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Rivals: The Mercer Cup

S2 : E6

TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 03.29.17

Buried deep in the Appalachian hills, an old grudge between two fading towns lives on through baseball's best kept secret: a rivalry at the lowest level of the minor leagues.

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Sport is conflict, but rivalry is a way of life, and it goes beyond the game. From Argentina’s infamous soccer stands to Miami’s troubled inner city, VICE World of Sports unearths a series of rivalries that redefine the meaning of the word.

Cast

Sal Masekela, Ben Ferguson

Director(s)

Selema Masekela

full-episodes (9)

Boys of Bukom

S1 : E1 | TV-PG | 25 min | Aired: 04.27.16

Bukom is a town too small for a map. But somehow, this tiny, slum village on the coast of Ghana has produced more world champion boxers per capita than anywhere else in the world.
The Eternal Derby

S1 : E2 | TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 05.04.16

In Serbia, one thing has endured communism and civil war: The Eternal Derby.
Bayou Classic

S1 : E3 | TV-PG | 23 min | Aired: 05.11.16

In college football, tradition is everything, and the battle between historically black colleges Southern and Grambling State is a ritual unlike any other. Especially at halftime.
Las Grandes Ligas

S1 : E4 | TV-PG | 23 min | Aired: 05.18.16

As Cuba and America embark on a seismic shift, Cuban ballplayers are caught in the middle: forced to wait on diplomacy or risk their lives for their chance at the Majors.
Luzira Upper Prison

S1 : E5 | TV-14 | 24 min | Aired: 05.25.16

Overcrowded and underfunded, Luzira is home to Uganda’s only maximum-security prison -- but also an elaborate soccer league; one that challenges the culture of imprisonment.
The Perfect Sheet

S1 : E6 | TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 06.01.16

Hockey’s “Gibson Cup” is as old as the sport itself, and in a quiet Michigan town where the game was first born, two teams have been battling for it for over 100 years.
Jake & Zane

S1 : E7 | TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 06.08.16

The tiny village of Iten, Kenya is home to the fastest runners in the world, more record-holders than anywhere else… and a pair of testy twins from New Zealand.
The Line

S1 : E8 | TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 06.15.16

Amidst scandals, legislative battles and the new frontier of daily fantasy, the biggest debate in the world of sports today is gambling. Is it legal? And how do you define it?
Seven Generations

S1 : E9 | TV-14 | 25 min | Aired: 06.22.16

Across a history of oppression, through years federal neglect and in the midst of a cultural awakening, one sport has endured on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: basketball.
Rivals: The Boom Squad

S2 : E1 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 02.22.17

Miami's Liberty City is football's Mecca, home to NFL legends. But the biggest rivalry in this city isn't exactly big–it all starts with a hard-hitting squad of 6 year-olds.
Rivals: Superclasico

S2 : E2 | TV-PG | 23 min | Aired: 03.01.17

Boca and River may be the most infamous rivals in the world of soccer. But today, Argentina's most legendary game is known less for the battle on the field than the anarchy off it
Rivals: Calcio Storico

S2 : E3 | TV-14 | 24 min | Aired: 03.08.17

On most days Florence is overrun by tourists. But once each year, the locals reclaim their city through an ancient game where the roots run deep and the blood flows freely.
Rivals: Aussie Rules

S2 : E4 | TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 03.15.17

Australia plays football one way: their way. And the most heated rivalry in the country's most cherished game is marked by broken jaws, foul mouths and phallic tattoos.
Rivals: Aphromoo v. Doublelift

S2 : E5 | TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 03.22.17

League of Legends might be online, but this E-sports story of teammate-turned-enemy is as real as it gets.
Rivals: The Mercer Cup

S2 : E6 | TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 03.29.17

Buried deep in the Appalachian hills, an old grudge between two fading towns lives on through baseball's best kept secret: a rivalry at the lowest level of the minor leagues.
Rivals: Derby Beirut

S2 : E7 | TV-14 | 23 min | Aired: 04.05.17

Lebanon is a nation defined by religious and political rivalry. And when it comes to the courts, the game between the country's two best basketball clubs is no exception.
Rivals: Battle of Algiers

S2 : E8 | TV-PG | 23 min | Aired: 04.12.17

Algeria is home to North Africa's biggest soccer derby. This all-consuming rivalry is rooted not in hate, but love–love for the game that forged their country through revolution.
Rivals: Montana 6 Man

S2 : E9 | TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 04.19.17

In Montana, farming and football are life. But as farms dry up and people disappear, two schools that were once bitter rivals must join forces. Now one team gives hope to two fading towns.

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