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Movies With Sports Themes

         In a new TV game show, which seems to be built on a concept of Family Feud, I was inspired by one of the tasks. The first half of the show, the contestants guess what the average person in a survey said, not necessarily correct. The last half the contestants who lasted through that make bets on the host completing a task.

         The one that caught my attention was to name movies with sports themes. They don't have to be about the sport, but will have the sport as a major part of story. I guessed more than the host did. I found afterward that I was still trying to remember the names of ones I had seen. You could do that with almost any theme. For example, at Christmas, someone always asks for movies with Christmas themes. Some of them are far fetched because Christmas is not a major theme, but is an element of time and activity.

         Titles I came up with include Chariots of Fire, Talladega Nights, Days of Thunder, The Replacements, A League of Their Own, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Angel in the Outfield, The Mighty Ducks, and Major League. Of course, there is Rocky, Rocky II, Raging Bull, Million Dollar Baby, Blades of Glory, Happy Gilmore, Caddyshack, The Swimmer (Burt Lancaster), The Longest Yard (Burt Reynolds). And so many more I can't remember or have never seen.

         Drop me a note if you think of one I haven't listed. I might think of more next week.