Sports imprint: 713 books

Legends of N.C. State Basketball

Dick Dickey, Tommy Burleson, David Thompson, Jim Valvano, and Other Wolfpack Stars

by Tim Peeler
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

by Lew Freedman
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...

Facing Michael Jordan

Players Recall the Greatest Basketball Player Who Ever Lived

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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...

Tales from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Locker Room

A Collection of the Greatest Fighting Irish Stories Ever Told

by Digger Phelps, Tim Bourret
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015

Former ESPN basketball commentator Digger Phelps is regarded as one of the most charismatic and opinionated analysts in the profession. And he was the same personality during his twenty years as the head coach at the University of Notre Dame. In this book, first published in 2004, Phelps teams up...
by Bob Huggins
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012

Bob Huggins: Pressed for Success is an inspiring book on the events leading up to becoming a national college basketball coach for the University of Cincinnati. In this book he sets the record straight on many debates and controversies that his followers have wondered about for years. Skyhorse...

Flying High

Stories of the Baltimore Ravens

by Jamison Hensley
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014

From Art Modell’s founding of the Baltimore Ravens in 1996 to the decision to draft Ray Lewis and Jonathan Ogden, to victories in two Super Bowls in the past 15 years, the Baltimore Ravens’ short history has been full of highlights. In Jamison Hensley’s Flying High, the former Ravens beat writer...

Who's Better, Who's Best in Football?

Setting the Record Straight on the Top 65 NFL Players of the Past 65 Years

by Steve Silverman
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014

Who are the best quarterbacks in NFL history? How about running backs? Wide receivers? How can we objectively rate the performance of individual defensive players? And how can we make reasonable judgments about players at different positions and from different eras? Who is the greatest football player...

Incredible Baseball Stats

The Coolest, Strangest Stats and Facts in Baseball History

by Kevin Reavy, Ryan Spaeder
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016

As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture. But for some, the experience can be less sensory. Some, such as Ryan Spaeder and Kevin Reavy, live for baseball statistics. Stats give the game historical context...

Game of My Life Virginia Tech Hokies

Memorable Stories of Hokie Football and Basketball

by Mike Harris
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015

Virginia Tech’s Shayne Graham trots onto the field at West Virginia on November 6, 1999, with two thoughts in his mind. One is a missed field goal that would have beaten Miami a year earlier. The other is the 44-yard field goal he is about to try against the Mountaineers, a kick he must make if...

Baltimore Orioles

Where Have You Gone? Cal Ripken Jr., Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Other Orioles Greats

by Jeff Seidel
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014

Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? is a unique look at what a number of former Orioles personalities have gone on to do in life since their playing careers ended. Author Jeff Seidel spoke with a wide-ranging number of former Baltimore players, from stars like Cal Ripken Jr. and Brooks Robinson,...

Amazin' Again

How the 2015 New York Mets Brought the Magic Back to Queens

by Greg W. Prince
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016

They were coming off a seemingly endless string of losing records. They were considered years away from legitimate contention. They were derided and disregarded as a matter of course. But in 2015 the New York Mets changed their course and changed their story. The result was the best kind of amazin’....

Tales from the New York Jets Sideline

A Collection of the Greatest Jets Stories Ever Told

by Mark Cannizzaro
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016

Ideal for fans of the Mark of a Lion series and Bill Parcells Pro football chronicle of the New York Jets Covers the successes and losses of the Jets For over 55 seasons, the New York Jets have not enjoyed large doses of pride and glory. Yes, Joe Namath led them to a stunning Super Bowl III upset...

Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout

A Collection of the Greatest Braves Stories Ever Told

by Cory McCartney
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016

The newest addition to the Tales from the Team series, Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout includes stories on the greatest players and coaches to don the Braves uniform. Author Cory McCartney includes stories about Hank Aaron, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Greg Maddux, Tom...

Tales from the Seattle Mariners Dugout

A Collection of the Greatest Mariners Stories Ever Told

by Kirby Arnold
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014

Larry Andersen, Richie Zisk, and Joe Simpson made sure that everywhere bewildered manager Rene Lachemann went during the 1982 season, some JELL-O was sure to follow-from his hotel bathroom sink, tub, and toilet (filled to the brim) to a postgame can of beer. Jay Buhner, one of the stars in the Seattle...
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