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1The genre of fiction that places the focus on {{sports}}, usually following a player, coach, or team as they challenge themselves to rise to the top of the sport in question.
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3Sports Stories can span a single game, a tournament, or an entire career. While the rules of the game, training, and the rivalry between players is the most common source of drama in these types of works, it is often the protagonist team that must learn something important about themselves to overcome the odds.
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5For related tropes, see SportsStoryTropes. See also ProfessionalWrestling and SportsGame.
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7!!Examples:
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9[[foldercontrol]]
10
11[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
12[floatboxright:
13'''Subindex:'''
14+ GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga
15]
16
17[[AC:American Football]]
18* ''Manga/Eyeshield21''
19
20[[AC:Association Football]]
21* ''Manga/AoAshi''
22* ''Manga/AreaNoKishi''
23* ''Manga/BlueBox''
24* ''Manga/BlueLock''
25* ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa''
26* ''Manga/CleanFreakAoyamakun''
27* ''Manga/{{DAYS}}''
28* ''Manga/GanbareKickers''
29* ''Manga/GiantKilling''
30* ''Anime/GingaEKickoff''
31* ''Anime/HungryHeartWildStriker''
32* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven''
33** ''Anime/InazumaElevenAres''
34* ''Manga/MaiBall''
35* ''Manga/SayonaraFootball''
36** ''Manga/FarewellMyDearCramer''
37* ''Manga/{{Shudan}}''
38* ''Manga/{{Whistle}}''
39
40[[AC:Badminton]]
41* ''Manga/{{Hanebad}}''
42
43[[AC:Baseball]]
44* ''Manga/AceOfTheDiamond''
45* ''Manga/BigWindup''
46* ''Manga/CrossGame''
47* ''Manga/{{Dorabase}}''
48* ''Manga/{{H2}}''
49* ''Manga/{{Major}}''
50** ''Manga/MajorSecond''
51* ''Manga/NineDragonsBallParade''
52* ''Manga/OneOuts''
53* ''Anime/PrincessNine''
54* ''Manga/{{Rookies}}''
55* ''Manga/TetsuwanGirl''
56* ''Manga/Touch1981''
57
58[[AC:Basketball]]
59* ''Anime/Barangay143''
60* ''Anime/{{Basquash}}'', 3x3 Basketball with HumongousMecha
61* ''Manga/BreakTheBorder''
62* ''Manga/DashKappei''
63* ''Manga/HarlemBeat''
64* ''Manga/KurokosBasketball''
65* ''Manga/SlamDunk''
66
67[[AC:Bicycling]]
68* ''Manga/LongRiders''
69* ''Manga/MinamiKamakuraHighSchoolGirlsCyclingClub''
70* ''Manga/YowamushiPedal''
71
72[[AC:Boxing]]
73* ''Manga/{{Buyuden}}''
74* ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo''
75* ''Anime/MegaloBox''
76* ''Manga/OnePoundGospel''
77* ''Manga/RingNiKakero''
78* ''Manga/RokudenashiBlues''
79* ''Manga/{{RRR|2007}}''
80* ''Manga/TomorrowsJoe''
81
82[[AC:Card Games]]
83 * ''Manga/{{Chihayafuru}}''
84* ''Anime/DuelMasters''
85* ''Franchise/YuGiOh''
86
87[[AC:Cheerleading]]
88* ''Manga/AnimaYell''
89
90[[AC:Climbing]]
91* ''Manga/IwakakeruSportClimbingGirls''
92
93[[AC:Dancesport]]
94* ''Manga/StraightenUpWelcomeToShikaHighsCompetitiveDanceClub''
95* ''Manga/WelcomeToTheBallroom''
96
97[[AC:Figure Skating]]
98* ''Manga/TheCherryProject''
99* ''Manga/IceRevolution''
100* ''Anime/YuriOnIce''
101
102[[AC:TabletopGame/{{Go}}]]
103* ''Manga/HikaruNoGo''
104
105[[AC:Golf]]
106* ''Anime/BirdieWing''
107* ''Manga/GreenGreenGreens''
108* ''Manga/OiTonbo''
109* ''Manga/RobotXLaserbeam''
110
111[[AC:Gymnastics]]
112* ''Anime/{{Backflip}}''
113* ''The Gymnastics Samurai''
114* ''Manga/HikariNoDensetsu''
115
116[[AC:Hockey]]
117* ''Manga/{{Dogsred}}''
118* ''Anime/PuraOrePrideOfOrange''
119
120[[AC:Inline Skating]]
121* ''Manga/AirGear''
122
123[[AC:Judo]]
124* ''Manga/IpponAgain''
125* ''Manga/KurenaiSanshiro''
126* ''Manga/PrincessArmy''
127* ''Manga/YawaraAFashionableJudoGirl''
128
129[[AC:Kendo]]
130* ''Manga/BambooBlade''
131** ''Manga/BambooBladeB''
132** ''Manga/BambooBladeC''
133* ''Manga/{{Kurogane 2011}}''
134* ''Manga/{{Yaiba}}''
135
136[[AC:Lacrosse]]
137* ''Manga/{{Cross Manage}}''
138
139[[AC:Mahjong (Hey, if chess counts as a sport, this probably does too)]]
140* ''Manga/{{Akagi}}''
141* ''Manga/GoodDayToYouHowAboutAGame''
142* ''Manga/TheLegendOfKoizumi''
143* ''Manga/{{Saki}}''
144** ''Manga/SakiAchigaHen''
145** ''Manga/SakiShinohayuDawnOfAge''
146* ''Manga/TenTheBlessedWayOfTheNiceGuy''
147
148[[AC:Mixed Martial Arts]]
149* ''Manga/AllRounderMeguru''
150* ''Manga/{{Teppu}}''
151* ''Manga/{{Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru}}''
152
153[[AC:Ping Pong/Table Tennis]]
154* ''Manga/PingPong''
155* ''Manga/ThePingPongClub''
156
157[[AC:Racing]]
158* ''Manga/BakusouKyoudaiLetsAndGo'' (with toy cars)
159* ''Manga/{{Countach}}''
160* ''Manga/DashYonkuro'' (with toy cars)
161* ''Manga/{{F}}''
162* ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula''
163* ''Anime/HighspeedEtoile''
164* ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix''
165* ''Manga/InitialD''
166** ''Manga/MFGhost''
167* ''Anime/MachineHayabusa''
168* ''Anime/{{Overtake}}''
169* ''Anime/{{Redline}}''
170* ''Anime/Scan2Go'' (with toy cars)
171* ''Anime/SpeedRacer''
172** ''Anime/SpeedRacerX''
173* ''Anime/TwoCar''
174* ''Anime/UmaMusume'' (with an extra twist where the athletes are LittleBitBeastly horse girls who compete in races)
175* ''Manga/WanganMidnight''
176
177[[AC:Rugby]]
178* ''Manga/AllOut''
179
180[[AC:Skateboarding]]
181* ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity''
182
183[[AC:Ski Jumping]]
184* ''Manga/{{Nononono}}''
185
186[[AC:Swimming]]
187* ''Anime/{{Free}}''
188* ''Manga/KenkoZenrakeiSuieibuUmisho''
189* ''Manga/{{Rough}}''
190
191[[AC:Sumo]]
192* ''Manga/HinomaruZumou''
193* ''Manga/NotariMatsutarou''
194
195[[AC:Surfing]]
196* ''Anime/WaveLetsGoSurfing''
197
198[[AC:SupernaturalMartialArts]]
199* ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler''
200* ''Franchise/DragonBall''
201* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'': A Franchise/{{Gundam}} installment that focuses on a Martial Arts tournament where the winning country rules the world.
202* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''
203* ''Anime/StreetFighterIIV''
204* ''Anime/TekkenBloodline''
205* ''Manga/TenjhoTenge''
206* ''Anime/VirtuaFighter''
207* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Primarily during the Genkai Apprentice and Dark Tournament arcs.
208
209[[AC:Tennis]]
210* ''Manga/AimForTheAce''
211* ''Manga/BabySteps''
212* ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''
213* ''Manga/{{Softenni}}''
214* ''Anime/StarsAlign''
215
216[[AC:Toy/Plastic Model Battle]]
217* ''Manga/AngelicLayer''
218* ''Manga/BattleBDaman''
219** ''Anime/BDamanCrossfire''
220* ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}''
221** ''Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade''
222** ''Anime/BeybladeMetalFusion''
223** ''Anime/BeybladeShogunSteel''
224** ''Anime/BeybladeBurst''
225* ''Anime/CrushGearTurbo''
226* ''Gundam Build''
227** ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters''
228** ''Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry''
229** ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers''
230
231[[AC:Volleyball]]
232* ''Anime/AttackerYou''
233* ''Manga/AttackNumberOne''
234* ''Anime/AttackOnTomorrow''
235* ''Manga/BeachStars''
236* ''{{Manga/Haikyuu}}''
237* ''Manga/HarukanaReceive''
238
239[[AC:Water Polo]]
240* ''Anime/ReMain''
241
242[[AC:Wrestling]]
243* ''Anime/AyanesHighKick''
244* ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}''
245* ''Manga/TigerMask''
246** ''Anime/TigerMaskW''
247* ''Manga/WannaBeTheStrongestInTheWorld''
248
249[[AC:Fictional Sports]]
250* ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' (Tank Combat): In this series, tank combat is a traditional ladies' sport.
251** ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzerDerFilm''
252** ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzerDasFinale''
253* ''Manga/{{Keijo}}'' (Keijo): A physical contact-based sport where the only points of contact are breasts and butt. As fanservicey as it sounds, it's ''extremely'' brutal.
254[[/folder]]
255
256[[folder:Asian Animation]]
257[[AC:Racing]]
258* ''Animation/RimbaRacer''
259[[AC:Multiple]]
260* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' has two sports-themed seasons - 2008's ''Pleasant Goat Sports Game'' (soccer) and 2021's ''Dunk for Victories'' (basketball).
261[[/folder]]
262
263[[folder:Comic Books]]
264[[AC: Association Football]]
265* ''ComicBook/{{Louca}}'' is a soccer series with a [[SpiritAdviser supernatural]] twist. Its second season delves into various other sports such as tennis, basketball, boxing, golf, and e-sport among others.
266
267[[AC: Auto Racing/Motorsport]]
268* ''ComicBook/{{Chassis}}''
269
270[[AC:Baseball]]
271* ''DarthWiki/{{Slugger Slackers}}'': From Webcomic/{{The Dynamite Twins and Friends}}, a CrossOver feature comic that satirizes Sports Stories.
272* ''ComicBook/SullivansSluggers''
273
274[[AC:Basketball]]
275* ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'': A member of the school varsity team in her civilian life, and having to give it up later is treated as a big deal.
276
277[[AC:Boxing]]
278* ''ComicBook/{{Championess}}'' is a VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory version of the rise of Elizabeth Wilkinson, a notable figure in the early history of women's boxing.
279* "ComicBook/SupermanVsMuhammadAli": The titular characters are forced by aliens to fight a boxing match with the humankind's fate at stake.
280
281[[AC:Fencing]]
282* ''ComicBook/{{Fence}}'' is about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin fencing]], along with a lot of BoysLove content.
283
284[[AC:Pro Wrestling]]
285* ''ComicBook/{{Warrior}}''
286* ''ComicBook/WWESuperstars''
287[[/folder]]
288
289[[folder:Comic Strips]]
290[[AC:Association Football]]
291* ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]]'' has a long running story called ''ComicStrip/{{Striker}}'', though that's an ArtifactTitle now as the title character, Nick Jarvis, retired years ago and is now a manager.
292** ''The Mirror'' also had a football comic strip, called ''Scorer''.
293* ''Cleats''
294* ''Roy of the Rovers''
295
296[[AC:Boxing]]
297* ''Joe Palooka''
298
299[[AC:Multiple Sports]]
300* ''ComicStrip/GilThorp''
301* ''Ozark Ike''
302* ''Tank [=McNamara=]''
303[[/folder]]
304
305[[folder:Fan Works]]
306
307[[AC:Boxing]]
308* ''Fanfic/TheAmazingDigitalFightClub'' is a ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'' AlternateUniverse in which the trapped humans in the digital world must win in a boxing championship in order to get out, though some [[IChooseToStay choose to stay]], mainly because of [[OnlyInItForTheMoney money]] and fame.
309* ''Fanfic/EightCount'' is an AlternateUniverse [[Franchise/TheDCU DCU]] story involving ComicBook/HarleyQuinn's rookie year in a somewhat exaggerated and legally dubious pro boxing league.
310* ''Fanfic/WellMatched'' is a PseudocanonicalFic that deals with [[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Kate Kane]] fighting in a championship boxing match during her time as a [[MilitaryAcademy West Point]] cadet.
311
312[[AC:FictionalSport]]
313* ''Fanfic/TheSeekerAndTheKeeper'' centers on Harry being recruited to play for England in the European Quidditch Championship. There he bonds with the team, goes through brutal but effective training, and develops a crush on the team's Keeper that makes him discover [[LGBTAwakening something about himself]].
314* ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'' Just like ''Pokémon'' proper, the [[{{Mon}} Pokémon]] of the protagonists are trained to battle those of other Pokémon Trainers and are also used in battles against villains such as [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Eggman]].
315
316[[AC:Pro Wrestling]]
317* ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'': The early sagas focus on [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]'s wrestling career.
318[[/folder]]
319
320[[folder:Film - Animation]]
321
322[[AC:Association Football]]
323* ''WesternAnimation/EarlyMan'' - two prehistoric tribes play a football match to decide who controls a valley
324* ''WesternAnimation/{{Metegol}}''
325* ''WesternAnimation/SportGoofyInSoccermania''
326
327[[AC:Auto Racing/Motorsport]]
328* ''Franchise/{{Cars}}''
329** ''WesternAnimation/Cars1''
330** ''WesternAnimation/Cars2''
331** ''WesternAnimation/Cars3''
332* ''WesternAnimation/LeMans1955''
333* ''WesternAnimation/RallyRoadRacers''
334* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWWECurseOfTheSpeedDemon''
335* ''WesternAnimation/{{Turbo}}'', a snail in the Indianapolis 500.
336* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': A huge plot point involves a {{Little Miss|Badass}} BadassDriver and [[BigBad a disgraced racing champion]].
337
338[[AC:Basketball]]
339* ''WesternAnimation/DearBasketball''
340* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfDunkForFuture''
341
342[[AC:Bicycling]]
343* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bikes}}''
344
345[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]]
346* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstonesStoneAgeSmackDown''
347* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsonsAndWWERoboWrestlemania''
348* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rumble}}''
349* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWrestlemaniaMystery''
350
351[[AC:SupernaturalMartialArts]]
352* ''Franchise/KungFuPanda''
353** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1''
354** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2''
355** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3''
356** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda4''
357* ''Anime/TekkenBloodVengeance''
358* ''Anime/TekkenTheMotionPicture''
359
360[[AC:Surfing]]
361* ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'': An animated surfing mockumentary with penguins.
362** ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp2Wavemania''
363
364[[AC:Other]]
365* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferdinand}}'': It [[Main/BeastlyBloodsports could qualify]] as the bulls, except the titular character, hone their skills to be chosen as the bull to fight the matador.
366* ''WesternAnimation/RaceForYourLifeCharlieBrown''
367* ''WesternAnimation/TonyHawkInBoomBoomSabotage''
368[[/folder]]
369
370[[folder:Film - Live Action]]
371
372[[AC:Adventure Racing]]
373* ''Film/ArthurTheKing''
374
375[[AC:Air Racing]]
376* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines''
377
378[[AC:American Football]]
379* ''Film/EightyForBrady''
380* ''Film/AllTheRightMoves''
381* ''Film/AmericanUnderdog'': A {{biopic}} of Kurt Warner, who went from utter obscurity to a Hall of Fame NFL career.
382* ''Film/AnyGivenSunday''
383* ''Film/TheBestOfTimes''
384* ''Film/BigFan'': A New York Giants fan is beaten up by his favorite player, and does nothing so he can still play.
385* ''Literature/TheBlindSide''
386* ''Film/BriansSong''
387* ''Film/{{Concussion}}'': About [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennet_Omalu the pathologist]] who diagnosed chronic brain damage in former NFL players, and how the NFL had tried to cover it up for years.
388* ''Film/DraftDay'': The general manager of the Cleveland Browns tries to make a big splash in the NFL Draft.
389* ''Film/TheExpress''
390* ''Film/FacingTheGiants''
391* ''[[Film/FrancisTheTalkingMule Francis Goes to West Point]]''
392* ''Film/TheFreshman1925''
393* ''Film/FridayNightLights'': The [[FilmOfTheBook film based on the book]] of the same name.
394* ''Film/TheGamePlan'': Also a family movie on the side.
395* ''Film/TheGarbagePickingFieldGoalKickingPhiladelphiaPhenomenon''
396* ''Film/{{Gus}}''
397* ''Film/JerryMaguire'': Told from the point of view of a sports agent.
398* ''Film/JohnnyBeGood''
399* ''Film/KnuteRockneAllAmerican''
400* ''Film/{{Leatherheads}}''
401* ''Film/LittleGiants''
402* ''Film/TheLongestYard'': Prisoners play football against their guards.
403* ''Film/NecessaryRoughness''
404* ''Film/NorthDallasForty''
405* ''Film/OJMadeInAmerica'': Documentary series (three parts in theaters, five on TV) about the life, career, and criminal cases of Creator/OJSimpson. MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestDocumentaryFeature winner.
406* ''Film/TheProgram''
407* ''Film/QuarterbackPrincess''
408* ''Film/{{Radio}}''
409* ''Film/RememberTheTitans''
410* ''Film/TheReplacements2000''
411* ''Film/{{Rudy}}'': The classic college football movie about the titular character and his struggle to play football for Notre Dame.
412* ''Film/SecondString''
413* ''Film/StickyMyFingersFleetMyFeet''
414* ''Film/{{Superdome}}''
415* ''Film/ThreeLittlePigskins'': Comedy short starring Creator/TheThreeStooges.
416* ''Film/{{Undefeated}}''
417* ''Film/VarsityBlues''
418* ''Film/{{Wildcats|1986}}'': Comedy in which Creator/GoldieHawn plays the daughter of a noted college coach who becomes coach at an inner-city high school.
419* ''Film/TheWaterboy''
420* ''Film/WeAreMarshall'': About rebuilding a [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball college football]] program after a devastating plane crash.
421
422[[AC:Association Football]]
423* ''Film/BendItLikeBeckham'' is the story of the daughter of a conservative Indian immigrant family in UsefulNotes/{{London}}, who dreams of becoming a football player against her parents' wishes.
424* ''Film/TheBigGreen''
425* ''Film/TheChampions1983'' - a martial arts take on soccer, made 18 years before ''Shaolin Soccer'' below.
426* ''Literature/TheDamnedUnited'' – British film based on the book ''The Damned Utd''
427* ''Film/{{Didier}}'' - a dog turns into a man and is recruited in a professional football team
428* ''Film/EscapeToVictory'' (AKA ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_to_Victory Victory]]'')
429* ''Film/FeverPitch'' (UK film based on Nick Hornby's book)
430* ''Film/TheFootballFactory'' -- movie about FootballHooligans that meet up to brawl in the streets of London.
431* ''Film/GregorysGirl''
432* ''Film/{{Hillsborough}}''
433* ''Film/KickingAndScreaming''
434* ''Film/{{Ladybugs}}''
435* ''Film/Mario2018''
436* ''Film/MeanMachine'' - British version of ''The Longest Yard''.
437* ''Film/MikeBassettEnglandManager''
438* ''Film/NextGoalWins'' is a documentary about the worst team in international soccer and their attempts to win one game.
439** ''Film/NextGoalWins2023'' - a narrative adaptation of the documentary.
440* ''Film/ShaolinSoccer''
441* ''Film/ShesTheMan''
442* ''Film/AShotAtGlory''
443* ''Film/{{United}}''
444* ''Film/UnitedPassions'' - a FIFA-funded drama about the founding and history of the World Cup. It was produced in 2014 to counter accusations of corruption, and was released in 2015 [[EpicFail a week after FIFA executives were arrested for corruption]].
445
446[[AC:UsefulNotes/AustralianRulesFootball]]
447* ''Film/AustralianRules''
448
449[[AC:Auto Racing/Motorsport]]
450* ''Film/TheCannonballRun''
451* ''Film/TheCrowdRoars''
452* ''Film/DaysOfThunder'', the NASCAR racing film starring Creator/TomCruise and Creator/NicoleKidman.
453* ''Film/TheDevilsHairpin''
454* ''Film/{{Driven}}''
455* ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' series highlights the world of illegal street racing.
456* ''Film/{{Ferrari}}''
457* ''Film/FordvFerrari'', a film based on the rivalry between Ford and Ferarri at the 1966 UsefulNotes/TwentyFourHoursOfLeMans.
458* ''Film/GrandPrix''
459* ''Film/{{Gran Turismo|2023}}''
460* ''Film/TheGreatRace''
461* ''Film/TheGumballRally''
462* ''Film/LeMans''
463* ''Film/TheLoveBug'' series
464* ''Film/NeedForSpeed2014''
465* ''Film/{{OneLifeOnTheLimit}}''
466* ''Film/{{Rush|2013}}''
467* ''Film/{{Senna}}'', a documentary about Formula One legend Ayrton Senna.
468* ''Film/Safari5000'', also known as ''5000 KM To Glory''
469* ''Film/{{Spinout}}''
470* ''Film/SpeedRacer''
471* ''Film/{{Speedway}}''
472* ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'' is a parody of NASCAR racing.
473* ''Film/ThunderAlley1967''
474* ''Film/VivaLasVegas''
475
476[[AC:Baseball]]
477* ''Film/FortyTwo'': The RealLife biopic of UsefulNotes/JackieRobinson.
478* ''[[Film/SixtyOne 61*]]'' — Slightly fictionalized version of the quest of 1961 New York Yankees teammates Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle to break the single-season home run record of Yankees legend Creator/BabeRuth.
479* ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield''
480* ''Film/TheBabe''
481* ''Film/TheBabeRuthStory''
482* ''Film/TheBadNewsBears''
483* ''Film/BangTheDrumSlowly''
484* ''Film/BattlefieldBaseball''
485* ''Film/TheBeaning'' — what if Ray Chapman's death from being hit by a pitch was actually a HumanSacrifice?
486* ''Film/TheBenchwarmers''
487* ''Film/BullDurham'': Starring Creator/KevinCostner
488* ''Film/TheCatcher'': A sports-focused SlasherFilm.
489* ''Film/{{Cobb}}''
490* ''Theatre/DamnYankees'', though it was a musical before it was a film (and before ''that'', the novel ''The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant'').
491* ''Film/DeathOnTheDiamond'', about a serial killer stalking the St. Louis Cardinals. Really!
492* ''Film/TheFan''
493* ''Film/FeverPitch'' (US remake)
494* ''Film/FieldOfDreams'': Creator/KevinCostner's other baseball movie.
495* ''Film/FindingBuckMcHenry''
496* ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'': During WWII, women flourish as professional baseball makes room for both genders.
497* ''Film/LittleBigLeague'': A 12-year-old boy is given ownership of the Minnesota Twins after his grandfather dies.
498* ''Film/MajorLeague''
499* ''Film/MillionDollarArm'': The journey of agent J.B. Bernstein to open up the market of India, traditionally a hotbed of cricket, to the sport of baseball, and find himself some athletic prospects for his failing agency.
500* ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'': Follows both the Oakland Athletics' history-making 20-game winning streak, and Billy Beane's use of sabermetrics[[note]]for those who don't follow baseball, advanced statistics[[/note]] to assemble a successful team (on paper) that didn't cost as much as higher ranked teams'.
501* ''Film/Mr3000''
502* ''Film/MrBaseball''
503* ''Film/TheNatural''
504* ''Film/ThePrideOfTheYankees'': Creator/GaryCooper plays Creator/LouGehrig in one of the most popular sports biopics ever made.
505* ''Film/{{The Rookie|2002}}'': A 40-year-old coach tries out for the Majors on a bet to the high school team he coaches.
506* ''Film/RookieOfTheYear'': A 12-year-old with a freak arm joins the Cubs.
507* ''Film/TheSandlot'': Kids playing baseball and having big adventures.
508* ''Film/TheScout''
509* ''Film/SeasonOfMiracles''
510* ''Film/{{Undrafted}}''
511* ''Film/TroubleWithTheCurve''
512* ''Film/TheWinningTeam'': Biopic of pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander... starring UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan!
513
514[[AC:Basketball]]
515* ''Film/SeventeenAgain2009'': The protagonist is a high school varsity player.
516* ''Film/AboveTheRim''
517* ''Film/Air2023''
518* ''Film/TheAirUpThere''
519* ''Film/CelticPride''
520* ''Film/ChurchBall''
521* ''Film/CoachCarter''
522* ''Film/DriveHeSaid''
523* ''Film/EdgeOfAmerica''
524* ''Film/GloryRoad'': Based on the true story of the 1965–66 Texas Western[[note]]now known as UTEP, or Texas–El Paso[[/note]] team that became the first team ever to win an NCAA title with an all-black starting lineup.
525* ''Film/HeGotGame''
526* ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'': The male protagonist is a high school varsity player.
527* ''Film/HoopDreams'': Documentary on the development and college recruitment of two Chicago high-school stars.
528* ''Film/{{Hoosiers}}'': A disgraced college coach gets a fresh start in 1950s small-town Indiana. ''[[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory Very]]'' [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory loosely based]] on the small-town Indiana team that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Milan_High_School_basketball_team won the real 1954 state title]].
529* ''Film/Hustle2022''
530* ''Film/LadyBallers''
531* ''Film/LikeMike''
532* ''Film/LoveAndBasketball''
533* ''Film/TheMightyMacs'': Based on the story of Immaculata College (now a "University"), a small Catholic college in Pennsylvania that became an early powerhouse in women's college basketball.
534* ''Film/NightOfTheDribbler'': A HorrorComedy filmed in 1990, but not released until 2009.
535* ''Film/{{O|2001}}'': An adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' set in a modern-day American high school, focusing on its basketball team.
536* ''Film/{{Rise|2022}}'': A Creator/DisneyPlus biopic about current NBA megastar Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family, with his basketball-playing brothers Thanasis and Kostas also prominently featured.
537* ''Film/SemiPro'': Fictional story about the merging of the ABA and UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation.
538* ''Film/SpaceJam'': WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan play basketball against space aliens.
539** ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'': Bugs Bunny and UsefulNotes/LeBronJames play basketball in Creator/WarnerBros' digital multiverse against the team of a malevolent AI.
540* ''Film/{{Thunderstruck}}'': OKC Thunder's Kevin Durant's basketball talent gets transferred to an awkward teen.
541* ''Film/TheWayBack2020'': A former player becomes a coach and struggles to overcome alcoholism.
542* ''Film/WhiteMenCantJump'': Street hustling games in L.A.
543
544[[AC:Bicycling]]
545* ''Film/AmericanFlyers''
546* ''Film/BreakingAway''
547* ''Film/TourDePharmacy''
548
549[[AC:Boxing]]
550* ''Film/AgainstTheRopes''
551* ''Film/{{Ali}}'': BioPic of UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli.
552* ''Film/AboveTheShadows''
553* ''Film/BlackCloud''
554* ''Film/TheChamp'' (1931 original and 1979 remake)
555* ''Film/CinderellaMan''
556* ''Film/{{Diggstown}}''
557* ''Film/TheFighter''
558* ''Film/{{Girlfight}}''
559* ''Film/{{Golden Boy|1939}}''
560* ''Film/GrudgeMatch''
561* ''Film/TheHammer''
562* ''Film/HandsOfStone''
563* ''Film/TheHarderTheyFall1956'' - RomanAClef about the highly controversial career of Primo Carnera.
564* ''Film/KidGalahad''
565* ''Film/{{Knockout}}''
566* ''Film/TheMilkyWay''
567* ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'' - An Oscar-winning film about a female boxer.
568* ''Film/RagingBull''
569* ''Film/RealSteel'' – A science fiction version of boxing, where humans have been replaced by robots.
570* ''Film/RequiemForAHeavyweight''
571* ''Film/Ricky1''
572* ''Film/{{The Ring|1927}}''
573* ''Film/ResurrectingTheChamp''
574* ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}''
575** ''Film/{{Rocky}}''
576** ''Film/RockyII''
577** ''Film/RockyIII''
578** ''Film/RockyIV''
579** ''Film/RockyV''
580** ''Film/RockyBalboa''
581** ''Film/{{Creed|2015}}''
582** ''Film/CreedII''
583** ''Film/CreedIII''
584* ''Film/TheSetUp''
585* ''Film/SomebodyUpThereLikesMe''
586* ''Film/{{Southpaw}}''
587* ''Film/WhenWeWereKings'' - documentary about the 1974 Ali-Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle" fight.
588
589[[AC:Cheerleading]]
590* ''Film/BringItOn''
591* ''Film/FabFiveTheTexasCheerleaderScandal''
592
593[[AC:Chess (It counts, dammit!)]]
594* ''Film/DangerousMoves''
595* ''Film/KnightMoves''
596* ''Film/PawnSacrifice''
597* ''Film/QueenOfKatwe''
598* ''Film/SearchingForBobbyFischer''
599
600[[AC:Cricket]]
601* ''Film/{{Lagaan}}''
602* ''Film/SaveYourLegs''
603
604[[AC:Figure Skating]]
605* ''Film/BladesOfGlory'': Two men explore the world of pairs figure skating.
606* ''Film/TheCuttingEdge''
607* ''Film/GoFigure''
608* ''Film/IcePrincess'': The story of a math genius who wants to compete as a figure skater.
609* ''Film/ITonya'': A dramatized version of the life and controversies of UsefulNotes/TonyaHarding.
610
611[[AC:Golf]]
612* ''Film/BobbyJonesStrokeOfGenius''
613* ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'' -- a 1980 golf comedy.
614* ''Film/HappyGilmore''
615* ''Film/TheLegendOfBaggerVance'' -- MagicalNegro helps win golf game.
616* ''Film/LittleLoopers''
617* ''Film/SpringFever''
618* ''Film/ATaleOfSorrowAndSadness'' -- a champion lady golfer runs afoul of a creepy female LoonyFan
619* ''Film/TinCup''
620
621[[AC:Horse Racing]]
622* ''Film/BroadwayBill''
623* ''[[Film/FrancisTheTalkingMule Francis Goes to the Races]]''
624* ''Film/{{Hidalgo}}''
625* ''Film/NationalVelvet''
626* ''Film/RacingStripes''
627* ''Film/{{Saratoga}}''
628* ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}''
629* ''Film/{{Secretariat}}''
630
631[[AC:Ice Hockey]]
632* ''Film/LesBoys''
633* ''Film/Goon2011''
634* ''Film/TheMightyDucks''
635* ''Film/{{Miracle}}'': The USA defeats the Soviets in Olympic hockey.
636* ''Film/MysteryAlaska'': An amateur team in the Alaskan interior gets to play an exhibition against the New York Rangers.
637* ''Film/SlapShot'': A failing small-town team resorts to violent play to draw spectators.
638* ''Film/Youngblood1986''
639
640[[AC:Martial Arts (Traditional)]]
641* ''Film/BestOfTheBest''
642* ''Film/FighterInTheWind''
643* ''Film/TheKarateKid''
644** ''Film/TheKarateKid1984''
645** ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''
646** ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII''
647** ''Film/TheNextKarateKid''
648** ''Film/TheKarateKid2010''
649* ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' is based upon an (albeit highly fantastical) martial arts tournament.
650** ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' as well.
651* ''Film/OnlyTheStrong'': A Green Beret teaches Capoeira to underprivileged youth.
652* ''Film/SanshiroSugata'': Brash young man becomes a judo master.
653** ''Film/SanshiroSugataPartII'', the sequel, in which the judo guys get attacked by karate guys.
654* ''Film/WhiteBlessing'': A young Mongolian woman becomes a judoka and competes in the Olympics.
655
656[[AC:Mixed Martial Arts]]
657* ''Film/{{Bloodsport}}''
658* ''Film/TheGreatFight''
659* ''Film/HereComesTheBoom''
660* ''Film/NeverBackDown''
661* ''Film/PerfectAddiction''
662* ''Film/{{Redbelt}}''
663* ''Film/Tekken2010''
664* ''Film/{{Warrior}}''
665
666[[AC:Pétanque]]
667* ''Film/TheGiant2016''
668
669[[AC:[[ProWrestlingIsReal Pro Wrestling]]]]
670* ''Film/AllTheMarbles''
671* ''Film/BeyondTheMat''
672* ''Film/TheCalamariWrestler''
673* ''Film/CardSubjectToChange''
674* ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'': BioPic centering the Knight WrestlingFamily from England, particularly the wrestler formerly in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Wrestling/{{Paige}} (and now with [[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW]] as Saraya).
675* ''Film/TheIronClaw'': BioPic centering the famed Wrestling/{{Von Erich|Family}} WrestlingFamily from Texas.
676* ''Film/KayfabeAFakeRealMovieAboutAFakeRealSport''
677* ''Film/MonsterBrawl''
678* ''Film/NachoLibre''
679* ''Film/NoHoldsBarred''
680* ''Film/ThePeanutButterFalcon''
681* ''Film/ProWrestlersVsZombies''
682* ''Film/RacketGirls''
683* ''Film/ReadyToRumble''
684* ''Film/TheWrestler''
685
686[[AC:Rodeo]]
687* ''Film/Arena1953''
688* ''Film/TheRider''
689
690[[AC:Roller Derby]]
691* ''Film/{{Rollerball}}''
692* ''Film/WhipIt'' is about a beauty pageant contestant turned roller derby girl.
693
694[[AC:Running]]
695* ''Film/ChariotsOfFire'': 1924 Olympic runners.
696* ''Film/{{Goldengirl}}''
697* ''Film/ItHappenedInAthens''
698* ''Film/TheLonelinessOfTheLongDistanceRunner''
699* ''Film/Marathon2005''
700* ''Film/McFarlandUSA'': a film about a cross-country running team from a mostly Hispanic California high school.
701* ''Film/MiracleRun''
702* ''Film/ReverseRunner''
703* ''Film/TheTerryFoxStory'' — Biopic of Canadian runner and cancer research activist Terry Fox.
704* ''Film/TysonsRun''
705
706[[AC:Skateboarding]]
707* ''Film/LordsOfDogtown'': A biographical skateboarding film.
708* ''Film/Mid90s''
709
710[[AC:Sled dog racing]]
711* ''Film/IronWill'':
712* ''Film/KevinOfTheNorth''
713
714[[AC:Surfing]]
715* ''Film/BlueCrush'' and ''Blue Crush 2''
716* ''Film/TheEndlessSummer'': Classic surfing documentary.
717* ''Film/SoulSurfer'': Fact-based story about teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton and her life after losing her left arm to a shark.
718* ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'': An animated surfing mockumentary with penguins.
719
720[[AC:Swimming]]
721* ''Film/Jimmie2008''
722* ''Film/SinkOrSwim2018'': Synchronised swimming.
723* ''Film/{{Swimfan}}'': Someone likes swimmers just a bit too much.
724* ''Film/WaterLilies'': Synchronised swimming.
725* ''Film/YoungWomanAndTheSea''
726
727[[AC:Table Tennis]]
728* ''Film/AsOne''
729* ''Film/BallsOfFury''
730* ''Film/PingPongPlaya'': A story about an immature NBA wannabe who is forced to teach ping pong to a RagtagBunchOfMisfits.
731
732[[AC:Tennis]]
733* ''Film/BattleOfTheSexes'': A dramatization of Bobby Riggs' (in)famous challenge match against Billie Jean King.
734* ''Film/Challengers2024'':
735* ''Film/KingRichard'': Tells the story of how Richard Williams coached his daughters Venus and Serena Williams into the top level of Tennis stardom.
736* ''Film/SevenDaysInHell'': An Creator/{{HBO}} {{mockumentary}} about two tennis players locked in the longest tennis match of all time, unable to score a match point.
737* ''Film/{{Wimbledon}}''
738
739[[AC:Ten-Pin Bowling]]
740* ''Film/{{Gutterballs}}'': I warned you not to bowl tonight.
741* ''Film/{{Kingpin}}'' a bowling comedy with Bill Murray.
742
743[[AC:Wrestling (sport)]]
744* ''Film/{{Foxcatcher}}'': A dramatization of the twisted relationship between Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz and his eccentric benefactor, John du Pont. Spoiler alert: It doesn't end well.
745* ''Film/TakeDown'': High school wrestling
746* ''Film/VisionQuest'': A film about high school wrestling.
747
748[[AC:Other Sports]]
749* ''Film/AkeelahAndTheBee'': Spelling bees
750* ''Film/{{Airborne}}'': Rollerblading
751* ''Film/TheBigBlue'': Freediving
752* ''Film/TheBoysInTheBoat'': Rowing
753* ''Film/ByTheSword'': A film centered around a fencing school.
754* ''Film/ChakDeIndia'': Field hockey
755* ''Film/College1927'': Rowing
756* ''Film/CoolRunnings'': A film about the Jamaican bobsled team.
757* ''Film/{{Crackerjack}}'': Lawn bowls
758* ''Film/{{Deliverance}}'': Canoeing
759* ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'': Self-explanatory
760* ''Film/DownhillRacer'': Creator/RobertRedford as a downhill skier driven to win at the Olympics.
761* ''Film/EddieTheEagle'': About the real-life Olympic ski jumper of the same nickname.
762* ''Film/FreeSolo'': Documentary that chronicles rock climber Alex Honnold's quest to "free solo"[[note]]climb without ropes or assistance[[/note]] the famed El Capitan climb in Yosemite National Park. Academy Award winner.
763* ''Film/TheGreatWaldoPepper'': Stunt flying
764* ''Film/TheGypsyMoths'': Skydiving
765* ''Film/TheHustler1961'' and its sequel ''Film/TheColorOfMoney'': pool.
766* ''Film/{{Invictus}}'': a film about South Africa's campaign during the 1995 UsefulNotes/{{Rugby|Union}} World Cup.
767* ''Film/AKnightsTale'': Jousting
768* ''Film/MenWithBrooms'': A RomanticComedy about curling.
769* ''Film/TheNovice'': Rowing
770* ''Film/OnAnySunday'': A documentary about motorcycle sports.
771* ''Film/PoolhallJunkies'': Pool
772* ''Film/TheRiverWild'': Rafting
773* ''Film/TheSkydivers'': Skydiving
774* ''Film/StickIt'': A film about gymnasts and rebellion.
775* ''Film/ThreeKisses'': A short film about hurling, an Irish ball-and-stick game that resembles field hockey.
776* ''Film/UpTheCreek'': Rafting
777
778[[AC:Multiple Sports]]
779* ''Film/AirBud'' and its sequels are about a Golden Retriever playing sports.
780* ''Film/AmazingGraceAndChuck'' depicts a young boy who refuses to pitch for his Little League team until nuclear weapons are eradicated, prompting various professional athletes from around the world to join him in solidarity.
781* ''Film/{{Baseketball}}'' a comedy that plays with most common sports movie tropes.
782* ''Film/OYouth'' is about a young man with five athlete sisters-- a basketball player, a swimmer, a weightlifter, a gymnast, and a soccer player -- each matching him up with a respective teammate much to their parents' qualms.
783* ''Film/TheWorldsGreatestAthlete'' a comedy about two coaches who recruit a Franchise/{{Tarzan}} {{Expy}} to compete at the NCAA Track & Field Championships.
784[[/folder]]
785
786[[folder:Literature]]
787
788[[AC:Air Racing]]
789* ''Literature/TheGreatBalloonRace''
790
791[[AC:American Football]]
792* ''Literature/TheBlindSide'': Part chronicle of the teenage and college years of future NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher, and part chronicle of the evolution of Oher's left tackle position. Spawned a film concentrating more on Oher; Creator/SandraBullock won an Oscar for portraying Oher's "adoptive" mother Leigh Anne Tuohy.[[note]]Years after the film, it came out that the Tuohys had never legally adopted Oher, but instead had a conservatorship over him.[[/note]]
793* Scott Sigler's ''Literature/GalacticFootballLeague'' series of YA novels. In the distant future, [[GalacticConqueror Galactic Conquerors]] (the Creterakians) use this sport to help keep the other races (including but not limited to Humanity) in line. Described by many as ''Star Wars'' meets ''The Godfather'' meets ''Any Given Sunday''.
794* ''Literature/LikeOtherGirls''
795* ''Literature/{{Slugfest}}''
796
797[[AC:Archery/Kyudo]]
798* ''Literature/{{Tsurune}}''
799
800[[AC:Association Football]]
801* ''Literature/{{The Damned U|nited}}td'' – fictionalised version of Brian Clough's real-life tenure as manager of [[UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague Leeds United]]; spawned a film whose title spells out "United".
802* ''Literature/FeverPitch''
803* ''Literature/RunningWithLions''
804* ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'' chronicles the exploits of wizards playing football.
805
806[[AC:Baseball]]
807* ''Literature/{{Battery}}''
808* ''Literature/BatterUpWombat''
809* ''Literature/CaseyAtTheBat''
810* ''Literature/GetAGripVivyCohen''
811* ''Literature/TheManWhoBroughtTheDodgersBackToBrooklyn''
812* ''[[Film/{{Moneyball}} Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game]]'': Before ''Moneyball'' was a film, it was a best-selling book by Michael Lewis, who also brought us ''The Blind Side''.
813* ''Literature/SamuraiShortstop''
814* ''Literature/TaishoBaseballGirls''
815
816[[AC:Basketball]]
817* ''Literature/RipAndRed''
818
819[[AC:Canadian Football]]
820* ''Literature/TheTimTebowCFLChronicles'': Surreal web novel in which an alternate-history version of Tim Tebow joins the CFL, breaks records, and breaks the game itself.
821
822[[AC:Diving]]
823* ''Literature/{{Dive}}''
824* ''Literature/TheEasyPartOfImpossible''
825
826[[AC:Field Hockey]]
827* ''Literature/LoveOverGold''
828* ''Literature/TheSuperteacherProject''
829
830[[AC:Figure Skating]]
831* ''Literature/AnaOnTheEdge''
832* ''Literature/GinbanKaleidoscope''
833
834[[AC:Horse Racing]]
835* ''Literature/NationalVelvet''
836
837[[AC:Ice Hockey]]
838* ''Literature/HeartInHand''
839* ''Literature/{{Slapshots}}''
840
841[[AC:Ice Skating]]
842* ''Literature/HansBrinkerOrTheSilverSkates''
843
844[[AC:Pro Wrestling]]
845* ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW''
846* ''Literature/RingOfHell''
847
848[[AC:Running]]
849* ''Literature/TheEvolutionOfEmily''
850* ''Literature/RunWithTheWind'' (also adapted into a manga, movie, and anime)
851
852[[AC:Swimming]]
853* ''Literature/HighSpeed2013''
854* ''Literature/WhaleTalk''
855
856[[AC:Tennis]]
857* ''Literature/CarrieSotoIsBack''
858
859[[AC:Volleyball]]
860* ''Literature/TwoPointFourThreeSeiinHighSchoolBoysVolleyballTeam''
861
862[[AC:Fictional Sports]]
863* ''Literature/HoverCarRacer''
864* ''Literature/WarformedStormweaver''
865
866[[AC:Multiple Sports]]
867* The ''Literature/KingOfTheBench'' series
868[[/folder]]
869
870[[folder:Live Action TV]]
871[[AC: American Football]]
872* ''Series/AllAmerican'', loosely based on the life of real former NFL player Spencer Paysinger and playing football for a rich high school while living on the wrong side of the tracks.
873** ''Series/AllAmericanHomecoming''
874* ''Series/{{Ballers}}''
875* ''Series/BlueMountainState'' is about college football. And beer.
876* ''Series/{{Coach}}'', a sitcom about the coaching staff of the Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles.
877* ''Series/FridayNightLights''
878* ''Series/TheGame2006'', though it focuses more on the relationships between football players and their wives than the game.
879* ''Series/NecessaryRoughness''
880* ''Series/{{Playmakers}}'', a short-lived ESPN drama series notorious for being cancelled under pressure by the NFL.
881
882[[AC: Association Football]]
883* ''Series/CmonMidffild''
884* ''Series/FCDeKampioenen''
885* ''Series/JustForKicks''
886* ''Series/TheKicks''
887* ''Series/MustangsFC'' is an Australian teen drama about an all girls soccer team.
888* ''Series/OnlyAnExcuse''
889* ''Series/TedLasso''
890* ''Series/WelcomeToWrexham'', a documentary about Creator/RyanReynolds and Creator/RobMcElhenney's ownership of the Welsh team Wrexham AFC. [[/index]]
891[[index]]
892
893[[AC: Baseball]]
894* ''Series/BackInTheGame''
895* ''Series/EastboundAndDown''
896* ''Series/ALeagueOfTheirOwn2022''
897* ''Series/Pitch2016''
898* ''Series/WildRomance''
899
900[[AC:Basketball]]
901* ''Series/GamesPeoplePlay2019''
902* ''Series/LivAndMaddie'': The titular Maddie is a high school varsity player.
903* ''Series/TheWhiteShadow''
904* ''Series/WinningTime''
905
906[[AC: Chess]]
907* ''Series/TheQueensGambit''
908
909[[AC: Cricket]]
910* ''Series/{{Bodyline}}''
911
912[[AC: [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming E-Sports]]]]
913* ''Series/GamersGuideToPrettyMuchEverything''
914
915[[AC: Handball]]
916* ''Series/{{Hardball}}''
917
918[[AC: Ice Hockey]]
919* ''Series/{{Borje}}''
920* ''Series/TheMightyDucksGameChangers''
921
922[[AC: Martial Arts]]
923* ''Series/CobraKai'': Karate.
924* ''Series/KickinIt'': Karate
925* ''Series/WMACMasters'': Martial arts [[ProWrestlingIsReal soap opera]].
926
927[[AC: Motorsports]]
928* ''Series/Formula1DriveToSurvive'': A DocuSoap style show following UsefulNotes/FormulaOne.
929* ''Series/HarleyAndTheDavidsons'': A DocuDrama about the origins of motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, albeit focusing on racing in the first act of the three-part miniseries.
930
931[[AC: Other Sports]]
932* ''Series/AmericanGladiators''
933* ''BackyardWrestling''
934* ''Series/MakeItOrBreakIt'' focuses on gymnastics.
935* ''Series/{{Wipeout|2008}}'' centres around obstacle courses.
936
937[[AC: [[ProWrestlingIsReal Pro Wrestling]]]]
938* ''Series/{{GLOW 2017}}''
939* ''Series/WWELegendsHouse''
940
941[[AC: Surfing]]
942* ''Series/BlueWaterHigh''
943* ''Series/SurvivingSummer''
944
945[[AC: Tennis]]
946* ''Series/FifteenLove''
947
948[[AC:Ten-Pin Bowling]]
949* ''Series/{{Knuckles}}'': The echidna from the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games helps a lovable loser find his inner warrior for a bowling tournament.
950
951[[AC: Multiple Sports]]
952* ''Series/EighteenAgain'': The (aged-down) protagonist, his son, and his daughter's eventual boyfriend are high school varsity players. His wife's HopelessSuitor is a famous baseball player.
953* ''Series/{{Arliss}}'': About a sports agent and his clients.
954* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': Half of the main cast consists of high school football players, cheerleaders and a synchronized swimmer.
955* ''Series/HangTime'': The cast consists of high school basketball players and cheerleaders.
956* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': Main cast consists of three martial-artists, a break dancer, and a gymnast.
957* ''Series/OneTreeHill'': The cast consists of high school basketball players and cheerleaders.
958* ''Series/SportsNight'': A bit more meta than some of the examples, this show is about sports anchors and the games that they cover.
959* ''Series/YoungRock'': Creator/DwayneJohnson {{biopic}} that mainly tackles his [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson iconic]] ProfessionalWrestling career but also his time in UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball.
960[[/folder]]
961
962[[folder:Manhua]]
963* ''Manhua/BowlingKing'' is about ten-pin bowling.
964[[/folder]]
965
966[[folder:Manhwa]]
967* ''My Heart Is Beating'' is about a boy blackmailed into joining the girls' water polo team.
968[[/folder]]
969
970[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
971[[AC:Fictional Sport]]
972* ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl'' is designed to allow a group of players to form their own teams within a custom League. Each player on each team can develop in a multitude of ways, or even die on the pitch, allowing for a dynamic story to develop around your players, teams, and League based on how the game goes.
973[[/folder]]
974
975[[folder:Theatre]]
976[[AC:Association Football]]
977* ''Theatre/DearEngland''
978* ''Theatre/ThePass''
979
980[[AC:Australian Rules Football]]
981* ''Theatre/TheClub''
982
983[[AC:Boxing]]
984* ''Theatre/FetchClayMakeMan''
985* ''Theatre/TheGreatWhiteHope''
986
987[[AC:Chess]]
988* ''Music/{{Chess|1984}}''
989[[/folder]]
990
991[[folder:Video Games]]
992[[AC:American Football]]
993* Both ''[[VideoGame/BlitzTheLeague Blitz: The League]]'' games included elaborate story modes set in a fictional football league, written by ex-writers from ESPN football drama ''Playmakers''.
994
995[[AC:Association Football]]
996* "The Journey" in ''[[VideoGame/FIFASoccer FIFA 17]]'' is a Story Mode about aspiring talent Alex Hunter's rise through the ranks of the UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague. It continues in ''18'', introducing Alex's American half-sister Kim as she tries for a spot with the US national team, and concludes in ''19'' when Alex faces the challenge of the UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague.
997** It was succeeded by the street football-centered ''Volta'' in ''20'' and ''21''.
998
999[[AC:Basketball]]
1000* One of the main features of the ''VideoGame/NBA2K'' series is the [=MyCareer=] mode, which has been featuring a backstory for your created player since ''[=2K14=]''.
1001* ''VideoGame/NBABallers Series''
1002* The Campaign Mode for ''VideoGame/HeadBasketball'' features a different one of these for each character.
1003
1004[[AC:{{Pro Wrestling|IsReal}}]]
1005* ''VideoGame/MexicanWrestling''
1006* ''VideoGame/WWEVideoGames''
1007
1008[[AC:Skateboarding]]
1009* ''VideoGame/ShaunWhiteSkateboarding''
1010* ''VideoGame/SkateOrDie''
1011* ''[[VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater Tony Hawk's Underground]]'' centers around a rookie skater's journey from their humble beginnings in a New Jersey neighborhood to becoming a professional athlete. ''Underground 2'' and ''American Wasteland'' are similarly story-driven, with the latter returning to the "rookie making a name for himself" angle.
1012
1013[[AC: Surfing]]
1014* ''VideoGame/KellySlatersProSurfer''
1015
1016[[AC: Toy/Plastic Model Battle]]
1017* ''VideoGame/BakutenShootBeyblade''
1018** ''VideoGame/BakutenShootBeybladeGBA''
1019*** ''Bakuten Shoot Beyblade - Gekitō! Saikyō Blader''
1020*** ''Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002 - Ikuze! Gekitō! Chō Jiryoku Battle!''
1021*** ''Bakuten Shoot Beyblade 2002 - Gekisen! Team Battle!!''
1022** ''VideoGame/JisedaiBeigomaBattleBeyblade''
1023
1024[[AC:FictionalSport]]
1025* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': Main characters Tidus and Wakka are Blitzball players, which is essentially underwater UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball. It is the game's primary MiniGame.
1026* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' should qualify as the protagonist's {{Mons}} are trained to eventually beat those of the Gym Leaders, Elite Four, and the Champion.
1027
1028[[AC:Racing]]
1029* ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing''
1030** ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart''
1031** ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing''
1032** ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled''
1033* ''VideoGame/{{Juiced}}''
1034* ''VideoGame/LEGORacers''
1035* ''VideoGame/LEGOStuntRally''
1036* ''VideoGame/MarioKart''
1037** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart''
1038** ''VideoGame/MarioKart64''
1039** ''VideoGame/MarioKartSuperCircuit''
1040** ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash''
1041** ''VideoGame/MarioKartArcadeGP''
1042** ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS''
1043** ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii''
1044** ''VideoGame/MarioKart7''
1045** ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''
1046* ''VideoGame/ModNationRacers''
1047* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed''
1048** ''VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed''
1049** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedII''
1050** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit'' series
1051** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHighStakes''
1052** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPorscheUnleashed''
1053** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground'' series
1054** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted'' (2005)
1055** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon''
1056** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet''
1057** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover''
1058** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift'' series
1059** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedNitro''
1060** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedWorld''
1061** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedTheRun''
1062** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012''
1063** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedRivals''
1064** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015''
1065** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback''
1066** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHeat''
1067** ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound''
1068* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer''
1069
1070[[AC:SupernaturalMartialArts]]
1071* ''VideoGame/CobraKaiTheKarateKidSagaContinues''
1072** ''VideoGame/CobraKai2DojosRising''
1073* ''Franchise/StreetFighter''
1074** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI''
1075** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''
1076** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''
1077** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''
1078** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''
1079** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''
1080** ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6''
1081* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}''
1082** ''VideoGame/Tekken3''
1083** ''VideoGame/Tekken4''
1084** ''VideoGame/Tekken5''
1085** ''VideoGame/Tekken6''
1086** ''VideoGame/Tekken7''
1087** ''VideoGame/Tekken8''
1088* ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter''
1089[[/folder]]
1090
1091[[folder:Visual Novels]]
1092[[AC: Association Football]]
1093* ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial Drama Series Vol.1: Nijiiro no Seishun'' is a VisualNovel telling the story of a Soccer Club player aiming at becoming a regular in his team, all while being cheered by [[CuteSportsClubManager the club's cute manager]] and developing a romance with her.
1094
1095[[AC:Baseball]]
1096* ''VisualNovel/ButterflySoup'' is about a group of Asian-American girls who join their high school's baseball club.
1097
1098[[AC: Running]]
1099* ''VisualNovel/PrinceOfStride'' tells about the adventures of the Honan Stride Club. Stride is a fictional sport invented by the game that mixes relay races with parkour.
1100[[/folder]]
1101
1102[[folder:Webcomics]]
1103[[AC:Boxing]]
1104* ''Webcomic/StarImpact'' features a world where [[PowersViaWeapon the boxing gloves give their wearers]] [[EveryoneHasASpecialMove special abilities in the ring]].
1105[[/folder]]
1106
1107[[folder:Web Original]]
1108[[AC: American Football]]
1109* ''WebOriginal/SeventeenThousandSevenHundredSeventySix'', though it's a football story in the same way ''The X-Files'' is a police show.
1110
1111[[AC: Association Football]]
1112* ''Roleplay/AHWorldCup'' is a ScrapbookStory following an alternate world UsefulNotes/FIFAWorldCup. Unlike most of the other examples, it follows the entire tournament instead of a single player or team.
1113
1114[[AC: Basketball]]
1115* ''WebOriginal/TheDeathOfBasketball'' – a story which uses simulations from ''[[VideoGame/NBA2K NBA 2K14]]'', in which the NBA is destroyed by deliberately introducing horrible players.
1116* ''Website/FurryBasketballAssociation''
1117
1118[[AC:[[ProWrestlingIsReal Pro Wrestling]]]]
1119* ''WebVideo/SouthpawRegionalWrestling''
1120
1121[[AC: Racing]]
1122* ''WebVideo/JellesMarbleRuns'' (with marbles)
1123[[/folder]]
1124
1125[[folder:Western Animation]]
1126[[AC:American Football]]
1127* ''WesternAnimation/NFLRushZoneGuardiansOfTheCore''
1128
1129[[AC:Association Football]]
1130* ''WesternAnimation/AnimalSoccerWorld''
1131* ''WesternAnimation/Foot2Rue''
1132* ''WesternAnimation/GalactikFootball''
1133* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hurricanes}}''
1134* ''WesternAnimation/SupaStrikas''
1135
1136[[AC:Baseball]]
1137* ''WesternAnimation/BaseballBugs'', a famous WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon
1138* ''WesternAnimation/DMynaLeagues'', about baseball leagues with FunnyAnimal bird players
1139* ''WesternAnimation/EveryonesHero'': A [[AllCGICartoon CGI-animated]] movie about a 10-year-old's quest to return Creator/BabeRuth's stolen bat before the 1932 World Series.
1140
1141[[AC:Basketball]]
1142* ''WesternAnimation/BaskupTonyParker''
1143* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperGlobetrotters''
1144
1145[[AC:Hockey]]
1146* ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' has little to do with the films of the same name, instead focusing on a team of anthropomorphic ducks who fight crime and play hockey on the side.
1147
1148[[AC:[[ProWrestlingIsReal Pro Wrestling]]]]
1149* ''WesternAnimation/BunnyHugged''
1150* ''WesternAnimation/HulkHogansRockNWrestling''
1151* ''WesternAnimation/MongoWrestlingAlliance''
1152* ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha''
1153
1154
1155[[AC:Racing]]
1156* ''WesternAnimation/AlienRacers''
1157* ''WesternAnimation/DragonBooster'': Racing with ''dragons''!
1158* ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsAcceleracers''
1159* ''WesternAnimation/PolePosition''
1160* ''WesternAnimation/{{Metajets}}''
1161* ''WesternAnimation/MichelVaillant'' cited above had an AnimatedAdaptation titled ''Heroes on Hot Wheels'' in the US.
1162* ''WesternAnimation/NASCARRacers'' is about two rival racing teams.
1163* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfSpeedRacer''
1164* ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}'', like ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' but [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace in the sky]]!
1165* ''WesternAnimation/SpeedRacerTheNextGeneration''
1166* ''WesternAnimation/StuntDawgs''
1167* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tooned}}''
1168* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces''
1169** ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces2017''
1170
1171[[AC:Multiple Sports]]
1172* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animalympics}}''
1173* ''WesternAnimation/LaffALympics''
1174* ''WesternAnimation/MutantLeague''
1175* ''WesternAnimation/ProStars'' features three of the biggest athletes in the early 90s helping kids and battling bad guys across the globe.
1176* ''WesternAnimation/SportsCartoons''
1177* ''WesternAnimation/ZooOlympics''
1178
1179[[AC:Other]]
1180* ''WesternAnimation/Ballmastrz9009'', a parody of the genre involving the titular BloodSport.
1181* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bowlopolis}}''
1182* ''WesternAnimation/{{Droners}}'' is about drone racing
1183* ''TabletopGame/HeavyGear: The Animated Series'' has tournament-based battles between mechs.
1184* ''WesternAnimation/ShesAGoodSkateCharlieBrown''
1185
1186[[/folder]]
1187[[/index]]

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