Hoop Dreams (1994) is a captivating American sports-documentary drama film. Directed by Steve James, the film gives viewers a glimpse into the engaging journey of two African-American friends who hone ...

WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- Gene Pingatore, the winningest boys' basketball coach in Illinois history who gained national attention when he appeared in the 1994 documentary "Hoop Dreams,'' has died. He was ...

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William Gates, with a little gray in his beard these days, is now 41 and a father of four. Yet he's still remembered for who he was in high school. He sits in the second-to-last row of the bleachers ...

Born in Hampton, Virginia to a sports-crazed family, Steve James’ first dream was of basketball stardom, similar to the subjects of his most famous work. After graduating from Southern Illinois ...

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white ...

The project started more than 20 years ago, just following a couple of Chicagoarea kids who loved basketball. Today, the result of that project still stands as one of the greatest film documentaries ...

It’s been 30 years since the seminal documentary “Hoop Dreams” was released. On Saturday, the famed subjects of the film were on the West Side to help present Chicago with an anniversary gift — an ...