Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel - Season 5 (2008)

"The Love of the Game" talks to Senator Barack Obama about his love of basketball. "Torii Hunter" profiles the Los Angeles Angels center fielder. "Mike Coolbaugh" looks at the heartbreaking story of the baseball coach who was killed by a foul ball. "Staying Straight" revisits Lee Benson Jr. who is now playing professional basketball overseas.

"Matt Walsh" interviews a former video assistant with the New England Patriots about their videotaping controversy. "Hidden Horses" examines the controversial practice where race horses are slaughter for meat. "Venus' World" profiles professional tennis star Venus Williams. "KJ For Mayor" talks to former basketball player Kevin Johnson about his entry into politics.

"The System" goes to China to offer an inside look at the Chinese sports school system. "Last Licks" investigates the International Olympic Committee's decision to remove softball from the Olympic Games. "Clean Slate" profiles British cyclist David Millar about his arrest for doping and his subsequent reformation as an anti-doping activist. "Out to Stud" revisits the billion-dollar business of horse breeding.

"Bill Parcells" profiles the former NFL coach. "What it Takes" takes an in depth look at women's gymnastics. "Deadly Ride" looks at the dangerous sport of cross-country equestrian which has taken the lives of 15 riders and a dozens horses in the past two years. "Run to Freedom" revisits runner Lopez Lomong who grew up in war-ravaged Sudan.

"All Bets Are Off" looks at the growing controversy over gambling on professional tennis. "Par for the Course" talks to real estate developer Donald Trump about his new golf course in Scotland. "Sold Out" looks at the skyrocketing cost of attending pro sports events. "Back in the Game" revisits Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers.

"Childhood Lost" investigates the alarming use of child labor to produce sporting goods. "Michael Strahan" talks to the former Defensive End of the New York Giants about his new career in broadcasting. "Jimmie Johnson" profiles the driver who is trying to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship for a third consecutive year.

"Thunder Bolt" profiles Olympic winning Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. "The Wildest Show in the South" goes behind the scenes at the Angola Prison Rodeo. "Dr. Fix-It" profiles orthopedic surgeon James Andrews who is a specialist in sports medicine. "Faster Horses" revisits a story on drugs in horse racing.

"Coming Clean" talks to former sprinter Tim Montgomery who is serving time for bank fraud and dealing heroin. "Teamwork" profiles a three-sport high school athlete with Down syndrome. "Stephen Murray's Journey" talks to the BMX rider who suffered an injury that left him a quadriplegic. "Drug Runners" revisits Odyssey House which uses marathon training to assist drug addicts in recovery.

Real Sports finishes 2008 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.