Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Season 3

6 episodes Premiered Jan 13, 1997 Updated Sep 25, 2026

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Season 3 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 2.
⚡ 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.

Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Episode 10 - Steffi Graf; Russian Boxer; Super Bowl Ads

Jan 13, 1997 · 60 min

Segments include: the financial turmoil of Steffi Graf and her father, Peter; the disappearance of boxer Sergei Kobozev; and Super Bowl commercials. Also: a visit with the NHL's Fl

S3·E2 Core

Episode 11 - Curt Flood; Tim Duncan; Women's Boxing

Mar 10, 1997 · 60 min

Filmmaker Spike Lee offers a profile of Curt Flood, the former St. Louis Cardinal who started baseball on the road to free agency. Also: a visit with Wake Forest All-American Tim D

S3·E3 Core

Episode 12 - Alan Eagleson; Charles Barkley

May 12, 1997 · 60 min

Segments include a report on indictments facing former NHL Players Association president Alan Eagleson; a profile of the NBA's Charles Barkley; and a look at the vacancy in basebal

S3·E4 Core

Episode 13 - Ticket Brokers; Womens Basketball; Colorado Rockies

Jul 28, 1997 · 60 min

Included: a report on ticket scalping; a look at the ABL and WNBA, the competing women's pro basketball leagues; and a segment on baseball's Colorado Rockies.

S3·E5 Mytharc

Episode 14 - Sports Handicappers; Golf Discrimination

Sep 23, 1997 · 60 min

Included: a report on sports handicappers; a look at discrimination at country clubs; and a visit with Prairie View A&M's football team, which had lost 68 straight games prior to t

S3·E6 Mytharc

Episode 15 - Financial Mismanagement; Grant Hill

Nov 18, 1997 · 60 min

Segments include reports on financial advisor John Gillette; NBA All-Star Grant Hill; and minority sports agents. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Frank Deford.