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The Greatest Sports Movies Ever Made

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(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.

  • Rocky: The story of unknown fighter Rocky Balboa's rise to the heavyweight title grabbed three Academy Awards in 1976. The studio wanted Robert Redford to star, but Sylvester Stallone refused to give up his script if he didn't get the title role.
  • Slap Shot:: This perennial puckhead favorite stars Paul Newman as a coach trying to save a minor-league hockey team from extinction.
Click the link below for the full list.

This 1980 file photo shows Robert DeNiro in the film
This 1980 file photo shows Robert DeNiro in the film "Raging Bull." The film is among the American Film Institute's best genre movies.   (AP Photo/United Artists)
Sylvester Stallone starred in
Sylvester Stallone starred in "Rocky" and its five sequels.   (Getty Images)
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LibertyMan
Aug 13, 09 2:00 PM CDT
Oh come on, what about "Pride of The Yankees" starring Gary Cooper playing baseball great Lou Gerhig? Who can not shed a tear when Gary gives the famous farewell speech at the mound in Yankee stadium with his voice an echo....."today....I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth".....This should have been on the list....BOO to the Sports writers at the News who apparently can't think past 1980. Reply
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2-bits
Aug 13, 09 2:06 PM CDT
Hate to tell you, but it's on the list. "Click the link below for the full list."
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LibertyMan
Aug 13, 09 2:03 PM CDT
rutrow...my bad......but No. 10? Come on...top three for sure! Reply
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my-name-here
Aug 13, 09 2:18 PM CDT
Raging bull was great, but number one? Come on! Reply
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Forderon
Aug 13, 09 3:56 PM CDT
It's a good list but why the hell is Talledega Nights on the list? Reply
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