11.   Or any of a dozen sports movies that feature a ragtag band of misfits who succeed against all odds.

12.   Shelton also seems somewhat concerned about being typecast as a director of sports movies.

13.   Sports movies remain popular because they are about dreams and achievements -- themes at the heart of narrative, film-making.

14.   The better sports movies catch the rhythms of the games they depict.

15.   The next HBO Sports film will be about sports movies, with Sylvester Stallone as host.

16.   The movie is either too low or too high, alternating between a gritty urban drama and a lighthearted sports movie.

17.   The way-mellow one has surrounded himself with the dumbest people ever assembled for a sports movie.

18.   With real-life athletes like Irvin, who needs sports movies?

19.   With the help of a Romanian translator, Crystal explained the script, and Muresan liked that it was not a sports movie and tentatively agreed to sign on.