Program Two Greener Grass: Cuba, Baseball, and the United States The New Ball Game True-Hearted Vixens

Tonight's program looks at the role of sports in shaping our notions of community and gender (and even our foreign policy!)

Greener Grass reveals how the United States and Cuba have each used baseball as a political tool, the sport functioning as both a bridge and barrier between them. (Aaron Woolf, Rudolph Callegari, Nancy Roth, 2000; 60 mins.)

For over 100 years, baseball has helped small American towns acquire their sense of community. Produced for Iowa Public Television, The New Ball Game documents this history, and shows how these small town teams are now threatened by the economics of major league play. (Stephen Holmes, 2001; 60 mins.)

Focusing on the inaugural season of the Women's Pro Football League, True-Hearted Vixens follows a team of committed female jocks pursuing their dream. (Mylene Moreno, 2000; 60 mins.)