Watchdog

Yes, I am aware I have given the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival enough free publicity by now to have financed a documentary on Tibetan yak polo.

But for those of you unable or unwilling to attend the movies in person Saturday at the AMC on East 19th Street and/or the sports festival Saturday in Tribeca, I wanted to make you aware of a sports documentary marathon this weekend on ESPN Classic.

Beginning at noon Saturday it features "Chiefs," "Hooked: The Legend of Demetrius 'Hook' Mitchell," "A League of Ordinary Gentlemen," "Through the Fire," "Unstrung," and "Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos."

At 7:30 p.m. Sunday there will be a special about the films in the Tribeca festival, followed by two showings of "Hellfighters."

I have seen "A League of Ordinary Gentlemen," which is about bowling, "Through the Fire," which is about Sebastian Telfair, "Once in a Lifetime," and "Hellfighters," which is about a high school football team in Harlem.

I recommend all of them.