Este libro propone, a través de un abordaje etnográfico, analizar los sentidos que tiene la violencia para los miembros de una hinchada de fútbol, comúnmente llamados "Barras Bravas".
The Seventh Inning Stretch, by noted baseball expert Josh Pahigian addresses all of the most interesting baseball arguments, however frivolous, that fans have been engaging in for decades, and even a few they may have never stopped to consider before.
The most entertaining and comprehensive guide to every baseball fans dream road tripincluding every new ballpark since the 2004 editionrevised and completely updated!
A collection ofghost storiescollected from baseballplayers, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, whichexplores the sometimes amusing and sometimes spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal.
Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly, known affectionately on the PGA Tour as "e;Big 'Un,"e; has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and "e;Grip It and Rip It"e; approach to golf -- and to life.
Rugby World Cup 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, stats, stories, personalities and trivia - perfect for all fans of rugby from around the world.
Hubo un tiempo, los primeros años del siglo XX, en que el fútbol no era parte de la vida cotidiana de la mayoría de los argentinos: se jugaba en los colegios ingleses para fomentar la disciplina, e informalmente en algunos barrios por el gusto del desafío y el honor del vecindario.
Zdenscka Bacarreza Pinilla"Festejo este relato testimonial de Gustavo Levine, que de una manera muy generosa, comparte sus vivencias y nos entrega sus experiencias con la intención de comenzar a conservar la memoria del Fútbol Femenino en esta parte del mundo"Horacio Bollo"Para l@s interesad@s en adentrarse en este mundo, este libro aporta a poder "situarse en la cancha" este partido… de enseñar y de aprender jugando al Fútbol Femenino"Cintia Flamenco"Es increíble la cantidad de cosas que las mujeres debemos hacer para poder practicar este deporte, porque empezás así, empezás practicándolo pero luego comenzás a vivirlo, y cuándo menos te das cuenta no podes vivir sin él"Carlos Pinasco Singer"En mi condición hoy de Entrenador en Fútbol, he tenido el inmenso placer y el honor de encontrar profesionales como Gustavo Levine, que dentro de este deporte que amamos ha puesto de su sapiencia, experiencia y dedicación para aportar conocimiento y expresar de una forma directa vivencias, datos específicos del Fútbol Femenino en toda Latinoamérica al día de hoy"Ayelén Pujol"El libro de Gustavo Levine aparece como una pieza clave, inédita para la disciplina: el análisis del recorrido, la puesta en escena del contexto actual, las falencias, los avances, las resistencias y los aprendizajes, entre otras cuestiones, de trabajar a cargo de cuerpos técnicos de equipos femeninos"Osvaldo Conte"La rigurosidad del escrito, junto a la facilidad de lectura y lo abarcativo de todos los temas que conciernen a la actividad, lo convierten en un trabajo de lectura indispensable y de un aporte invalorable"
Using extensive background research as well as interviews with the principal characters, Fixed provides the first in-depth reconstruction of the point-shaving scandal involving the 1978-1979 Boston College basketball team, from the genesis of the plot in the summer of 1978, through the uncovering of the scheme during an unrelated investigation in 1980, to the trial that captivated the sports world in the fall of 1981 and its aftermath.
With impressive skill, irrepressible spirit, and more than a touch of class, the 2000-01 Notre Dame women's basketball team reached the pinnacle of college basketball and forever secured a place in the storied sports history of the university and in the hearts of thousands of fans.
Anecdotes from the Mets' roller-coaster history, from their basement-dwelling teams on the early '60s, to the Amazin' Mets of 1969, through their World Series run in 1986, to the present.
Each generation of Pirate fans has been blessed with a pantheon of heroes: Honus Wagner, Pie Traynor, Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell.
Spanning from the time he talked Babe Ruth into signing his tennis shoe at the age of 12 to his last Tiger broadcast more than 60 years later, this book is a personal scrapbook of Hall-of-Famer Ernie Harwell's life-long love of baseball.
The golf club may be most commonly regarded as a place where men and women play that royal and ancient game, but truth be told, it also serves as a sort of Petri dish for some of the most outrageous, hysterical, and inane behavior found in modern society.
Home of the Game celebrates the unique position Camden Yards holds as a symbol of the modern game and a prototype for new ballparks across the country.
Bill Yoast is the real-life hero of Remember the Titans, the inspirational hit movie that chronicled the struggles of black and white high school football athletes to create a championship season in racially charged Alexandria, Virginia, in 1972.
Orlando Cepeda enjoyed a stellar baseball career in the late fifties and throughout the sixties, but after it ended in the mid-seventies, his life fell apart.
Ben Hogan continues to be one of the most admired and contemplated figures in the golf world, even though he passed away in 1997 and played his last competitive round of golf 30 years ago.
There's nothing quite as controversial in American sports as college football's national championship, making it common fodder for talk around the water cooler as well as loftier debates among professional journalists in the sports pages.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Thompson, with the assistance of veteran Associated Press sportswriter Gordon Beard, shares a personal play-by-play account of his celebrated career and life in this newly updated paperback edition of Ain't the Beer Cold!
The 50 Greatest Players in Denver Broncos History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the National Football League's most successful franchises.
Following the tradition of the previous four books in the series, The Yankees Fan's Little Book of Wisdom is geared to enlighten, educate, and amuse fans of baseball's most celebrated franchise.
The first in Diamond Communications' Little Book series, The Cubs Fan's Little Book of Wisdom combines history, quotes, facts, and humor and gives fans of the team 101 reasons to laugh, reminisce, and celebrate the game and the team they love.
The 50 Greatest Players in Pittsburgh Steelers History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the NFLs most iconic and successful franchises.
