Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

- Season 7

(2010)

"Head Games" revisits the issue of concussions in the NFL and examines a potential new problem associated with injuries that result from the routine hits that players experience during almost every play. "Blue Star Fallen" investigates an accident during a training camp for the Dallas Cowboys which severely injured two people. "Ken Green" interviews the golfer and talks about his comeback from the accident that cost him his leg.

"Johnny Weir" profiles the flamboyant American figure skater who is headed to the Winter Olympics. "Drug Testing" takes a behind the scenes look at the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency "Sweep This!" takes a look at the popular Canadian sport of curling. "Hard Times" revisits downhill skier Bill Johnson about his difficult post-Olympic life.

"Izzo's World" profiles the successful basketball coach of the Michigan State Spartans. "The Big Switch" looks at the lives of three transgender sportswriters. "Mike May" talks to the former Paralympic skier who has regained some of his eyesight through surgery. "Boby Duval" returns to Haiti to talk to the former soccer player and charity worker in the wake of the recent Haitian earthquake.

"Arturo Gatti" goes to Brazil to investigate the mysterious death of the tough and determined boxer Arturo Gatti. "Vernon Forrest" goes to Atlanta to looks at how the community there is dealing with the death of the popular boxing champ Vernon Forrest. "Alexis Arguello" looks at the suicide of boxing champion and former Nicaraguan mayor Alexis Arguello.

"Lane Kiffin" interviews the new head coach of the USC Trojans and talks about his controversial departures from Oakland and Knoxville. "Sole Runners" examines a new shoeless movement in running. "The Dogfather" goes to Alaska to profile sled dog racer Lance Mackey. "Tough Enough" revisits former Kyle Maynard who was successful in amateur wrestling despite disability.

"King of the Hill" profiles Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden and looks at his relationship with his grandmother. "Chess Kids" goes to Brownsville, Texas, to look at its successful chess program. "The Only One" profiles the only openly gay man among active players in major professional sports Gareth Thomas. "Fields of Hate" revisits a story on racism in elite professional soccer.

"American Beauty" looks at the unusual world of female bodybuilding. "Heart of a Champion" profiles golfer Erik Compton who made a comeback after his second heart transplant. "Risky Business" talks to the sports agent in the middle of USC's Reggie Bush scandal. "Pete Carroll" profiles the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

'After The Hits" investigates the link between sports concussions and Lou Gehrig's Disease. "Keeping Up with the Salahis" looks at the couple that crashed President Obama's first state dinner and their charity polo event. "Back in Bellaire" revisits the investigation of a minor league baseball player shot by a police officer.

"CC Sabathia" profiles the towering pitcher of the New York Yankees. "The World's Greatest Athlete" examines the effort to move Jim Thorpe remains to his birthplace in Prague, Oklahoma. "Zany Sports Mascots" looks at a boot camp where mascots learn to entertain. "Back in the Game" revisits baseball player Josh Hamilton to talk about his hard-fought journey to conquer his demons.

"Miami Ballpark" goes to south Florida to investigate the controversy over the new baseball stadium for the Florida Marlins. "Money Man" talks to former NFL agent Josh Luchs about corruption in college football. "A Remarkable Journey" looks at the remarkable friendship of two former college football players one of whom was paralyzed by the other. "Team Karl" revisits Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl to talk about his successful battles with cancer.

"Falconry" goes to Austria to examine one of the most ancient sports in the world. "Coach Geno" profiles Geno Auriemma the successful women's basketball coach of the University of Connecticut. "Hazing" examines the controversial practice of hazing in marching bands. "Labor of Love" revisits Dick Hoyt and his son Rick who have used road racing to overcome disability.

Real Sports finishes 2010 with a special roundtable review of the shows most memorable moments of the year. Bryant Gumble and the show's correspondents discuss their favorite stories, their most interesting interviews, and the segments that had a personal impact for them.