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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

The Best of 2012

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Bryant Gumbel leads fellow Real Sports correspondents in a spirited roundtable discussion of 2012, touching on everything from favorite stories of the year to the interviews and segments that had the greatest impact on them.

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What is your Real Sports 'Best of 2012'?

Nov '12: A Son Triumphs, Brain Trauma and Student-Athletes

Oct '12: Michael Strahan, Athletes and Gay Pride

Sep '12: Magic Johnson, Fan-on-Fan Violence, and 'Pay to Play'

Aug '12: Jon Gruden and Steve Gleason

Jul '12: Matt Kemp and the L.A. Dodgers

May '12: South Korean dominance on the LPGA Tour

Mar '12: NY Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist

Feb '12: Wingsuiter Jeb Corliss

Jan '12: Toradol

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Other HBO playdates: Dec. 18 (4:00 a.m.), 22 (11:00 a.m.), 24 (12:10 a.m.), 27 (5:30 p.m.), 28 (10:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m.), 30 (7:30 a.m.) and 31 (3:00 p.m.), and Jan. 3 (8:00 p.m., 1:50 a.m.). For complete listings, check the HBO schedule.

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More Best of 2012

There were so many memorable moments with top names like Magic Johnson, Phil Jackson, and�Jon Gruden�this year, we couldn't fit them all in. Take a look back at some more thought-provoking�clips from�another amazing�year in Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

More Best of 2012

Rick Welts on Coming Out

The highest-ranking openly gay man in American sports. Welts is the president of the Golden State Warriors.

Rick Welts on Coming Out

Magic Johnson on L.A. Baseball

Jon Frankel learns how the longtime face of Los Angeles basketball plans to change the city's baseball landscape.

Magic Johnson on L.A. Baseball

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Real Sports Wins duPont-Columbia University Award

For the second time in seven years, HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel' has been honored with the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for excellence in broadcast journalism.

Real Sports Wins duPont-Columbia University Award