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Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After the unexpected death of his wife, a sportswriter finds himself consumed with grief and completely unprepared to raise two boys. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he takes a 'just say yes' approach to parenting. And as freedom reigns, chaos ensues.
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Sportswriter Judd Mackie has earned fame with his scathing columns. Women's tennis pro Stevie Corbett is a favorite target of his sarcastic prose. In his view, she's too focused on being a cute, crowd-pleaser to be taken seriously as an athlete on the court. What Stevie's nemesis doesn't know is that she's suffering a medical condition that's all too serious and potentially ruinous to her career. When Judd uncovers the sensational story, he recognizes...
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
224 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Tired of the tedium of the PGA tour, forty-seven-year-old, twice-divorced journalist Jack Brannon, who covers golf for a major sports magazine, decides to turn his attention to the hot new teenagers reviving interest in the LPGA tour, especially gorgeous Ginger Clayton.
8) Funny farm
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Manhattan sportswriter abandons his career for life in the country.
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Publisher
Los Angeles Times
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
viii, 313 p. ; 23 cm.
Description
In Plaschke: good sports, spoilsports, foul balls and oddballs, this much honored sportswriter has collected nearly 70 of his favorite and best-remembered stories from the Los Angeles Times for readers to savor once again. Included are the heartwarming stories of Sarah Morris, who writes about the Los Angeles Dodgers despite her struggle with cerebral palsy, and Andrea Jaeger, the former teen tennis ace who runs a camp for children with life threatening...
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"As a reporter, columnist, editor, and pioneer of sports talk radio, the Steamer dished out insight and understanding to Southern California sports fans while Los Angeles grew into a sports empire. On his watch, L.A. acquired the Rams from Cleveland, the Dodgers from Brooklyn, and the Lakers from Minneapolis. He covered them all while they won championships for the city. It was the same with USC football, UCLA basketball, the horse races, and boxing...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 504 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ray Barone is a Long Island sportswriter who has wife, Debra, and the family of his dreams. Unfortunately, their life of bliss is constantly being interrupted by Ray's bickering parents, Frank and Marie, as well as his dopey brother Robert, who all live close by to Ray and Debra and are constantly dropping in.
13) The program
Publisher
eOne
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An Irish sports journalist searches for evidence that will expose cyclist Lance Armstrong's alleged use of banned substances.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Erik Kernan is an up-and-coming sports reporter who rescues a homeless man only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect the Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
16) Leatherheads
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Dodge Connolly is a charming, brash football hero. He is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his team. Dodge hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Added to the team is Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. Carter has dashing good...
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"A lively and colorful account of the 1969 NBA Finals--one of the greatest upsets in basketball history--through the eyes of future sports writing legend Leigh Montville, who was covering the coast-to-coast event as a brand-new twenty-four-year-old reporter for The Boston Globe"--
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (510 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow the team of smart people responsible for putting on a nightly live sports news show. They're funny, disciplined, capable and fast-thinking--a group of consummate professionals--except when it comes to their personal lives.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
viii, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
A bittersweet memoir of the author's 1970s childhood nostalgically shares observations of his family life as it was shaped by influences ranging from the Steve Miller Band and Saturday morning cartoons to Bic pens and Schwinn Sting-Ray bikes.
20) Nine for IX
Publisher
Team Marketing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (630 min.) : sd.,col. ; 4 3/4 in. sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines influential female athletes, coaches, reporters, and personalities from the past four decades of sports history in celebration of Title IX's 40th anniversary.
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