-
-
2023., Adult, Warner Bros. Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Air Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son's immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.
-
-
1998., Palm Pictures Call No: DVD Fic Basketball Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Teamed with his friends Mickey, Neutron and Pedro, high school student Jim Carroll seems headed for a bright basketball career. But when pressures from his coach, his mom, and school seem to mount, Jim finds solace in all the wrong places, and the dark streets of New York begin to tear him apart.
-
-
-- Bataille des sexes2017., Adult, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Battle Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Emma Stone and Steve Carell bring their A game to this crowd-pleaser based on the electrifying true story of the 1973 tennis match between women's champion Billie Jean King (Stone) and former men's champ Bobby Riggs (Carell). As fierce rivals on opposite sides of the court and the gender equality issue, Billie Jean and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the sporting world. Filled with heart, humor and biting wit, Battle of the Sexes is a triumphant celebration of the historic contest that changed the game!"--Container.
-
-
[2010], p2009., Distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Blind Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.
-
-
2023., Adult, Universal Studios Call No: NEW DVD Fic Har Edition: Collector's edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
-
-
[2005], p1981., Pre-adolescent, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Chariots Edition: Two-disc special ed. ; widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Story of two English runners that were both driven by different means to win the Olympics. One used his faith in God, and the other his hatred of Anti-Semitism. Special Edition features include: additional scenes, interviews, featurettes, and more.
-
-
2005., General, Universal Studios Canada Call No: DVD Fic Cinderella Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning and suddenly, the ordinary working man became an icon who carried the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders. Eventually, he rose through the ranks and went on to fight the heavyweight champ, the unstoppable Max Baer.
-
-
2016., Adult, Warner Home Video Call No: BLK DVD Fic Creed Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
-
-
2019., Adult, 130, Distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Call No: BLK DVD Fic Creed 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 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 than family.
-
-
-- Creed 32023., Adult, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Call No: NEW DVD Fic Creed 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian a fighter who has nothing to lose.
-
-
2014, c1939., Columbia Pictures Call No: DVD Fic Golden Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A young and gifted violinist earns money for his education by prizefighting.
-
-
-- Robert Rossen's The hustler.[2007], General, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Hustler Edition: Collector's ed. ; 30. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom pool halls gets a real chance at fame when he faces the legendary Minnesota Fats in a personal competition.
-
-
[2003], c2002., General, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic I Spy Edition: Widescreen and fullscreen eds. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Alex is a federal intelligence agent who has been assigned to find a weapon which has gone missing: a stealth fighter jet which can turn invisible to the human eye. Alex learns a rogue agent has sold the jet to a powerful and unscrupulous underground arms dealer. It seems Gundars is a rabid boxing fan, so in order to get inside his organization, Scott recruits a longtime middleweight champion whose ego nearly exceeds his talent in the ring. The two personalities are like oil and water, and matters are hardly helped by the efforts of less-than-helpful fellow agents Rachael and Carlos.
-
-
2010, p2009., Warner Home Video Call No: BLK DVD Fic Invictus Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
-
-
-- Leather heads.c2008., General, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Leatherheads Edition: Widescreen [ed.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Dodge Connolly is a charming, brash football hero. He is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his team. Dodge hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Added to the team is Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field, he is a golden-boy war hero of WWI. Carter appears to be too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that's the case. Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. While she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams.
-
-
2005., Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Million Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Frankie is a former boxing manager who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. When he agrees to train her and she rises to the top, they form a special bond.
-
-
-- Money ball.[2011]., Columbia Pictures Industries : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Moneyball Edition: Widescreen version. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
-
-
2016., Adult, Entertainment One Films Canada Inc. Call No: DVD Fic Race Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history launches him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
-
-
1980., Adult, MGM Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Raging Edition: Widescreen and Standard Version. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother Joey falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, while fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's wife and most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage.
-
-
2011., Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Secretariat Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion.