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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

Season 3 · 6 episodes · Jan 13, 1997

  1. Episode 1

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

    Jan 13, 1997

    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 Florida Panthers.

  2. Episode 2

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

    Mar 10, 1997

    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 Duncan; and a report on women's boxing. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant.

  3. Episode 3

    Episode 12 - Alan Eagleson; Charles Barkley

    May 12, 1997

    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 baseball's commissioner's office, and its effect on the game. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Mary Carillo.

  4. Episode 4

    Episode 13 - Ticket Brokers; Womens Basketball; Colorado Rockies

    Jul 28, 1997

    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.

  5. Episode 5

    Episode 14 - Sports Handicappers; Golf Discrimination

    Sep 23, 1997

    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 this season.

  6. Episode 6

    Episode 15 - Financial Mismanagement; Grant Hill

    Nov 18, 1997

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