Unrequited Love Story: ‘Bull Durham’ at 30

Posted Jun 21, 2018
When he broke into Hollywood, Ron Shelton made a promise to himself. “If I got one shot to direct,” he remembered thinking, “I’ll make a sports movie I would like to see.” At that point, Shelton already had the idea for Bull Durham. Released 30 years ago this week, the romantic comedy tells the tale of aging career minor league catcher Crash Davis (Kevin Costner). (The Ringer)

Related: Other News

Takeaways from Week 7 of College Football: Indiana earns defining win, James Franklin on the hot sea
Indiana just had its biggest win in program history. I have seen all sorts of stats celebrating the Hoosiers’ win over then-No. 3 Oregon. Probably...
Sun Oct 12, 2025

Big Ten Basketball Media Days news, nuggets and takeaways
Minnesota was picked 16th in the Big Ten's media poll, which is a different neck of the woods for new coach Niko Medved, who led...
Sun Oct 12, 2025

Stanford football receives $50 million gift from former player
Stanford football has received the largest non-facilities gift in its history, a $50 million gift from former player and longtime supporter Bradford Freeman ’64. The...
Sat Oct 11, 2025

Fed-Up NIL Collectives Are Bypassing NIL Deal Approval Process
Multiple major power conference collectives are giving up on trying to work through the NIL Go clearinghouse and within the bounds of the new rules...
Sat Oct 11, 2025