Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Season 15
Season 15 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 14.
- 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 15 Progress Shield
Episode 142 - Call Me Al; Growing Divide; Playing with Fire; Sticks, Stones, Now Staph
Jan 20, 2009 · 60 min
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 u
Episode 143 - Black in Bellaire; Total Recall; Reunion
Feb 17, 2009 · 60 min
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
Episode 144 - Air Ball; Bittersweet Success; Bode's World; Rayna DuBose
Mar 17, 2009 · 60 min
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 F
Episode 145 - You're a Good Man, Charlie Manuel; Hard 2 Live, Easy 2 Die; Queen of the Ring; Hands Off
Apr 14, 2009 · 60 min
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 school
Episode 146 - A New Era; Thrill Ride; The Next Level; Running for Their Lives
May 19, 2009 · 60 min
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
Episode 147 - Legends; Underwater Heroes; Broken Nails
Jun 23, 2009 · 60 min
Segments include a visit with Jim Brown and Bill Russell, who discuss the 1960s on and off the playing field; a look at scuba diving as therapy for injured veterans; and an update
Episode 148 - AWOL; All the Right Moves; Friends of Jaclyn; The Next Posada
Jul 21, 2009 · 60 min
Segments include an interview with former Oakland Raider Barret Robbins, who went AWOL the night before the Super Bowl in 2003; a profile of boxing trainer Freddie Roach; a look at
Episode 149 - Nick Schuyler's Story; Home Base; Dedication Personified
Aug 18, 2009 · 60 min
Segments include an interview with Nick Schuyler, the only survivor of a Florida boating accident that killed three football players; a look at the return of Little League Baseball
Episode 150 - H.S. Concussions; The Swim Gap; Paper Cuts; Dogfighting
Sep 15, 2009 · 60 min
Included: a report on the frequency of concussions in high-school football; a look at the decline of sports sections in U.S. newspapers; a profile of swimmer Cullen Jones; and an u
Episode 151 - In Our Hearts; Game Over; Record Breaker; Ernie Harwell
Oct 27, 2009 · 60 min
Segments include a look at the death of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart; a report on the elimination of athletic departments at public high schools; and a profile of a 55-year-old wor
Episode 152 - The Insider; Gridiron Heroes; Matt Long; Drawing a Line
Nov 24, 2009 · 60 min
A look at Gridiron Heroes, an organization that helps paralyzed high-school-football players; a profile of a severely injured firefighter who came back to complete an Ironman Triat
Episode 153 - 2009 Roundtable Review
Dec 22, 2009 · 60 min
A year-end roundtable discussion, with the correspondents choosing their favorite segments from 2009. Topics include athletes carrying guns and the survival story of Nick Schuyler.