2009 August | Sport and Cinema.com

Golf Makes the Cut for the Olympics

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Paula Creamer and Michelle Wie striding in alongside Michael Phelps as part of the American team in the parade of athletes entering the main stadium for the Opening Ceremonies? [...]

2009 PGA Championships

Golf’s final major of the season gets underway today as the 91st PGA Championships take place at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota . As it was more than 80 years ago, the Wanamaker Trophy is still prized as one of the golf world’s greatest treasures and a tremendous field is present led by a man who already owns four of those trophies- Tiger Woods. [...]

Cooperstown Confidential: Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Chafets’ examination of the history of the institution that is supposed to represent the best of the American pastime, comes at an intriguing juncture when the sport is really at a crossroads especially regarding performance-enhanced drugs and their affect on long-standing records and of course the game itself. What role does character play? Do Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds deserve an asterisk, should they get voted into the Hall of Fame? [...]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Class of 2009

Over the weekend the sport’s eternal shrine in Canton, Ohio added a very impressive group of new members to its hallowed halls. In alphabetical order they are: [...]

“Tyson” on DVD

Oscar nominated writer/director James Toback (“Bugsy”) presents a no-holds-barred portrait of the controversial former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. [...]

Michael Vick and the UFL

Is the disgraced yet talented quarterback better off going to this new NFL development league? [...]

ESPN- The Mighty Book of Sports Knowledge: 101 Things You Need to Know About the Games We Love

The title says it all. The sports media giant has assembled a compelling potpourri of assorted facts, instruction and intriguing material across the full spectrum of athletic competition and more. [...]

Michael Schumacher: A Return to Form(ula)

Last week this site took a look at great athletes, like Lance Armstrong, some that retired on top and a few that tried to comeback including some that clearly shouldn’t have. With the bombshell that seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher will return to race for Ferrari after a three year retirement, just like Michael Jordan, Larry Holmes and Johnny Unitas, is he risking tarnishing his fantastic career? [...]

Los Angeles Lakers- NBA Champions: Special Edition DVD

Capped by a historic (Phil Jackson earns his 10th championship as a head coach, breaking the record he had shared with Red Auerbach) and gratifying (soothe an embarrassing loss to the Celtics in the previous year’s finals) win against the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals to earn their 15^th league crown in franchise history, this package contains all the highlights of the Lakers season. [...]

Billy Bob Thornton to Produce a Baseball Film

On the heels of news about the resurrection of the baseball drama, “Moneyball”, actor Billy Bob Thornton has announced he will return to the diamond on the silver screen as well, this time as a producer. [...]

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