapper and magic lover Jon Dorenbos.
Episode 10
The Guru/The Third Man/Coming to America
Tue, Oct 25, 2016
"The Guru" profiles the controversial yoga instructor Bikram Choudhury. "The Third Man" looks at the life of Australian Olympian Peter Norman who was the third man in the famous 1968 Olympic 'Black Power" salute photograph. "Coming to America" looks at a boys soccer team from Lewiston, Maine , that features refugees from six different countries.
Episode 11
Cost of the Game/The Witness/Punjabi Hockey
Tue, Nov 22, 2016
"Cost of the Game" looks at the efforts of USA football to improve the safety for young people playing the game. "The Witness" talks to the girlfriend of Chuck Blazer who was an significant informant in the FBI's investigation into FIFA. "Punjabi Hockey" talks to the man who is translating Hockey for for Canada's one million Punjabi-speaking residents.
Episode 12
Roundtable Review of 2016
Tue, Dec 20, 2016
Real Sports finishes 2016 with a special roundtable review of the shows most memorable moments of the year. Bryant Gumble and the show's correspondents discuss their favorite stories, their most interesting interviews, and the segments that had a personal impact for them.