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From 1981 to 1983, the Dunbar High School boys' basketball team in Baltimore was arguably the best high school basketball team that ever played. Over two seasons, they went 59-0, and eleven players on their rosters went off to Division I programs. Four would become future NBA players: David Wingate, Reggie Williams, Tyrone 'Muggsy' Bogues and Reggie Lewis, three of them making history by being selected together in the first round of the 1987 draft....
3) Trojan war
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When Pete Carroll took over the football program at USC after the 2000 season, the once-great Trojans were under siege. But thanks to his football knowledge, upbeat personality and recruiting skills, Southern Cal was soon back atop the college football world as home attendance skyrocketed, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush won Heismans and the Trojans put together a 34-game winning streak.
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On October 15, 1988, Notre Dame hosted the University of Miami in what would become one of the greatest games in college football history. It was tradition vs. swagger, the No. four-ranked Fighting Irish versus the No. one-ranked Hurricanes, one coaching star, Lou Holtz, versus another, Jimmy Johnson. However, the name still attached to the contest came from a t-shirt manufactured by a few Notre Dame Students: "Catholics vs. Convicts."
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An essential examination of the rise and fall of Orenthal James Simpson, and parallels between his incredible story with that of race in America. This critically-acclaimed documentary series reveals how he first became a football star, why America fell in love with him off the field, what happened in the trial for his ex-wife₂s murder, and finally, why he is now sitting in jail for another crime 20 years later.
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A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure. In 2001, sports entertainment titans Dick Ebersol and Vince McMahon launched the XFL. It was hardly the first time a league had tried to compete with the NFL, but the brash audacity of the bid, combined with the personalities and charisma of Ebersol and McMahon and the marketing behemoths of their respective companies, NBC and WWE, captured headlines and a sense of undeniable...
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With his outsized personality and ferocious punches, Mike Tyson cast a commanding shadow over boxing in the 1980s and '90s. Even when 'Iron Mike' was in prison, the heavyweight division belonged to him. Meanwhile, Evander Holyfield endured years of delay for the opportunity to take down Tyson. By the time of their much-hyped and oft-delayed heavyweight title bout in November of 1996, Holyfield was 34 and considered past his prime. Four years younger,...
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"On Valentine's Day 1993, 17-year-old high school basketball and football star Allen Iverson was bowling in Hampton, Virginia when an argument erupted into a brawl, pitting Iverson's African-American friends against a group of white patrons. The fallout from the fight and the subsequent trial landed Iverson a lengthy prison sentence and sharply divided the city along racial lines."--Container.
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ESPN Films' Nature Boy bares the soul of someone whom millions of fans think they know. Propelled by two rousing yet brutally honest interviews with Flair conducted sixteen months apart, the film traces his epic career-from the creation of his blond Adonis character, through the glory days of the NWA and The Four Horsemen, to his poignant last years in the ring.
11) Tommy
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Chronciles the turbulent life and career of heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison, who rose to fame after he was given a starring role in the motion picture Rocky V. Focuses on Morrison's final years, in which he dealt with drug addiction, imprisonment, and AIDS.
12) Believeland
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There's a special place on the southern shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River known as Cleveland. Directed by Ohio native Andy Billman, this evocative documentary will take viewers on a trip that goes back 50 years and captures the seminal ups and downs of the once-thriving metropolis.
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In 1982, Raiders owner Al Davis moved his team from Oakland to Los Angeles where the squad captivated a large numbers of black and Hispanic fans in L.A. at a time when gang warfare, immigration, and the real estate boom were rapidly changing the city. The L.A. Raiders morphed into a worldwide brand as the team's colors, swagger, and anti-establishment ethos became linked with gangsta rap and the hip-hop scene. Rapper Ice Cube explores how pro football's...
14) What Carter lost
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Recounts the 1988 championship season of the David Carter Cowboys, the football team of David Wendel Carter High School in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas, and the rash of armed robberies that followed, in which six members of the team participated.
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Seventeen-year old Nick Young and his family cope with the murder of Young's older brother who was killed thirteen years earlier. When Nick becomes one of the nation's top basketball recruits, the family places all its hopes in the basketball aspirations of its youngest son. As Nick struggles to graduate and raise his SAT scores, he carries on, facing each challenge with the same qualities he displays on the court: grace, perseverance, and an indomitable...
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There are rivalries, and then there is the Boston Celtics vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. This critically-acclaimed film not only gets to the heart of the greatest tug-of-war in NBA history, but also shows how their three riveting Finals in four years in the 1980s fueled the popularity of the NBA. Director Jim Podhoretz presents a fabulous cast of characters who would change the NBA and open America's collective mind.
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Through the poetic lens of visionary filmmaker Albert Maysles, Muhammad and Larry explores the unique and poignant relationship between two great boxers and two remarkable men who were more than just competitors. They were once teacher and student, and remain close friends. Combines one-of-a-kind, never-before-seen archival footage with newly-produced reflective conversations with boxing experts, luminaries, and those who were at the fight. Maysles...