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Sport And Cinema

Baseball’s Greatest Games DVD Collection

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. [...]

Casting Plans Revealed for Upcoming HBO Boxing Drama

Da Brick, a new series set in Newark, New Jersey with elements of former champion Mike Tyson’s upbringing, has announced its lead and several supporting players. [...]

Twins vs. Braves Classic 1991 World Series

The 1991 world series had it all – stellar defensive play; savvy moves by both managers; Kirby Puckett pumping his fist as he circled the bases after his 11th-inning home run off Charlie Leibrandt to win Game 6, and Veteran Jack Morris caps it with an extraordinary Game 7 pitching performance against the relentless Braves with a 10 inning masterpiece in a game that had only one run. [...]

NBC Is Ready for Some Football

With the flurry of programming announcements from NBC at the Television Critics Association (TCA) conference in Los Angeles touting mostly new dramatic, comedic and reality series, perhaps the most important was revealing plans for the highest rated prime time show in all of television, Sunday Night Football and using the powerful platform of Super Bowl XLVI to promote its new shows. [...]

ESPN Reportedly the Star of a New Film

The cable sports giant, ESPN, is reportedly going to become the subject of a new film. [...]

ESPN Classic To Become the New Cable Home for Friday Night Lights

Fans of the Friday Night Lights television series will once again be able to recapture the drama of the Dillon Panthers as ESPN will air the entire series with episodes set to premiere on July 12. [...]

NBCU Wins Olympic TV Rights Through 2020

According to an Associated Press report, NBC, bidding against ESPN/ABC and Fox, has retained the U.S. Olympic television rights in a four-games deal through 2020 worth more than $4 billion. [...]