Rugby has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country’s success in the sport has been a true source of Afrikaner pride. When the 50 year old policies and entrenched injustices of apartheid were finally overthrown in 1994, Nelson Mandela’s new government began rebuilding a nation badly in need of racial unity. So the world was watching when South Africa played host to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Though they only had one non-white player, the South African Springboks gained supporters of all colors as they made an improbable run into the final match where they beat the heavily favored New Zealand team. When Mandela himself marched to the center of the pitch cloaked in a Springbok jersey and shook hands with the captain of the South African team, two nations became one. Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and director Cliff Bestall tell the emotional story of that cornerstone moment and what it meant to South Africa’s healing process.

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In late March of 1984, a moving company secretly packed up the Baltimore Colts’ belongings and its fleet of vans snuck off in the darkness of the early morning, leaving a city of deeply devoted fans in shock and disbelief. More than most NFL teams, the Colts were an integral part of the city, and fans struggled to cope with losing the team they loved.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson (Rain Man, The Natural), himself a long-standing Baltimore Colts’ fanatic, probes the changing relationship of sports to community and tells the story of the city’s loss through the eyes of the Baltimore Colt’s Marching Band. For the 12 years that the city was without an NFL team, the band continued to play, acting as musical ambassadors for the city, keeping football alive until the NFL returned. Bonus features include Robert Irsay's controversial press conference, the Baltimore Colts fight song, interviews & director's statements.

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UPC# 825452506159

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By the mid-1980s, Paul Westhead had worn out his welcome in the NBA. The best offer he could find came from an obscure small college with little history of basketball. In the same city where he had won an NBA championship with Magic & Kareem, Westhead was determined to perfect his non-stop run-and-gun offensive system at Loyola Marymount. His shoot-first offense was magic – if you had the right personnel. When Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble, two talented players from Westhead’s hometown of Philadelphia, arrived gift-wrapped at his doorstep, Westhead got the talent he needed. With Gathers & Kimble leading a record-scoring charge, Westhead’s system suddenly dazzled the world of college basketball and turned conventional thinking on its head. But then, early in the 1989-90 season, Gathers collapsed during a game and was diagnosed with an abnormal heartbeat. Determined to play, Gathers returned three games later, but in less than three months, he tragically died on the court. Working with both Westhead and Kimble, Oscar-winning director Bill Couturié tells a fast-paced and emotionally moving story of innovation, triumph and tragedy.

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UPC# 825452506371

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On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen. The Edmonton Oilers, fresh off their fourth Stanley Cup victory in five years, signed a deal and exported Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian national treasure and the greatest hockey player ever to play the game, to the Los Angeles Kings in a multi-player, multi-million dollar deal. As bewildered Oiler fans struggled to make sense of the unthinkable, fans in Los Angeles were rushing to purchase season tickets at a rate so fast it overwhelmed the Kings box office. Overnight, a franchise largely overlooked in its 21-year existence was suddenly playing to sellout crowds and standing ovations, and a league often relegated to “little brother” status exploded from 21 teams to 30 in less than a decade.

Acclaimed director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom) presents the captivating story of the trade that knocked the wind out of an entire country, and placed a star-studded city right at the humble feet of a 27-year-old kid, known simply as “The Great One.” Bonus features include deleted scenes and director's statements.

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The NFL Today on CBS was one of the preeminent sports programs on television in the early 1980s. It was a perfect combination of reporting, analysis, predictions, humor and talent. But there was no personality on the show more popular than Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, to Greek immigrants, Jimmy overcame childhood tragedy, moved to Las Vegas, and eventually became the biggest name in the world of sports handicapping. When CBS added him as an analyst on The NFL Today, “The Greek” further increased his stature as a national folk hero and helped bring sports gambling into the mainstream.

From his rise to respectability to his tragic demise, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Fritz Mitchell takes a uniquely personal look at Jimmy’s life. With interviews from his family, friends & CBS co-workers, including Brent Musberger, Phyllis George and Dan Rather, The Legend of Jimmy the Greek provides a humanizing glimpse into the life & downfall of an American sports icon. DVD bonus features include director's statements, extended interviews, plus Monday Night Countdown's "Throwback" segment and an Outside The Lines interview with Brent Musburger, Phyllis George and Irv Cross.

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UPC# 825452506197

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In October of 1980, Muhammad Ali came out of retirement attempting to become world heavyweight champion for an unprecedented fourth time. Some close aides and observers worried whether he still had enough in his battle-worn 38-year-old body to pull off another miracle. His opponent, Larry Holmes, had broken into boxing as Ali’s sparring partner en route to the world title, but still struggled to escape from his mentor’s towering shadow. In the weeks of training leading up to the fight, legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens) took an intimate look at Ali as he masterfully entertained onlookers at his camp in Deer Lake, PA, trying to convince them - and perhaps himself - that he was indeed still “The Greatest.” At the same time, Maysles turned his camera on the hardworking, tell-it-like-it-is Holmes, as he diligently trained in his hometown of Easton, PA attempting to bring down the closing curtain on Ali’s illustrious career.

Here for the first time is the compelling never-before-seen footage from the build-up to the title fight, accompanied by newly-produced, reflective conversations filmed by directors Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan (Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!) with surviving members and experts from the Ali and Holmes camps (including Larry Holmes, Angelo Dundee, Wali Muhammad, Dr. Ferdie Pacheco and Bert Sugar). Muhammad and Larry tells the poignant, at times amusing, but ultimately heart-wrenching story of the battle between these two great friends and warriors -- and the fight that changed them, and boxing history, forever.

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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.

Oscar nominee Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returns to his hometown of Hampton, where he once played basketball, to take a personal look at this still-disputed incident and examine its impact on Iverson and the whole community.

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UPC# 825452506302

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In 2004, Heisman Trophy winner and professional football running back Ricky Williams traded adulation and a mansion in South Florida for anonymity and a $7 a night tent in Australia. Failing two drug tests and rumored to have failed a third, his decision to retire created a media frenzy that dismantled his reputation. But while most in the media thought Williams was ruining his life by leaving football, Ricky thought he was saving it.

With interviews from family, friends, teammates and former coaches, filmmaker Sean Pamphilon takes a revealing look at one of football’s most fascinating athletes and his five-year hiatus from the game –and how his journey ultimately led to redemption as father, husband and teammate.

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UPC# 825452506326

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In 1980, a group of writers and academics - and most importantly, baseball fans - met at La Rotisserie Francaise in New York City and created a new game: Rotisserie Baseball. The idea was simple: create your own imaginary baseball team with real baseball players and follow their statistics. With the rise of the internet, their "silly little game" quickly grew in popularity, eventually exploding into a multi-billion dollar industry and revolutionizing the way fans watch and participate in sports. Today, Fantasy Sports has over 30 million participants and a league for almost every sport imaginable. Directors Adam Kurland and Lucas Jansen tell the little-known story of the original fantasy baseball league and its "founding fathers," who never foresaw how their creation would take off and ultimately leave them behind.

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In 1983, the upstart United States Football League (USFL) had the audacity to challenge the almighty NFL, signing three straight Heisman Trophy winners and future NFL stars Steve Young, Reggie White and Doug Flutie. In its inaugural season, the 12-team league played before crowds that averaged 25,000 and garnered respectable TV ratings, winning over new fans with its aura of fun and flamboyance.

But with success came expansion and new owners, including a certain high profile and impatient real estate baron whose vision was at odds with the league’s founders. Soon, the USFL was reduced to waging a desperate anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL, which yielded an ironic verdict that effectively forced the league out of business. Now, almost a quarter of a century later, Academy Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning director Mike Tollin, a former USFL employee, showcases the remarkable influence of those three years on football history and attempts to answer the question, “Who Killed the USFL?” Bonus features include deleted scenes, footage of Donald Trump watching a USFL game, the USFL opening sequence, director's statements and a blooper reel.

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UPC# 825452506166

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In 1982, Raiders owner Al Davis beat the NFL in court and moved his team from Oakland to Los Angeles. With a squad as colorful as its owner, the Raiders 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 Gap” and the hip-hop scene that was permeating South Central Los Angeles. Rapper-turned-filmmaker Ice Cube was not only witness to this evolution, he was also a part of it. As a member of the notorious rap group N.W.A, Ice Cube helped make the silver and black culturally significant to a new generation and demographic. Still a die-hard Raiders fan, Cube will explore the unlikely marriage between the NFL’s rebel franchise and America’s glamour city, and show how pro football’s outlaw team became the toast of La La Land.

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UPC# 825452506340

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While rival drug cartels warred in the streets and the country’s murder rate climbed to highest in the world, the Colombian national soccer team set out to blaze a new image for their country. What followed was a mysteriously rapid rise to glory, as the team catapulted out of decades of obscurity to become one of the best teams in the world. Central to this success were two men named Escobar: Andrés, the captain and poster child of the National Team, and Pablo, the infamous drug baron who pioneered the phenomenon known in the underworld as “Narco-soccer.” But just when Colombia was expected to win the 1994 World Cup and transform its international image, the shocking murder of Andres Escobar dashed the hopes of a nation.

Through archival film and current interviews with family and key informants, directors Michael & Jeff Zimbalist investigate the secret marriage of crime and sport, to uncover the glory, tragedy and surprising connections between the murders of Andres and Pablo. Loaded with bonus features including extended interviews.

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UPC# 825452506357

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Reggie Miller single-handedly crushed the heart of New York Knick fans multiple times. But it was the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals which solidified Miller as Public Enemy #1 in New York City. With moments to go in Game 1 and facing a seemingly insurmountable deficit of 105-99, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to give his Indiana Pacers an astonishing victory. This career-defining performance, combined with his on-court give-and-take with Knicks fan Spike Lee, helped establish Miller's legend as "The Garden's Greatest Villain."

Through thrilling highlights and engaging interviews with Miller, his sister Cheryl, Spike Lee, Patrick Ewing and many others, Peabody Award-winning director Dan Klores uses humor and wit to capture the intensity of a rivalry between two cities and create a "terrifically entertaining piece of work*" critics were calling "a must see**." (*The New York Post, **Los Angeles Times). An Official 2010 Sundance Film Festival Selection. Bonus features include Reggie Miller & Spike Lee's 1998 interview on Up Close, John Starks, Cheryl Miller & Greg Anthony's roundtable discussion on Reggie's last game at Madison Square Garden, Extended Interviews, Deleted Scenes & Director's Statements.

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UPC# 825452506210

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When rising superstar Len Bias dropped dead two days after being selected as the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft, he forever altered our perception of casual drug use and became the tipping point of America's drug crisis in the mid-80s. Future generations continue to face the harsh punishment of drug policies that were influenced by the public outcry after his heartbreaking death. Instead of becoming an NBA star, he became a one-man deterrent, the athlete who reminded everyone just how dangerous drug use can be.
More than two decades later, his tragic death still leaves more questions than answers. How could a University of Maryland superstar and Boston Celtics’ lottery pick be derailed by a cocaine binge? In the most ambitious, comprehensive and uncompromising account of Bias' life and death ever captured on film, up-and-coming director Kirk Fraser interviews Bias' closest teammates, friends and family in an effort to determine exactly what happened on that fateful night. Bonus materials include additional interview footage with Michael Wilbon, Lefty Driesell, James Brown and Bob Wagner, University of Maryland and Lincoln Theatre premieres, as well as the 2009 Outside the Lines segment on Bias' tragic death.

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UPC# 825452506180

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