Summary: In the late 1980's, the Detroit Red Wings worked to finally break their decades long Stanley Cup drought by extracting players from the Soviet Union, and in the process, changed the way North American hockey is played.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD 796.96 DVD Russian 2019

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RUS
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RUS

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD RUS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Ru

Summary: A former heavyweight boxing champion comes out of retirement to fight a 10 round exhibition bout against an opponent who is thirty years younger than he is.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ROC

Summary: A feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. The film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RED
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RED

Summary: "On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 136 years of baseball history, only 276 no-hitters have been recorded. Dock is the only pitcher to ever claim he accomplished his while high on LSD. During his 12 years in the major leagues, Dock lived the expression "Black is Beautiful!" He wore curlers on the field. He stepped out of his Cadillac wearing the widest...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NO

Summary: Minnesota is the heartland of US hockey, creating more skaters on the local rinks and in the NHL than any other state. Here, the senior boys of rival towns one an emerging dynasty, the other with a fabled past face down uncertain futures as they skate for the last chance to etch their names into local lore. Where Texas football has Friday Night Lights, Minnesota high school hockey has Hockeyland.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwich Entertainment 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC HOC

Summary: This documentary follows two inner-city basketball phenoms' lives through high school as they chase their dreams of playing in the NBA.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOO

Summary: Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe's attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC JOH

Summary: A gifted athlete from Fall River, Massachusetts, Chris Herren was a basketball legend before he left high school. After a troubled yet outstanding career at Fresno State, he would eventually fulfill his childhood dream of playing for the Boston Celtics, only to lose it all to a devastating addiction that nearly killed him. Award-winning director Jonathan Hock chronicles this powerful story of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNG

Summary: One of the most legendary games in the history of sports: Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968. Harvard and Yale, both teams undefeated for the first time since 1909, meet for the annual climax of the Ivy League football season. Yale and Harvard stage an unforgettable football contest that baffled even their own coaches. Using vintage footage and bracingly honest contemporary interviews with the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 HAR

Lindsay, Daniel

Summary: Follows a high school football team from inner-city Memphis, Tennessee, and the coach who hopes to turn the team around.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UND

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE UND

Wakefield, Tim

Summary: Explores the careers of two knuckleball pitchers and documents the difficulties and uncertainties of throwing a knuckleball.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2013

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KNU