NaN/100 votes#1 - Episode 118 - Still Playing Hurt; No Answers; Storytellers; Michael Irvin
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2007
Segments include a look at pension and disability woes of former NFLers; an examination into the shooting death of University of Miami football player Bryan Pata; a look at NFL Films from behind-the-scenes; and an interview with former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin.
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#2 - Episode 119 - Rising Star; Senseless; In the Blood; Maverick
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/2007
Segments include an interview with NL MVP Ryan Howard; a profile of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban; and a visit with MLB umpire Jerry Crawford and his brother Joe, an NBA referee. Correspondents include Frank Deford.
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#3 - Episode 120 - High Hopes; The Path Less Traveled; Ted Nolan; Diploma Mills
Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/2007
Segments include an interview with new Cubs manager Lou Piniella; a look at the University of Wisconsin's men's basketball team; and a visit with hockey coach Ted Nolan. Correspondents include Frank Deford.
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#4 - Episode 121 - Marbury's Starburys; Therapy Ride; Arm Trouble; Tough Times
Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2007
Segments include Stephon Marbury's push for affordable athletic shoes; therapeutic horseback riding; a repeat look at "Tommy John" surgery on young pitchers. Correspondents include James Brown and Bernard Goldberg.
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#5 - Episode 122 - Head On; Faster Horses; A Story of Triumph; Still Fighting
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2007
Included: a report on concussions in pro football; a look at performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing; and a visit with boxer Johnny Tapia. Correspondents incude Bernard Goldberg.
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#6 - Episode 123 - Miller Time; Gator Sensation; Boomeritis
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 6/20/2007
Included: Gumbel interviews golf analyst Johnny Miller; a profile of basketball player Joakim Noah; a look at the effects of exercise on baby boomers. Correspondents include Andrea Kremer and Jon Frankel.
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#7 - Episode 124 - Gary's World; Shock Value; Five-Year Plan; Still Unsatisfied
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2007
Segments include an interview with baseball's Gary Sheffield; a visit with coaches Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn of the WNBA's Detroit Shock; a profile of a five-year-old golf phenom; and a visit with British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
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#8 - Episode 125 - Dogfighting; The First Family of Tennis; Javon Walker; Pacman
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 8/14/2007
Segments include a look at the underground world of dogfighting; interviews with the Tennesee Titans' Adam "Pacman" Jones and the Denver Broncos' Javon Walker; and a profile of tennis greats Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Correspondents include Mary Carillo and Bernard Goldberg.
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#9 - Episode 126 - McHot Seat; Alive; The Life; Run to Freedom
Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2007
Included: an interview with Eagles QB Donovan McNabb; a visit with members of a Uruguayan rugby team who survived a 1972 plane crash in the Andes Mountains in South America.
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#10 - Episode 127 - Targets; Teammates; The Guru; End of an Era
Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 10/23/2007
Segments include a look at terrors endured by athletes in Iraq; a report on Everson Walls donating his kidney to former teammate Ron Springs. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Bernard Goldberg.
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#11 - Episode 128 - The Karls; The Booster; Another Breath; Making Weight
Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/2007
A visit with NBA coach George Karl and his player son Coby; a profile of Oklahoma State alum and benefactor T. Boone Pickens; a report on the life and death of eighth grader Korinne Shroyer and the impact of the decision to donate her organs. Correspondents include Bernard Goldberg and Frank Deford.
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#12 - Episode 129 - 2007 Roundtable Review
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 12/26/2007
A roundtable discussion on the top sports events of 2007. Topics discussed include dogfighting; NFL pension and disability issues; Adam "Pacman" Jones; and five-year-old golf phenom Kyle Lograsso.
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The Best Episodes of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 13
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Season 13 Ratings Summary
"Episode 118 - Still Playing Hurt; No Answers; Storytellers; Michael Irvin" is the best rated episode of "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" season 13. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/22/2007. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Episode 119 - Rising Star; Senseless; In the Blood; Maverick".