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In what will what likely go down as one of the more memorable matches in tennis history, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Spain’s Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 on Sunday to win the Australian Open in the longest Grand Slam final of the Open Era. The top-ranked Djokovic won his third consecutive major title and third Australian Open.

Sports movies scored well for the 2012 Academy Awards earning nominations in multiple categories

“Moneyball”, the business of baseball story, garnered a half-dozen nominations including Best Picture.

From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment comes “Moneyball” onto DVD, a film using the business of baseball as a backdrop to examine what drives people to take risks. Based on Michael Lewis’s non-fiction book of the same name, this is 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 acquire players.

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.

In time for the holiday shopping rush comes the entire set of thirty films now combined into one DVD package (and available on Blu-ray) from ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 series, a compelling “television film festival”. The 30 for 30 Limited Edition Collector Set is packaged in a collectible box & contains 30 for 30 Gift Sets Volume 1 & Volume 2 as well as an exclusive retro ESPN hat featuring the company’s original logo.

Legendary Pictures announced that Chadwick Boseman, who has appeared on “Justified,” “Fringe” and “Castle,” will play Dodger baseball great Jackie Robinson and will be joined by Harrison Ford to play Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers GM who with Jackie Robinson broke the color line in baseball in 1947.

More important than being a Cardinal or Ranger fan, the 2011 World Series will go down for anyone who appreciates the sport as one of the true Fall Classics of All-time and now Major League Baseball Productions presents all 7 games on 8 DVDs.

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.

After gaining some exposure at a few film festivals, “Berlin 36”, a small-budget movie from a major historic event — the Olympic Games held in Nazi-controlled Germany – is now in general release in the U.S.

Premiering on ESPN Tuesday night is a new documentary film that chronicles the story of Chuck Wepner, the Man Behind the Legend