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From the mean streets of Detroit rises the newest superstar of professional wrestling, Xavier Cold, better known as Phenomenal X. His muscular physique makes men cower before him and women lose their minds with desire. Anna Cortez is fresh out of college and naïve to the harsh realities of the real world. Tired of living under the thumb of her conservative family, she defies them when she accepts a job as the assistant to wrestling's most notorious bad boy.

Since he got fired in spectacular fashion from his newspaper job last year, former investigative reporter Liam Mulligan has been piecing together a new life - one that straddles both sides of the law. He's getting some part-time work with his friend McCracken's detective agency. He's picking up beer money by freelancing for a local news website. And he's looking after his semi-retired mobster friend's bookmaking business. But Mulligan still manages to find trouble.

Molti credono che sia soffice e bianca, ma quando si è sommersi sotto di lei, la neve è nera come la notte. Lo sa bene Nanni Settembrini, guida e capo del Soccorso alpino, che anno dopo anno delle valanghe ha imparato un'unica cosa: sono un capriccio di neve senza spiegazione, ed evitarle è questione di secondi. Sembra confermarlo anche la telefonata che Settembrini riceve il primo giorno d'estate: dal monte Bianco si è staccato un seracco, e gli alpinisti scampati alla morte sostengono che altri non sono stati altrettanto fortunati.

A l’Emil no li agrada l’esport però sempre diu que no amb un somriure. "Vam haver d’insistir perquè l’Emil comencés a córrer. Però quan va començar, ja no es va aturar. No va parar d’accelerar. Vet aquí l’home que va córrer més de pressa sobre la Terra." Aquesta és la història de l’Emil Zatopek, un home que inventarà noves formes d’entrenament per córrer cada cop més de pressa. Primer sorpren Txecoslovàquia amb els seus rècords, després sorprendrà el món. Un parell d’Olimpíades més tard se’l considera invencible.

Virginia acaba de ganar el torneo Roland Garrros y busca refugio en el pueblecito donde vive su abuela. La euforia del triunfo ha dado paso al miedo al futuro que le preparan su padre y su entrenador, un futuro de lucha constante por el éxito y expuesto a las miradas de todos. Virginia quiere ser ella misma, elegir su camino, vivir como corresponde a su edad, descubrir el amor...aún a costa de renunciar al tenis.

Historia El Más Santo, najsłynniejszego luchadora w dziejach Meksyku - od narodzin po bohaterski koniec. Beztroskie dzieciństwo przerwane przez tragiczną śmierć ojca oraz brata; trudna droga do osiągnięcia miana najlepszego meksykańskiego zapaśnika; popularność godna gwiazdy rocka, niemożliwa do wyobrażenia fortuna; rywalizacja z diabolicznym El Picante; wielka miłość, a potem wielka zdrada - tego wszystkiego zdąży posmakować legendarny El Más Santo. Żadne z tych wydarzeń nie pozostawia plamy grzechu na jego czystej duszy i ani na jotę nie zmienia jego krystalicznej uczciwości.

Questo delizioso racconto lungo di Edmondo De Amicis, ci offre un quadro tutto diverso dall’idea che possiamo esserci fatta dall’autore del libro Cuore. La storia, che si snoda tra personaggi descritti e tratteggiati da un bonario senso umoristico, ci porta nel mondo delle insegnanti e dell’ entusiasmo per la neo materia dell’educazione fisica che si stava diffondendo in quel periodo nella scuola italiana, anch’essa ai primi passi. Cornice musicale di Kevin Mac Leod.

A Prantixedda Inferru, nel cuore dell'Ogliastra, è un'estate da quarantacinque gradi all'ombra (ma senza l'ombra) quando Raffaele, Giuseppe e Sandro arrivano nel paesino con una missione molto improbabile: far rinascere la locale squadra di calcio e vincere la Coppa Sarda. Problema numero uno: il sindaco corrotto del paese e un milionario senza scrupoli remano ontro, e con grande energia. Problema numero due: uno degli amici forse sta giocando contro la sua stessa squadra. Problema numero tre: quale sarà mai la prima regola degli Shardana?

Cinque uomini, un quintetto ideale di rivoluzionari del gioco made in USA: l'allenatore-uomo d'affari, il giocatore all'avanguardia, lo scommettitore incallito, l'arbitro tutto d'un pezzo e il coach visionario. Storie vere che raccontano come il cambiamento, dentro e fuori dal campo, ha più a che fare con la forza di volontà e la capacità di cogliere delle opportunità che con la tecnica e il talento.

As a star basketball player in her last year of high school, Nancy Takahiro's life is about to change forever. Facing the fear of leaving home and wondering where her skill will take her, Nancy is not prepared for the complications that arise when she meets Raina Webber, a devoted, ferocious athlete, whose love of basketball is matched only by her talent for it.

For Katie McKenna, passing out and landing in the arms of Washington DC Soaring Eagles baseball player AJ Williamson is one of those moments she'd rather forget. Embarrassed beyond belief, she tries to pretend the incident never happened. She puts the escapade behind her, choosing to spend the summer preparing for law school and admiring AJ safely from afar.

But Aiden has always had other ideas. After spending the early years of his life without his dad, hockey legend Lucas Brooks, Aiden is determined not to settle for anything less than true love. When he's ready. Now he's living the fast life of an NHL bachelor. He won't give his heart to any one girl, but they can have his body - all night long. The party to celebrate the start of the second half of the season was supposed to be no different from any other night. And when a stunning stranger approaches him, he can't seem to keep his hands off her.

Up until two years ago, I was living large and my life's priorities were anchored to three things - my NBA stardom, money and celebrity. Until one night turned my world upside down and I suffered unspeakable loss. That event changed the man I was and made me a widowed single father. Now I'm a desperate parent trying to raise my special needs son and find him a trustworthy live-in nanny. Grad student Brooklyn Hayes may be the one, with her single-minded focus on caring for my son and finishing her Master's degree. She's the perfect fit for our needs. Maybe too perfect...

One night. It was supposed to be one wild night with my friend - a fiercely sexy chef. Now, I can't stop thinking about her. Can't stop craving her flavor. And that was before I found out our no-strings night resulted in two little pink lines. As the number one winger for the Seattle Sharks and the last man standing in our bad-boy trio, the only lines I'm familiar with are red and blue. But while hockey is my life, Jeannine branded herself on my heart.

Roaring back from a life-threatening injury, Theo has the world at his skates as defenseman for his new team, the Chicago Rebels. Everyone adores his big personality, his on-ice talent, and his killer smile. Everyone but his prickly neighbor - or so he thinks. One chilly Christmas Eve, Theo will learn that maybe the girl next door isn’t such a hater after all....

Big Wednesday, based on the cult 1978 film by the same name, follows three California beach buddies begin to realize there is more to life than waxing down their surfboards as they ditch their alcoholic and unruly ways to go fight in the Vietnam War. When they reunite 10 years later, they find that things in Malibu are much different after fighting a war.

Set in a lethal American professional football league seven centuries in the future, The MVP puts huge humans on the field with four alien races, creating a game that is faster, stronger, and deadlier than anything we know today. Star quarterback Quentin Barnes has spent three seasons putting together a hard-hitting, hard-fighting team that combines rookies, rejects, discarded free agents, and seasoned veterans from all five species. He has fought against racism and bound his team together through shared sacrifice, blood, tragedy, and victory.

Set in a lethal American professional football league seven centuries in the future, The MVP puts huge humans on the field with four alien races, creating a game that is faster, stronger, and deadlier than anything we know today. Star quarterback Quentin Barnes has spent three seasons putting together a hard-hitting, hard-fighting team that combines rookies, rejects, discarded free agents and seasoned veterans from all five species. He has fought against racism and bound his team together through shared sacrifice, blood, tragedy, and victory.

Seven centuries into the future, aliens and humans compete for the greatest prize in the universe: the Galaxy Bowl trophy. Quarterback Quentin Barnes enters his third season at the helm of the Ionath Krakens. He's reshaped the team in his image, and the time for excuses is over; it's win, or be replaced. Quentin's championship quest carries him and his teammates across the galaxy in a brutal 12-game season fraught with injury and death. But he faces more than just on-field challenges.

It’s high-stakes, win-or-die football action in the far future, as aliens and humans fill positions based on physiology and leave their blood, sweat, and tears on gridirons across the galaxy. Last season, 19-year-old rookie quarterback Quentin Barnes overcame his racism and unified his team. He led the Ionath Krakens to a lower-tier championship, a championship that earns them promotion into the meat grinder known as “Tier One.”