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Explains why experts overvalue many teams and undervalue many others Explains how the NCAA Tournament becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for highly seeded teams Explains why prevailing statistics confuse fans and experts alike Defines new statistics that accurately value and rank...

In 1979, a group of women athletes at Michigan State University, their civil rights attorney, the institution’s Title IX coordinator, and a close circle of college students used the law to confront a powerful institution—their own university. By the mid-1970s, opposition from the NCAA had made...

Esse é o primeiro título da coleção Na Vida Como no Esporte, que revela os princípios pelos quais grandes atletas e treinadores pautaram suas trajetórias e mostra como esses valores transcendem o universo esportivo e podem ser aplicados à vida pessoal e profissional. Organizada pelo...

When it comes to sports talk, no city has more to say than Philadelphia. With their 2007 The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists, WIP sports radio hosts Glen Macnow and Big Daddy Graham compiled dozens of sports lists to stir up dialog and debate within the buzzing Philadelphia sports community...

100 Things Maryland Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resources guide for true fans of the Terrapins. Whether you're a die-hard booster from the days of Lefty Driesell or a new supporter of Mark Turgeon, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime....

L'homme. L'équipe. La légende. En 1991, les Chicago Bulls de Michael Jordan ont remporté leur premier titre NBA, le premier d'une longue série qui aura marqué l'histoire du basket. Dans ce livre, Sam Smith relate le quotidien des Chicago Bulls, des anecdotes de vestiaire aux bruits de couloirs...

This is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of the Los Angeles Lakers. Most fans have taken in a game or two at the Staples Center, have seen highlights of a young Magic Johnson, and remember the epic battles with the Celtics in the 1980s. But only real fans know how the Lakers acquired Hot...

It's the late 90's, the internet has not taken off fully yet but two ultra smart and savvy college room mates decide to drop out of school and head to beautiful Costa Rica, a Central American country thriving with women, off-shore banks and millions to be made off the college and professional sports...

For a person privileged to say I played for Scotus, specific images immediately come to mind: rugged practices, exacting coaches, expectations of excellence. Those words also mean representing not only yourself and your teammates but also thousands of people over the years whoas players, coaches,...

Perfect for UNC fans who think they already know everything   100 Things North Carolina Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of the Tar Heels. Whether you’re a die-hard booster from the days of Dean Smith or a new supporter of Roy Williams, these...

Every Indiana Hoosiers fan has a bucket list of activities to take part in at some point in their lives. But even the most die-hard fans haven't done everything there is to experience in and around Bloomington, Indiana. From visiting the campus to copying Keith Smart's jump shot to win the 1987 national...

With Following the Ball, Todd Cleveland incorporates labor, sport, diasporic, and imperial history to examine the extraordinary experiences of African football players from Portugal’s African colonies as they relocated to the metropole from 1949 until the conclusion of the colonial era in 1975....

Stormy, Husky, Brawling! "Coaches of Chicago" reveals the raw, vulnerable, and demanding realities of leadership in the volatile and gritty high school hoops culture. Malnati, Pappas, and Pingatore deliver authentic lessons of humanity in a milieu fraught with controversy, scandal, and greed. This provoking...

**All They Do Is Win (The Story of the NBA's Newest Dynasty): The Golden State Warriors **is a new book written by sports enthusiast, Adam Alexander. The book follows the 2018 NBA title run of the Golden State Warriors, following their history from the late 1980s to the present day. It tells the...