Ball sports / ball games

During the 19th century, baseball was a game with few rules, many rowdy players and just one umpire.

One of the most ambitious (and short-lived) endeavors in professional sports history, the United States Football League was founded in 1982.

Many in baseball consider the scout to be the most important figure in any organization: It is the scout's work in the high school and college bleachers that unearths future legends.

This chronologically organized book is the first to provide comprehensive coverage of forfeits and successful protests of major league baseball games, educating the reader on the rules and prevailing styles of play at the time that each of the games was played.

Baseball's roots lie deep in our ancestral past.

This is a book about baseball players who performed in the major leagues before the age of 21.

This work is a game-by-game account of the Philadelphia Athletics' pitiful 1916 season, in which they won just 36 of 154 games.

This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL.

This book examines the American Basketball League and its short history, beginning with its conception in 1959-60 and its two seasons of play, 1961-1963.

This is the first biography of Bill "e;Swish"e; Nicholson, a Cubs favorite and baseball's top slugger during the World War II era.

The Athletics spent thirteen seasons in Kansas City before moving to Oakland--a colorful history despite one of the worst records in baseball history.

Not coincidentally, the sport of football naturally employs terms usually associated with war, such as "e;aerial attack,"e; "e;blitz,"e; and "e;trench warfare.

Waite Hoyt was much more than a baseball player.

El latido eterno del fútbol celeste: 150 años de emociones.

"e;Cecilia Tan has written a Yankee Doodle Dandy of a book.

There has never been a book about the inner workings of the golf business or its leading players from an insider's point of view.

Some of the finest players of the PGA share a year's worth of brief and personal daily reflections on keeping the faithboth in the high-stakes world of professional sports and in life beyond the greens.

The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in TorontoIn just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors have evolved from an intrepid expansion team to an NBA champion.

Arsenal is special.

Spielintelligenz: Wie Sie die Schlüsselfähigkeit im Fußball schon bei den Kleinsten fördern und rundum kompetente Spieler auf den Platz bringenFußball ist Ihre große Leidenschaft und die leben Sie auch als Nachwuchs-Trainer?

The Local Boys tells the stories of men who achieved the boyhood dream of playing for the hometown team.

The Big Red Machine dominated major league baseball in the 1970s, but the Cincinnati franchise began its climb to that pinnacle in 1961, when an unlikely collection of cast-offs and wannabes stunned the baseball world by winning the National League pennant.

As part of every Reds game broadcast on the Reds Radio Network, Greg Rhodes, noted baseball historian and director of the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, presents a brief, colorful account of a memorable moment in the history of America's longest-running baseball team.

Derrick Rose is a collection of articles, interviews, and features that originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, as written by the award-winning journalists who followed the Chicago Bulls superstar's yearlong saga of injury and recovery, and his short-lived return for the 20132014 season.

Why I Hate the Yankees offers a humorous take on the most beloved--and at the same time, most reviled--franchise in American professional sports.

If you want to improve your golf game then this practise journal is for you!

A Carlos García le dicen en el periódico que su nombre es demasiado común.

¿Puede un partido de fútbol desencadenar una guerra?

Fun, sexy and full of heart, Playing the Field is perfect for fans of Icebreaker and The Cheat Sheet as well as shows like Welcome to Wrexham and Ted Lasso.

O Barcelona é um dos clubes com o maior número de torcedores ao redor do mundo, se tornando a equipe com o maior número de seguidores em redes e mídias sociais entre todos os esportes.

Fußball ist die mit Abstand beliebteste Sportart in Deutschland.

In The Franchise: Minnesota Twins, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team.

A 20 años del lanzamiento de "Baloncesto Formativo – Una forma diferente de pensar el Minibasket", el reconocido entrenador argentino Pablo Esper Di Cesare, junto a profesionales de España, Portugal, Brasil, Italia y, por supuesto, de Argentina, presenta una obra multicultural donde el lector encontrará recogidas múltiples experiencias en la enseñanza del Minibasket.

Eleito o melhor time do mundo de 2021 no ranking da Federação Internacional de História e Estatísticas do Futebol (IFFHS, na sigla em inglês),[21] o Palmeiras é a equipe brasileira com o maior número de títulos de abrangência nacional conquistados, obtendo a maioria das competições oficiais que disputou criadas no País.

The 'faces on a wall' in this book are Northamptonshire's captains since 1878, whose portraits appear together in the pavilion at Wantage Road.

The 'faces on a wall' in this book are Northamptonshire's captains since 1878, whose portraits appear together in the pavilion at Wantage Road.

This book examines Memphis's symbolic meaning and value as a Negro leagues baseball city during Jim Crow.

Sonderband zur Fußball-EM 2024 in DeutschlandNiklas hat einen großen Traum: Er will Jugend-Fußballmannschaften aus ganz Europa zu einem Turnier nach Deutschland einladen.

From batting masters Bradman & Ponsford and Hobbs & Sutcliffe through to modern icons Warne & McGrath, cricket has been blessed to have so many outstanding combinations.

Originally published in 1951, in Lawn Tennis Mr Hankinson produced something that was outstandingly original at the time.

Roger Bresnahan began his major league baseball career in 1897 as an 18-year-old pitcher and ended it in 1915 as a catcher, after famously introducing shin guards for the position.

A football inspired YA rom-com, perfect for fans of Ted Lasso, The Cheat Sheet and IcebreakerALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND FOOTBALL.

Are you a college football superfan?

World in Union is the story of the Rugby World Cup told via its fifteen most important and dramatic matches.

Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations.

Elite tennis players like Rodger Federer or Rafael Nadal not only perceive everything that is happening around them, but they also foresee the next game situations.

As the New York Mets celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of National League baseball, this rollicking chronicle recounts a half century of the team's ups and downs.

From March 26, 1985, until April 4, 2003, Jerry Krause was responsible for shaping the Chicago Bulls' roster as vice president of basketball operations.

Soccer is one of the world's most popular sports.