Sports have been a favorite subject for storytellers since a primitive human first told others how much fun it was to whack a round rock with a stick. Author George Plimpton once wrote in the New York ...

Between his iconic action role in The Matrix and its high-profile sequels, Keanu Reeves filmed a small baseball drama that is now largely forgotten. Brian Robbins’ 2001 baseball drama, Hardball, stars ...

Aug. 6, 2025: The Phillie Phanatic interacts with Philadelphia Phillies service dog Tugger during a break in action against the Baltimore Orioles at Citizens Bank Park.

Baseball is rapidly becoming a game of athletic excellence. Its players are stronger and fitter than ever. They throw faster, swing harder, and routinely make plays of astounding agility, the kind ...

Baseball has always been tailor-made for the movies—filled with drama, hope, heartbreak, and heroics. Whether it's kids on a sandlot or ghosts in a cornfield, Hollywood has captured the magic of ...

The history of baseball is in many ways the history of America itself. Its very nickname — America’s pastime — goes beyond the simplicity of a game, evoking a grandiosity that channels fundamental ...

In the parlance of America’s pastime, Robert Redford and “The Natural” keyed a two-out rally for baseball movies. The 1980s were a golden era for baseball cinema: “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” ...