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Everyone loves an underdog. That’s why we’re drawn to sports movies—there’s something special about the magic depicted in Remember The Titans, Miracle, or even something silly like The Waterboy. But good sports books, and we mean good ones, go even deeper.
1) Hoosiers
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man gets a last-chance job coaching a small-town Indiana high-school basketball team and faces the dual challenge of bringing this underdog team to the 1951 state championship and redeeming himself from a mysterious past.
Publisher
Oinkfilm
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (61 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([10] pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
English
Description
The perfect present for five to fifteen year old soccer player offensive one-on-one dribbling like the pros while standing with your back to the goal on the wind one versus one juggling tricks and corner flag tricks.
Publisher
Oinkfilm
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([10] pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
English
Description
Dribbling like the pros, while standing with your back to the goal on the wing. One versus one juggling tricks and corner flag tricks. Live your dream and teach yourself the best tricks of the soccer pros.
Publisher
Peter Pan
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
James Pugliese, golf pro and junior golf educator, leads by using his unique teaching methods to introduce the basics of golf. Includes an engaging quiz to reinforce the fundamentals of golf.
7) Hoosiers
Language
English
Description
A basketball coach with a checkered past becomes the new coach of the underdog high school basketball team in a 1951 sleepy Indiana farm town, using methods that infuriate the townspeople.
8) Baseball
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 18 hr. 54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The definitive documentary of America's pastime, baseball. Through a skillful blend of still photographs, film footage, interviews and voice overs, the the history of "The Game" is brought to life. Covering the period from the 1840's to 1994 (just before the strike), the high and low moments, heroes and villains are explored and examined, providing an in-depth, informative, and enthralling look at this truly American passion.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus-who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat-refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickie, an associate at at high-powered Atlanta law firm.
10) Cars
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson, and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame.
11) Draft day
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (689 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Overcomer: High school basketball coach John Harrison receives unfortunate news that will change his life. The largest manufacturing plant in town suddenly shuts down, forcing many families to leave in search of other job opportunities. John and his family are faced with an uncertain future, and his dreams of winning the state basketball championship are in jeopardy. He agrees to coach the cross-country team where he meets a runner who is on her journey...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the 1913 U.S. Open golf championship-at which two equally sympathetic young men, both of whom grew up economically and socially disadvantaged, go club to club in one of the most exciting and dramatic athletic events of the 20th century.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The family that fights together, stays together. Headed by reformed gangster Ricky, his wife Julia, and their two kids Zak and Paige, the Bevis family barely gets by wrestling for small audiences at dinky venues. When Zak and Paige have the once in a lifetime chance to audition for the WWE, the family has to navigate the trials that come with the bright lights and big money that comes with fame. Biopic of English WWE wrestler Paige.
Author
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
LeBron James and his son are trapped by a rogue AI in a Warner Bros.-themed digital universe where their only chance to free themselves is to form a basketball team out of Looney Tunes characters and compete against the AI's own team.
17) Major league
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version; Wild thing edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The new owner of the Cleveland Indians wants to move the franchise to Miami, and a losing season is her only ticket to Florida. So she signs the wildest bunch of screwballs to play on the team: her catcher is washed up, her pitcher is crazy, and her third baseman is more concerned about endorsements than grounders.
18) Creed II
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Rental [edition]; widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important...
19) McFarland, USA
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by the 1987 true story, the movie follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California₂s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an...
Language
English
Description
Morris Buttermaker is an alcoholic pest removal worker and for a very short period of time a former professional baseball player, is recruited to coach and train a failing baseball team. All of these twelve-year-olds have been thrown out of the league. After losing every game they have played in so far, the kids force the coach to straighten up and teach them how to win before the season is over.
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