Sports have been a favorite subject for storytellers since a primitive human first told others how much fun it was to whack a round rock with a stick. Author George Plimpton once wrote in the New York ...

With the Blue Jays determined to accomplish the impossible – who could possibly turn away from the screen to watch an ...

News of Robert Redford's death ignited a, shall we say, spirited debate among USA TODAY Sports aficionados about where the Hollywood legend's film, "The Natural", ranks in the pantheon of baseball ...

In the parlance of America’s pastime, Robert Redford and “The Natural” keyed a two-out rally for baseball movies. The 1980s were a golden era for baseball cinema: “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” ...

I was born a few months before Bull Durham opened in theaters and gave the world one of the best baseball movies of all time. Though I spent more time watching more age-appropriate sports movies like ...

Summer may be reaching its end, but it's not too late to commemorate this blistering-hot season with a great sports flick. And while there are a plethora of terrific films depicting each sport, none ...

7. Glory Days: This Bruce Springsteen classic looks back on Springsteen’s ‘Glory Days.’ His first verse focuses on his friendship with his former little league teammate, Joe DePugh. 6. Joe DiMaggio ...