Question: who directed the American sports comedy film which Sandler appeared in 

Context articles: Rookie of the Year (film)
The Waterboy
The Longest Yard (2005 film)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Semi-Pro
Caddyshack II
Leatherheads
Happy Gilmore
The 6th Man
Going Overboard

Rookie of the Year is a 1993 American sports comedy film starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Gary Busey as players for the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
 The film is a remake of the 1954 film "Roogie's Bump" with the same basic plot.
 The cast also includes Albert Hall, Dan Hedaya, Eddie Bracken, Amy Morton, Bruce Altman, John Gegenhuber, Neil Flynn, Daniel Stern (who also directed) and John Candy in an uncredited role.
The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports comedy film directed by Frank Coraci (who also appears in a cameo role), starring Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed (his last film role before his death in 2008), Larry Gilliard, Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante and Jonathan Loughran, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo.
The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film and a remake of the 1974 film of the same name.
 Adam Sandler plays the protagonist Paul Crewe, a disgraced former professional quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who is forced to form a team from the prison inmates to play football against their guards.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell, while written by both McKay and Ferrell.
 Additionally, the film features John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole and Michael Clarke Duncan, and appearances by "Saturday Night Live" alumni.
 NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. make cameos, as do broadcasting teams from "NASCAR on Fox" (Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip) and "NASCAR on NBC" (Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons).
 "Talladega Nights" was Pat Hingle's last film before his death in 2009.
Semi-Pro is a 2008 American sports comedy film from New Line Cinema.
 The film was directed by Kent Alterman and stars Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin and Maura Tierney.
 The film was shot in Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium (in the gym of the Los Angeles City Fire Department Training Center), in Detroit, and in Flint, Michigan.
 Released in theaters on February 29, 2008 and released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 3, 2008, it was the last film from New Line Cinema before they merged with Warner Bros.
Caddyshack II is a 1988 American sports comedy film and a sequel to "Caddyshack".
 The film stars Jackie Mason, Dan Aykroyd, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon, Randy Quaid, Chevy Chase, Jonathan Silverman, and Jessica Lundy.
 It was written by various outside writers, but is credited to the first draft by Peter Torokvei and Harold Ramis, who also co-wrote and directed the first, and is directed by Allan Arkush.
Leatherheads is a 2008 American sports comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by and starring George Clooney.
 The film also stars Renée Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce, and John Krasinski and focuses on the early years of professional American football.
Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan with music by Mark Mothersbaugh and produced by Robert Simonds.
 It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf.
 The screenplay was written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy.
 The film was released in cinemas on February 16, 1996 by Universal Pictures.
 "Happy Gilmore" was a commercial success, earning $41.2 million on a $12 million budget.
 This film was the first of multiple collaborations between Sandler and Dugan.
 The film won an MTV Movie Award for "Best Fight" for Adam Sandler versus Bob Barker.
The 6th Man, sometimes titled The Sixth Man, is a 1997 American sports comedy film directed by Randall Miller, starring Marlon Wayans and Kadeem Hardison.
 The film was released in the United States on March 28, 1997.
 The film features real National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools, although the rosters are fictitious.
 Some schools shown in the film include the University of Washington, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Fresno State University, Georgetown University, the University of Kentucky, the University of Arkansas, UCLA, and others.
 The film features cameos from college basketball personalities such as Jerry Tarkanian and Dick Vitale.
Going Overboard is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Valerie Breiman, and stars Adam Sandler in his film debut, Burt Young, Allen Covert, Billy Zane, Terry Moore, Milton Berle and Billy Bob Thornton in a small role.
 The film was originally released in 1989, but once Sandler became successful after appearing on "Saturday Night Live" and in the films "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore", it was given a wider release by Vidmark Entertainment in 1996.