Playbook's Top 25 sports video games ever

Nos. 21 to 25
ESPN's countdown of the greatest sports video games ever created kicks off with everything from bench-clearing brawls and behind-the-back passes to the long-awaited digital recreation of Augusta.
So if you ever wondered where the Hit Stick really came from or wanted to know the story of how the Electronic Arts Sports Network (EASN) turned into EA Sports (and the game that introduced the world to the brand that would eventually become the genre's most powerful), you came to the right place.
--Jon Robinson
Nos. 21-25: Bulls, Blazers and Fat Guys
Editor's note: Check back all week as we unveil five new games per day, concluding on Friday, May 10.
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- 00:43
High schooler with Down syndrome sinks 3-pointer
Leslie County (Ky.) High School's Ethan Wolfe, who has Down syndrome, checks into the game and knocks down a 3-pointer.
- 02:04
Hurts surprises family with donation toward a new home
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts surprises a family, whose child is battling cancer, with a $30,000 donation to go toward a new home.
- 01:25
Ron Rivera rings the bell after final day of cancer treatment
Washington coach Ron Rivera receives an ovation as he walks down the hospital hallway to ring the bell after his final day of cancer treatment.