With surprise wins over their higher profile Spanish opponents to thwart an expected Real Madrid-Barcelona title showdown, Chelsea faces Bayern Munich for the UEFA title Saturday in Bavaria. [...]
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Shortened season yields to the “second” season and the first round of the NBA playoffs offers some interesting matchups. [...] 100 Yards of Glory is a colorful and engaging coffee table book, filled with telling photos and insightful commentary covers nearly a century of the National Football League. From the Ice Bowl to the Immaculate Reception all the great plays as well as legendary coaches and brilliant dynasties are covered. [...] As the NBA regular season begins over the Christmas holiday weekend, we provide a quick trip around the league to assess the strengths and weakness in the different divisions and offer our view as to who will win it all in June. [...] In this tense combat sports film directed by Gavin O’Connor (“Miracle”), Tom Hardy stars as an ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past who returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach (Nick Nolte), to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. [...] He enjoyed outstanding success as a player and general manager for the Los Angeles Lakers, was voted one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players and his image has long been the NBA’s logo, but in his new book, West By West My Charmed, Tormented Life (co-authored by Jonathan Coleman), Jerry West presents a lot more of the dark shadows that have haunted him behind the glory of the arena spotlight. [...] Coinciding with the 2011 World Series, A&E Home Entertainment and Major League Baseball have assembled an impressive presentation of 10 exceptional and iconic games on DVD – BASEBALL’S GREATEST GAMES that include the clutch performances of players like Carlton Fisk, Bill Mazeroski and Derek Jeter. [...] From humble beginnings in 1961 when they started out in such places as Los Angeles’ Wrigley Field, the Angels franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary with two DVD titles. [...] After a few roster changes, Sony Pictures’ baseball film, Moneyball heads into the box office game led by Brad Pitt as the marquee player. Based on a true story, Pitt portrays Billy Beane, a former ballplayer who never met expectations before switching to the business side of the sport as the general manager of the Oakland A’s. Heading into the 2002 season, he faces a daunting situation: his small-market Oakland A’s have lost their star players (again) to big market clubs (and their enormous salaries) and is left to rebuild his team and compete with a third of their payroll. [...] |
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