Swank Suites Sweeten Stadiums

(NEWSER) - After a "bloody battle royale," the sports staff of the New York Daily News has anointed the best sports films of all time. Among the contenders:

• Raging Bull: Robert De Niro's knockout performance as boxer Jake LaMotta makes this one of the greatest movies of any kind ever produced.
• Hoosiers: The heartwarming underdog tale loosely based on a real Indiana basketball team beats out other hoops flicks.

When you're down, these clips can get you going

(NEWSER) - World got you down? Let one of these coaches buck you up: AskMen picks the best sports movie inspirational talks. The top five:

1. Kurt Russell, Miracle: “If we played ‘em 10 times, they might win nine. But not this game.”
2. Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday: “You find out life's this game of inches. So is football. The inches we need are everywhere around us.”

(NEWSER) - It may be apples and oranges, but if judged by the cold reality of “winning big tournaments,” Roger Federer is “the most dominant athlete of any major sport,” Shaun Powell writes for NBC Sports. His 15 Grand Slam titles edge out friend Tiger Woods' 14, and when it comes to measuring greatness, these tourneys are “about the only thing Federer and Woods care about, and all that matters at this stage of their careers.” More»

The economy has changed social etiquette

(NEWSER) - If you've got it, don't flaunt it. Forbes warns against boasting about these lavish purchases,:

1. As your friends' faces get droopy, it's not cool to discuss cosmetic surgery splurges.
2. The duck confit may have been exquisite, but resist describing a lavish meal.
3. Lest you suffer the same scrutiny as Michigan's Big Three, keep that private jet under wraps.

(NEWSER) - Just like their big-league heroes, Little League players compete each year in their own small-fry World Series. But Deadspin offers 10 reasons to cancel the big game:

1. Flat-brimmed caps: Learn to crease those caps boys.

2. Giving up home runs to Canada: No self-respecting team should lose to hockey players.

3. The National Anthem on violin: Is there anything less manly?