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  June 24, 2020
  

  Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel sports staff ranks its top 10 sports movies

  Terrific comedies and touching dramas make presence felt on everyone's lists.

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  June 24, 2020
  

  Sidelines: ‘Bull Durham’ earns top spot as best sports movie of all-time

  Travis Barrett ranks the 1988 film about life in the minor leagues No. 1.

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  June 17, 2020
  

  Sidelines: The ‘Miracle On Ice’ was more than just a hockey game

  'Miracle,' No. 2 on Travis Barrett's list of best sports movies ever made, perfectly reproduced the concept at the heart of Herb Brooks' team-building.

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  June 10, 2020
  

  Sidelines: ‘Raging Bull’ takes the title as best of the ring genre

  Stellar cast led by Martin Scorcese's eye puts audience right in the center of the fight game, Travis Barrett writes.

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  June 3, 2020
  

  Sidelines: ‘Hoosiers’ is the greatest story of basketball in rural America

  At No. 4 on his Top 10 sports movies of all-time, Travis Barrett says film still resonates today.

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  May 27, 2020
  

  Sidelines: Even in the end, ‘Rocky’ is a big winner

  1976's Oscar winner for Best Picture cracks the top five on Travis Barrett's list of best sports movies of all-time.

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  May 20, 2020
  

  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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  May 13, 2020
  

  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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  May 6, 2020
  

  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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  May 6, 2020
  

  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.

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