The Replay: Sports on the Big Screen

"Lords of Dogtown" chronicles the rise of the California-based Z-Boys skate team in the 1970's. This skate team revolutionized skateboarding and changed the sport forever. But how did the real life Z…

“Coach Carter” tells the story of Ken Carter, a businessman who takes a job as the head coach of his alma mater, Richmond High School in California. Through unconventional methods, he teaches his pla…

“Remember The Titans” is a powerful movie that tells the story of the newly integrated TC Williams High School Football Team in Virginia, 1971 overcoming adversity to win the state championship. It’s…

You don’t have to be a football fan to love “Rudy”. This beloved story of an underdog making his way to Notre Dame and defying all odds to play on the football team is truly inspirational. In this ep…

This week, we take you back to 1919, the year that eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. While it’s almost impossible to know e…

Muhammad Ali is one of the most well-known, and celebrated athletes of all time. He was known not only for his incredible success in the boxing ring, and his larger-than-life personality, but also fo…

Miracle tells the story of the 1980 United States Men’s hockey team, captained by Mike Eruzione, that defied all odds and beat the villainous, dominant Soviets en route to one of the most miraculous …

Of the countless sports movies that have been released over the past thirty years, Cool Runnings might be the most culturally significant. Released in 1993, the film tells the story of the Jamaican B…

High School basketball is like a religion to those in Indiana. This is why the story of the small-town Milan High School basketball team winning the State Championship in 1954 inspired Indiana Native…

In the first episode of “The Replay: Sports on the Big Screen”, we take you back to 1943, to the dawn of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Through first-hand anecdotes told by two …

Since the inception of cinema, there have been hundreds of films that have used sports as a vessel for their narrative drama. From silent-comedies like Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman, to dramatic biopic…