Sports category: 37872 books
by David K. Wiggins
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
This two-volume set features 400 articles on African-Americans in sports, including biographical entries as well as entries on events, tournaments, leagues, clubs, films, and associations. The entries cover all professional, amateur, and college sports such as baseball, tennis, and golf.
Walk-On U
The Shocking Truth Behind Football's Unsung Underdogs
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
“Walk-On U” illustrates the incredible phenomenon of the “College Walk-on.” Depicting the ugly, the bad, and the good, this book is about survival, education, mental toughness, and character building of student athletes who, without athletic scholarships and true to their talents, walk-on the...
Tales from the Dodgers Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Dodger Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
To baseball fans of today, the name Dodgers” is synonymous with Hollywood, the warm California sun, and names like Tommy Lasorda, Kirk Gibson, Steve Garvey, and Orel Hershiser. The Dodgers mean much more than that to fans of baseball history, however. Namely, these fans remember the famed Boys...
Learning to Win
Sports, Education, and Social Change in Twentieth-Century North Carolina
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2003
Over the past century, high school and college athletics have grown into one of America's most beloved--and most controversial--institutions, inspiring great loyalty while sparking fierce disputes.
In this richly detailed book, Pamela Grundy examines the many meanings that school sports took...
Race and Sport
The Struggle for Equality on and off the Field
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Even before the desegregation of the military and public education and before blacks had full legal access to voting, racial barriers had begun to fall in American sports. This collection of essays shows that for many African Americans it was the world of athletics that first opened an avenue to...
Memory Man: The Life and Sporting Times of Jimmy Magee
Sports trivia from the 'Memory Man' Jimmy Magee
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Jimmy Magee, whose extraordinary memory for sports trivia has led to his being dubbed the Memory Man, has the distinction of being the longest-serving sports commentator in the English-speaking world. He started his career in 1956, the year that Ronnie Delany won the 1,500 metres gold medal at Melbourne....
Facing Wayne Gretzky
Players Recall the Greatest Hockey Player Who Ever Lived
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Wayne Gretzky holds the records for the most goals, assists, and points scored in a career, in addition to about 60 other records. These feats, in tandem with his exceptional on-ice performances, earned him the nickname The Great One” as well as the immediate retirement of his number (99) across...
She's Got Game
The Woman's Guide to Loving Sports (or Just How to Fake It!)
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Does baseball boggle your mind? Is football completely confusing?
She's Got Game is the perfect resource for women who have it all together but just don't understand the rules—when it comes to professional and college sports, that is.
You're the kind of woman who can adapt to every...
Facing Ted Williams
Players from the Golden Age of Baseball Recall the Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
The Splendid Splinter,” Teddy Ballgame,” The Kid”-no matter the nickname, Ted Williams was one of the most accomplished hitters in baseball history. He was the last man to hit .400 in a single season, a nineteen-time All-Star, a two-time MVP and Triple Crown award winner, and an inductee...
by Mike Lupica
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
An uplifting story about role models, football, and tackling fear set in the heart of Friday Night Lights country—from the bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team, and Fantasy League.
Clay is a quarterback's dream. When he zips across the field, arms outstretched, waiting for the ball to...
Legends of N.C. State Basketball
Dick Dickey, Tommy Burleson, David Thompson, Jim Valvano, and Other Wolfpack Stars
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
The fever that is college basketball on Tobacco Road started from a small outbreak in Raleigh, North Carolina, when Indiana basketball legend Everett Case became the coach at N.C. State University. He restarted the dormant construction of Reynolds Coliseum, and for fifty years, it was one of the most...
Knuckleball
The History of the Unhittable Pitch
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
It took me a day to learn [the knuckleball] and a lifetime to learn how to throw it for a strike.”
This quote, by pitcher and coach Charlie Hough, is the best way to understand baseball’s most baffling and mysterious pitch. Not even the best practitioners of the art of throwing a knuckleball...
Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice
Life Lessons from a Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Hall of Fame, Rod Walters, has enjoyed a wonderful career in sports. As a youth, he knew he wanted to be in the health care industry. During the summer of his ninth grade year, his parents scholarshipped him to the North Carolina All-Star Student Athletic Training Clinic in Greensboro, North Carolina....
Facing Michael Jordan
Players Recall the Greatest Basketball Player Who Ever Lived
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Relive the magic of the greatest player to ever step on the court.
Air Jordan,” His Airness,” MJ.”
Whatever you call him, Michael Jeffrey Jordan can be considered one of the greatest basketball players of all-time. During his career, Jordan won six NBA championships and was...