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How I Squandered an All-Star NBA Career Before Finding My Redemption
Sports Publishing
Michael Ray Richardson was a star in the making. After a stellar collegiate career at the University of Montana, where he was voted first team All-Big Sky Conference as a sophomore, junior, and senior, the future seemed bright. Taken fourth ...
The Great Football Trivia Challenge
600 Questions to Test Your Knowledge
Sports Publishing
Become an even bigger football trivia expert with these tough questions! Now with new and more difficult questions, The Great Football Trivia Challenge tests and expands your knowledge on the sport of football—covering players’ careers from ...
University of Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia
Sports Publishing
The Kentucky Wildcats are the winningest program in the history of college basketball, and this newly revised edition of the University of Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive book ever assembled on the history of this ...
A Baseball Gaijin
Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back
Sports Publishing
Like many American boys, Tony Barnette yearned to one day make it to “The Show,” playing baseball professionally. The Arizona State pitcher was drafted in 2006 by the in-state Diamondbacks. Gradually ascending the minor-league ladder, it looked ...
Shine the Light
How Sandlot Baseball Connects People in a Disconnected World
Sports Publishing
The sandlot movement is a different animal, drawing players of all ages back to their roots. If you remember playing baseball in yards and alleyways or an open field, you’ll be glad to know the tradition continues in grownup leagues across the ...
Home Run King
The Remarkable Record of Hank Aaron
Sports Publishing
In the fifty years that have passed since Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run and supplanted Babe Ruth as baseball's home run king, his legend and legacy have only grown. Humble and modest to a fault, he always insisted that he didn't want people ...
Larry Doby in Black and White
The Story of a Baseball Pioneer
Sports Publishing
When people think of baseball trailblazers, their minds immediately go to Jackie Robinson. He was the man who broke the color barrier, appearing in 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and would go on to a Hall of Fame career. His number 42 is retired ...
Remembering Torn-Down Ballparks, Over a Cold Beer
A Beer Table Book Celebrating Lost Ballparks
Sports Publishing
The perfect beer-table book for fans of the Great American Pastime—regardless of team affiliation! Beginning with Comiskey Park in 1990, author Ken Finnigan used to take road trips to many ancient remaining ballparks with his oldest brother. The ...
Tomlin
The Soul of a Football Coach
Sports Publishing
In 2007, at the age of thirty-four, Mike Tomlin was hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Replacing Hall of Famer Bill Cowher—and two years removed from the team’s Super Bowl XL victory—there was immense pressure on the first-year ...
Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Braves Stories Ever Told
Sports Publishing
Here are stories on the greatest players and coaches to don the Braves uniform. Newly updated to include 2021 World Series coverage and the latest corps of new stars! Recall the harrowing experience of Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium catching fire ...
Finley Ball
How Two Baseball Outsiders Turned the Oakland A's into a Dynasty and Changed the Game Forever
Sports Publishing
Revised and updated! This is the story of a losing baseball team that became a 1970s dynasty, thanks to the unorthodox strategies and stunts of two very colorful men. When Charlie Finley bought the A's in 1960, he was an outsider to the game—a ...
Miracle Moments in Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football History
Best Plays, Games, and Records
Sports Publishing
Knute Rockne and Lou Holtz, Joe Montana and Tim Brown, all the great coaches and players of the Sound Bend gridiron are featured in this must-have book for all real fans of the blue and gold--newly updated! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the ...
The 20 Greatest Moments in New York Sports History
Our Generation of Memories, From 1960 to Today
Sports Publishing
Can you guess the most memorable sports moments to happen in the Big Apple? Collected together for the first time, The 20 Greatest Moments in New York Sports History chronicles the most memorable sporting events to be held in New York, ranking ...
Game of My Life Washington Commanders
Memorable Stories of Commanders Football
Sports Publishing
Several prominent players who have worn the legendary Commanders (previously known as the Redskins) helmet share their fondest single-game experience and memories. Sam Huff, Billy Kilmer, Larry Brown, Pat Fischer, Len Hauss, Mike Bass, Roy ...
Shohei Ohtani
The Amazing Story of Baseball's Two-Way Japanese Superstar
Sports Publishing
With highlights Shohei Ohtani’s best games on the mound and at bat for the Los Angeles Angels from each month of his rookie season—as well as anecdotes of his life in America—this is one book that every fan of Major League Baseball will ...
The New Baseball Bible
Notes, Nuggets, Lists, and Legends from Our National Pastime
Sports Publishing
Discover how the players’ approach, use of equipment, and even salaries and schedules have changed over time. Learn the origin of team and player nicknames, fun facts about the All-Star Game and World Series, and so much more. For Yankee and Red ...
The Baseball Maniac's Almanac - 6th Edition
The Absolutely, Positively, and Without Question Greatest Book of Facts, Figures, and Astonishing Lists Ever Compiled
Sports Publishing
Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembled—all verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame.First created by legendary sportswriter ...
Baseball’s Memorable Misses
An Unabashed Look at the Game's Craziest Zeroes
Sports Publishing
Baseball books span the spectrum from the All-Stars to the has-beens but invariably overlook the endless string of things that could have happened but didn't. Baseball’s Memorable Misses fills that void, pointing out little-known facts perfect ...
The Science of Hockey
The Math, Technology, and Data Behind the Sport
Sports Publishing
Whether you’re a casual hockey observer or a passionate fan who can’t get enough of the game, there’s something for everyone in The Science of Hockey. Author Kevin Snow spoke with former players and coaches, along with numerous industry experts ...
Aaron Judge
The Incredible Story of the New York Yankees' Home Run–Hitting Phenom
Sports Publishing
All rise for the newest Yankee hero. Aaron Judge has become the face of the New York Yankees, inheriting the lineage that goes from Ruth to Gehrig to DiMaggio to Mantle to O’Neill and Jeter. Will he live up to the hype? Will the Yankees be World ...