1976’s Oscar winner for Best Picture cracks the top five on Travis Barrett’s list of best sports movies of all-time.
Travis Barrett
Staff Writer
Travis Barrett covers sports for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, including high school soccer, hockey and lacrosse, as well as local auto racing. An award-winning sports writer, he returned to Maine in 2005 after covering professional and college beats in Rhode Island. He has worked in public relations and sports marketing fields during a five-year hiatus from journalism, including a stint as a social media consultant to NASCAR. Travis lives in Oakland with his wife, Sara, and children, Cooper and Samantha. During his off-hours, he openly roots for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins and Liverpool Football Club, while just as openly rooting for anyone playing against the New England Patriots.
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Sidelines: ‘The Natural’ bats No. 6 in this sports movie lineup
1984 movie starring Robert Redford is one of best baseball movies ever made, Travis Barrett writes.
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Led by a determined group of players with a famous football coach, the Tigers took Class A by storm in 1980.
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Auto racing notes: Austin Theriault taking wait-and-see approach to this season
Like athletes in all sports, Fort Kent native hopes to be back on track soon.
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Sidelines: “Caddyshack” still hilarious at 40 and is No. 7 on all-time list
Golf film has jokes galore and is No. 7 on Travis Barrett’s all-time Top 10 sports movies.
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Sidelines: Largely overlooked, ‘Seabiscuit’ was America’s call to post
No. 8 on Travis Barrett’s top 10 sports movies of all time, an overlooked horse galvanized a nation.
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Sidelines: ‘The Wrestler’ checks in at No. 10 on all-time favorite sports movies list
The 2009 film shows an entertainer grappling with his identity, as Robin Ramzinski thinks he is more important to him than who he actually is, Travis Barrett writes.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Remember When: The 2016 Madison softball team rose to the occasion
Commitment to summer tournaments and creating a culture of community turned Bulldogs back into powerhouse.
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Sidelines: Slapstick made “Slap Shot” cultural icon, and it checks in at No. 9 on favorite sports movie list
1977 cult hockey classic deserves spot on sports movies’ Mount Rushmore, Travis Barrett writes.
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Auto racing notebook: Delayed start to season will have local effect
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