For four action-packed weeks in June and July 2010, the largest international television audience to ever follow a single event will be watching FIFA’s soccer World Cup in South Africa. But as the nations of [...]
Set against the powerful imagery and blazing action of the game of soccer, six stories intertwine in a moving examination of the social influence of the game around the world.
One of the most riveting documentaries ever to be made on the sport of boxing, THE LAST ROUND chronicles the extraordinary events leading up to the day that George Chuvalo, a real life Rocky Balboa type underdog from working-class Toronto, took on the man known simply as “The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali.
Writer/director Anthony O’Brien takes high school drama to the mat. He stars as high school wrestler Lee Bishop who must compete against his sister Tina’s natural talent when she decides to join the boy’s team, [...]
Return to ancient Greece and witness the Bacchanalian excess and raw competition of THE FIRST OLYMPICS. While the gods looked down, brutal contests of boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, and an early form of no-holds-barred fighting [...]
1969 NEW YORK METS vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 1986 NEW YORK METS vs. BOSTON RED SOX All the classic moments of the New York Mets® 1969 and 1986 World Series® Championships are digitally preserved on this [...]
He was a gifted athlete whose greatest professional feat was challenging the ignominious color barrier that once plagued the world of American sports. In college, Jackie Robinson was an All-American baseball, football, basketball, and track [...]
For over 75 years, the Harlem Globetrotters have brought laughter and delight to millions with their ball-handling wizardry and wacky stunts. Yet the team has a surprisingly serious history-in fact, they were instrumental in breaking [...]
He is perhaps the greatest sports hero in American history. George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr., was more than just a ballplayer – he was a beloved public figure whose popularity at one time seemed to [...]