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Ariel Helwani talks “surreal” return to Real Sports 19 years after internship: “They were the first ones to give me any kind of...
"If you would have told that kid all these years later, 19 years later, that I would return as a correspondent..."
Mark Davis’ Real Sports interview includes him discussing his haircut, and his barber: “It’s not her fault! It’s me!”
"I just blow-dry it, and it just winds up pretty much hanging like this. I don't really have to comb it."
Al Harrington and Matt Barnes speak to Real Sports on using their platforms to boost Black ownership of cannabis businesses
"It's not only the people who are in jail, but it's also all the people in the community who were affected as well. Our people really just deserve the opportunity to participate."
HBO’s Real Sports, Andrea Kremer profile female sports reporters recently sexually harassed, abused
"There's the issues of behaviors, there's the issues of attitudes, there's still the issue of their treatment."
Real Sports revisits backcountry skiing after deadliest avalanche season since 2009-10, speaking to avalanche survivor Kyle Johnston
"I was just in a river of moving snow. The whole hillside was sliding past me. It was just big chunks of snow, and it was moving really fast."
How Bernard Goldberg’s dissenting conservative politics led to his exit from HBO’s Real Sports
HBO to launch Real Sports companion podcast coinciding with season debut
The Real Sports Podcast will explore both new and old stories featured on-air in further detail.
Real Sports airs criticisms of NBA COVID-19 testing and sports PPP funding, reveals 27 MLB and NHL teams didn’t answer a PPP question
This segment featured criticisms from nurse Mia Mungin, who caught COVID-19 but couldn't get tested for it, and who lost her sister to the disease. Mungin blasts the NBA for testing asymptomatic players during a testing shortage. "We are healthcare providers, we put our lives on the line, and we can't get tested, and we're going to put our family at risk for everything? But you go and dribble a basketball, and hey, the world is saved."
Mary Carillo talks Real Sports’ 25th anniversary: “As long as there is a passion for good storytelling, this show’s going to be around.”
"I think that as long as there is a passion for good storytelling, this show's going to be around with its very, very, very good talent, as long as there are good stories out there."
In Real Sports interview, Richie Incognito denies bullying Jonathan Martin: “Was this a case of bullying? Absolutely not.”
"I think the report was unfair to my side of things. I think the gentleman, who did the independent investigation, came in with the preconceived notion that I was guilty of doing this."
John Sterling tells Real Sports he does schtick, adds “The world doesn’t feed its hungry by how I make a call, and I’m...
Sterling knows there are critics out there, but he's not about to change how he does things.
Jordan McNair’s parents speak to HBO’s Real Sports for a piece on the 30 college football players dead from workouts since 2000
Real Sports is looking into the wider issues of college football players and workouts. Part of that includes a interview with McNair's parents.
Bryant Gumbel’s interview with Derek Jeter got a bit heated when Gumbel asked about tanking
An exasperated Jeter called Gumbel "mentally weak."
HBO’s Real Sports looks at bullfighting, still popular in Spain and dangerous for matadors
What starts off like a Funny Or Die sketch soon turns very intense.
David Stern on “idiot” Bryant Gumbel: “I have done more for people of color than he has”
"My reaction was that Bryant Gumbel is an idiot and that I considered it a badge of honor."
British soccer players detail abuse they suffered from youth coaches on HBO’s Real Sports
More than 500 former soccer players have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse while playing for youth teams.
HBO’s Real Sports looks at traffic fatalities in Dominican Republic, including Yordano Ventura, Oscar Taveras
Former major leaguer Amaury Telemaco calls a main road "the Valley of Death."
HBO’s Real Sports profiles Rangers reliever Matt Bush, interviews man he hit in DUI incident
This isn't the same story you've seen on Matt Bush during the past year.
Real Sports profiles Patriots owner Robert Kraft and the five Super Bowl trophies
Five! Count 'em, five Super Bowl trophies!
In HBO ‘Real Sports’ profile, Joe Maddon shows off van decked out in 1960s regalia
Joe Maddon really embraces his inner hippie
HBO’s Real Sports profiles Ravens center John Urschel, probably the NFL’s smartest player ever
If you ever are feeling too good about yourself and need to check your ego, just think about...
Watch: Real Sports interviews Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi broadcasters
The Hockey Night In Canada Punjabi broadcasters have received significant international fame over the last year, starting with...
HBO’s Real Sports looks at whether PITCHf/x should be calling balls and strikes
Ball and strike calls from home plate umpires get plenty of scrutiny during the MLB regular season. But...