The Best Episodes of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 9

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   #1 - Episode 70

   S9:E11/14/2003

   Included: a look at health concerns for retired NFL linemen in the wake of a fatal heart attack suffered by former Saints player Frank Warren; and a profile of former NBA star Bob Love, who overcame a speech impediment to become Director of Community Affairs for the Chicago Bulls.

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   #2 - Episode 71

   S9:E22/11/2003

   Included: an interview with five-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia; a look at drug-testing policies in high-school athletics; a report on safety concerns at ski resorts; and a segment on changes made to the pro-bowling tour. Correspondents include James Brown, Frank Deford and Bernard Goldberg.

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   #3 - Episode 72

   S9:E33/18/2003

   A look at the impact of this year's Masters controversy on Augusta, Ga.; profiles of former high-school-to-NBA phenom Darryl Dawkins and state trooper turned NBA referee Bob Delaney; and a report on U.S. Olympic Committee controversies. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Armen Keteyian.

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   #4 - Episode 73

   S9:E44/15/2003

   Reports on Toughman competitions, the frequency of head injuries in soccer, and law suits in youth sports. Also: a look at Carver Academy, a private school founded by the NBA's David Robinson. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Mary Carillo.

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   #5 - Episode 74

   S9:E55/20/2003

   Bob Costas interviews baseball commissioner Bud Selig. Also: a look at the sports-talk program "Pardon the Interruption," an interview with Terry Bradshaw and a look at the treatment of Iraqi athletes. Correspondents include Armen Keteyian.

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   #6 - Episode 75

   S9:E66/24/2003

   A look back at the controversy surrounding the remains of baseball legend Ted Williams; a report on the emergence of international basketball talent; and an examination of the lives of professional wrestlers. Correspondents include Bernard Goldberg and Frank Deford.

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   #7 - Episode 76

   S9:E77/22/2003

   Included: profiles of auto racer Alex Zanardi and soccer player David Beckham; and a report on Mark Roberts, Britain's so-called "serial streaker." Correspondents include Frank Deford and Bernard Goldberg.

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   #8 - Episode 77

   S9:E88/19/2003

   A profile of 13-year-old golfer Michelle Wie; an update on former heavyweight champ Riddick Bowe; a visit with former NFL TE Johnnie Mitchell; and a report on a soccer team comprised of homeless men. Correspondents include Frank Deford, James Brown and Mary Carillo.

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   #9 - Episode 78

   S9:E99/23/2003

   Included: a look at the Yankees' Jorge Posada, his son and his father, who was a promising prospect himself before being jailed in Cuba in the 1960s. Also: a profile of Tampa Bay LB Derrick Brooks. Correspondents include James Brown.

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    #10 - Episode 79

    S9:E1010/28/2003

    Segments include a profile of Ed Agre, sole reporter for a small-market TV station in Montana; a look at the sport of freediving; a visit with an NFL-lineman-turned-minister; and a report on the controversial sentencing of a convicted high-school football star.

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    #11 - Episode 80

    S9:E1111/25/2003

    Included: a look at the controversial ESPN series "Playmakers;" a report on the lack of black golfers on the PGA Tour; a profile of former UCLA hoops coach John Wooden; a look at a polo team made up of disadvantaged youths in Philadelphia.

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    #12 - Episode 81

    S9:E1212/30/2003

    A report on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's search for an NBA coaching job; a look at a harrowing mountain-climbing expedition in Peru; a report on the popularity of throwback jerseys; and a profile of Dottie O'Connor, an exercise enthusiast who has battled health problems.

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