Summary: Miguel 'Sugar' Santos is a talented Dominican baseball player who longs to break into the American big league and earn the money needed to support his impoverished family. He is a talented pitcher who might just have what it takes to earn a prized spot on a Major League Baseball team. Before that happens he'll have to prove his worth in the minor leagues. Advancing in baseball's minor league...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009

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Summary: Tells how the Oakland Athletics general manager, Billy Beane, tried to use statistics to find better players without resorting to the larger budgets big-market teams were able to employ.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2012

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Moneyball 2012

Summary: Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 2019

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CRE

Summary: Creed: Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: SDS 2023

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Summary: The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie 12 2021

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Summary: Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson, and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CAR

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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Movie Cars 2006

Summary: Four young men form Jamaica's first bobsled team, in hopes of competing at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Loosely based on a true story.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Video 1998

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD COO RATED PG

Summary: Follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen, hoping he will turn the world's worst soccer team around in this humorous and heartfelt underdog story.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Summary: In the small town of Norway, Iowa, the high school baseball team is led by legendary Coach Jim Van Scoyoc who has won 19 State Championships. But the small town heroes are dealt a series of unexpected blows that threaten to rob them of their 20th championship win. Talk of a school merger gets serious and Coach Scoyoc is fired. His replaced is his 24-year-old assistant coach, Kent Stock. Failure...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Final 2007

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

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

Summary: Michael Jordan is "recruited" from his baseball team to help the Looney Tunes characters defeat a group of aliens in a basketball game where the stakes are their freedom for all time.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. 2011

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

Summary: Based on Tim Winton's award-winning and international bestselling novel set in mid-70s coastal Australia. Two teenage boys, hungry for discovery, form an unlikely friendship with a mysterious older adventurer who pushes them to take risks that will have a lasting and profound impact on their lives.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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Summary: A young girl is torn between adhering to family traditions and attaining super-stardom on the soccer field.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox 2003

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BEN

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

Summary: The family that fights together, stays together. Headed by reformed gangster Ricky, his wife Julia, and their two kids Zak and Paige, the Bevis family barely gets by wrestling for small audiences at dinky venues. When Zak and Paige have the once in a lifetime chance to audition for the WWE, the family has to navigate the trials that come with the bright lights and big money that comes with fame.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FIG

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

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

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

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Summary: The protagonist of this metaphysical fable is Rannulph Junah, Southern aristocrat and World War I hero. In a tournament in Savannah, he defeats two golf pros by following the teachings of his guru, Bagger Vance, a black mystic serving as his caddie.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2001

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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD LEG

Gyllenhaal, Jake

Summary: After a personal tragedy results in the loss of his home, daughter, and self-esteem, boxer Billy Hope fights to regain his life and the championship.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay 2015

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

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SOU RATED R

Summary: Santiago Munez, an immigrant from Los Angeles, is given the chance to go to England to pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer player. This underdog must prove he has the talent, passion, and determination to triumph against all odds.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Entertainment 2006

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

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

Summary: Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus-who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat-refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickie, an...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. 2012

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TRO RATED PG-13

Summary: Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus--who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat--refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickie, an...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2012

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TRO

Summary: From award-winning director Ben Affleck, it reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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

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

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

Summary: Guru Pitka is an American-born, Indian-raised guru who was taught to become an expert in matters of love. Now, a world famous spiritual advisor, he guides hundreds of followers. A way for Pitka to increase his popularity is by helping to heal the troubled relationship between Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player Darren Roanoke and his wife, Prudence. Jane Bullard is the owner of the Maple Leafs...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY LOV

Summary: Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CRE RATED PG-13

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CRE