Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Season 14
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 13.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 14 Progress Shield
Episode 130 - Drawing a Line; Risky Business; Family Burden; The Streaker
Jan 22, 2008 · 60 min
Segments on the NFL and Super Bowl include a look at the wives of players and the problems faced after retirement; an update on allegations of payments to Reggie Bush at Southern C
Episode 131 - Super Dario; Flying Nun; New School; Pat Summitt
Feb 11, 2008 · 60 min
Segments include an interview with racecar driver Dario Franchitti as he makes the switch from IndyCar to NASCAR; a chat with Sister Madonna Buder, a 77-year-old nun who has run mo
Episode 132 - Bruce Pearl; The Marshall Plan; Nails; C. Vivian Stringer
Mar 10, 2008 · 60 min
Interviews with Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl and Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer. Also: former MLB pitcher Mike Marshall discusses the fragile arms of youn
Episode 133 - The Love of the Game; Torii Hunter; Mike Coolbaugh; Staying Straight
Apr 15, 2008 · 60 min
Included: an interview with Sen. Barack Obama on his love of basketball; a visit with new Angels outfielder Torii Hunter; a report on the death of minor-league baseball coach Mike
Episode 134 - Matt Walsh; Hidden Horses; Venus' World; KJ For Mayor
May 12, 2008 · 60 min
Segments include an interview with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh; a report on race horses after their competitive careers have ended; an interview with Venus Williams;
Episode 135 - Clean Slate; Out to Stud
Jun 24, 2008 · 60 min
Segments on the Beijing Olympics include a look at the Chinese sports-school system; a profile of the U.S. women's softball team; and a visit with former world-champion cyclist Dav
Episode 136 - Bill Parcells; What It Takes; Deadly Ride; Run to Freedom
Jul 22, 2008 · 60 min
Segments include a one-on-one interview with Bill Parcells; a look at women's gymnastics and the toll it takes on the gymnasts; a report on the dangers of equestrian eventing; and
Episode 137 - All Bets Are Off; Par for the Course; Sold Out; Back in the Game
Aug 26, 2008 · 60 min
A look at Donald Trump's golf community on the coast of Scotland; a report on gambling in pro tennis and a profile of baseball player Josh Hamilton. Correspondents include Bernard
Episode 138 - Childhood Lost; Michael Strahan; Jimmie Johnson
Sep 16, 2008 · 60 min
Segments include a visit with former NFL player Michael Strahan; an investigation into the alleged use of child labor to make soccer balls in India; and a profile of two-time defen
Episode 139 - Thunder Bolt; The Wildest Show in the South; Dr. Fix-It; Faster Horses
Oct 21, 2008 · 60 min
A profile of Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt; a visit to the Angola Prison Rodeo in Louisiana; a chat with sports surgeon James Andrews. Correspondents include Bernard Goldberg an
Episode 140 - Coming Clean; Teamwork; Stephen Murray's Journey; Drug Runners
Nov 25, 2008 · 60 min
Segments include an interview with former U.S. sprinter Tim Montgomery in prison; a visit with a high-school athlete with Down Syndrome and a profile of a BMX rider who suffered a
Episode 141 - 2008 Roundtable Review
Dec 23, 2008 · 60 min
A round-table review of the top stories of 2008, with correspondents selecting their favorites. Included: skyrocketing ticket prices; excessive drinking at NFL stadiums; and profil