Biography: sport

Rarely does anyone use the term ';two-way' in regard to a baseball player.

The story of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the ten-year period from 2009 to 2018 reads like a classic Greek tragedy, filled with gut-wrenching plot twists and turns.

How has today's society changed because of Sandy Koufax, Tom Brady, or Tiger Woods?

So You Think You're a Detroit Red Wings Fan?

So You Think You're a Philadelphia Flyers Fan?

In 1998, the Predators joined the NHL as an expansion team, marking the start of what's been a wild ride ever since!

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From the best players to the best coaches and some of the most legendary schools and teams in US history, Texas high school football has it all.

What do Alexi Kovalev, Ted Irvine, and Mike Rogers all have in common?

You're straddling the pitcher's mound in Shea Stadium.

In this fascinating collection of Bruins tales, Kerry Keene brings readers behind the scenes and captures the stories that have defined the franchise throughout its storied history.

Born into poverty in Hammond, Indiana, not much was expected from Irvin Acie Cross.

The Wrestling Biography You've Been Waiting For!

So You Think You're a Chicago Blackhawks Fan?

Written by hockey's most authoritative author, this is the definitive collection of Boston Bruins history.

Readers have the chance to meet the Pittsburgh Penguins, one of the wildest, wackiest, most wonderful sports franchises that ever waddled its way across North America.

The Cleveland Cavaliers franchise has been in existence for more than forty-five years, and it hasnt been an easy ride for the team or their fans, with many ups and downs along the way.

Called for Traveling is a pro basketball journey that spans four continents, seven countries and twelve teams over eleven hilarious and adventurous years.

So You Think You're a New York Rangers Fan?

One of the National Hockey League's ';Original Six,' few teams in professional hockey have enjoyed more success than the Detroit Red Wings.

Written by hockey's most authoritative author, this is the definitive collection of Boston Bruins history.

Five Super Bowl titles, fifteen Hall of Famers, and a litany of legendary players, characters, and games later, the Dallas Cowboys franchise has cemented itself among the most successful in all of sports and, with a fan base that extends all over the world, among the most well known.

Named one of the Five Adventure Books You Need to Read This Summer by Backpacker MagazineFor readers of Into Thin Air, riveting high-altitude drama and the passion and drive that inspire outsized mountaineering achievements.

The sandlot movement is a different animal, drawing players of all ages back to their roots.

Thirty-five years ago, Roberto Clemente made baseball history when he became the first Latin American to enter the Hall of Fame.

Wayne Gretzky holds the records for the most goals, assists, and points scored in a career, in addition to about 60 other records.

Relive the magic of the greatest player to ever step on the court.

Let Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more, tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the Greatest of All Time.

Its impossible to overstate Peyton Mannings football legacy.

Marvin Bad News Barnes was considered a future Hall of Fame basketball player before he even graduated from college.

In Behind the Net, first published in 2013 and now for the first time in paperback and newly updated, Stan Fischler includes a collection of short, zany (but true!

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Since the inception of the National Hockey League on November 26, 1917, the sport of hockey has been one of the most popular games across the globe.

The intrastate rivalry between the Islanders and the Rangers is like no other in the NHL.

As one of the NHLs original six teams, the Chicago Blackhawks have given their fans millions of heart-stopping memories, thousands of unforgettable stories, and now six Stanley Cup Championships with their recent 2015 win.

Draen Petrovic was born on October 22, 1964, in ibenik, Croatia.

In the late 1960s the New York Rangers transformed from NHL also-rans to Stanley Cup contenders.

On December 11, 1981, Muhammad Ali slumped on a chair in the cramped, windowless locker room of a municipal baseball field outside Nassau.

Charles Albert The Old Roman Comiskey was a larger-than-life figurea man who had precision in his speech and who could work a room with handshakes and smiles.

Nobody bleeds Blue like Bob Plager, considered one of the funniest men in hockey.

Readers have the chance to meet the Pittsburgh Penguins, one of the wildest, wackiest, most wonderful sports franchises that ever waddled its way across North America.

Kincaide brings to life what was at once the most glorious and the most tumultuous time in Detroit hockey history, the Original Six era.

Five Super Bowl titles, 13 Hall of Famers, and a litany of legendary players, characters, and games later, the Dallas Cowboys franchise has cemented itself among the most successful in all of sports and, with a fan base that extends all over the world, among the most well known.

Heaven Is a Playground was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball.

In Stan Fischlers latest hockey classic, Behind the Net, Fischler includes a collection of short, zany (but true!

In his very first trip to the ballpark, Joe Falls watched Lou Gehrig slam two home runs against the Philadelphia As.

Rob Ray was known as one of the NHLs toughest players of the 1990s.

It has, most definitely, been A Beauuutiful Life for Bill Grigsby, a Kansas City icon and Grand Master of Ceremony.

Through his fifteen-year career as an NBA player, Clyde Drexler played with elegance and flair, leadership and poise, integrity and an ability to come through in the clutch.

In this fascinating collection of Bruins tales, Kerry Keene brings readers behind the scenes and captures the stories that have defined the franchise throughout its storied history.