Since the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the leagues basketball history.
Since the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the leagues basketball history.
This book offers a powerful reappraisal of the history of British boxing, revealing how the sport became both a platform for visibility and a site of struggle for migrants and minority individuals and communities.
Ahead of this year's 50th anniversary of the National Football League's most unforgettable play, Steelers Hall of Famer Franco Harris' "e;Immaculate Reception,' comes the book Immaculate: How the Steelers Saved Pittsburgh.
Victory and Celebration traces how athletic success was transformed into broader social and political capital in ancient Greece in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE--how being a good boxer or wrestler, or having a fast son or superior horses was made into something of significance beyond the stadium or hippodrome.
Victory and Celebration traces how athletic success was transformed into broader social and political capital in ancient Greece in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE--how being a good boxer or wrestler, or having a fast son or superior horses was made into something of significance beyond the stadium or hippodrome.
Fully revised and updated, this is the ultimate guide to the beautiful game for any football fan who wants to discover everything there is to know about the biggest clubs of all time and World Cup winners, or brush up on their football skills and techniques.
Based on a unique blending of sociology, history, anthropology, and philosophy, this book seeks to reinvigorate youth-centered sports along a path of inclusivity, play, and enjoyment.
Based on a unique blending of sociology, history, anthropology, and philosophy, this book seeks to reinvigorate youth-centered sports along a path of inclusivity, play, and enjoyment.
Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of football's most gifted and controversial legend.
The gutsiest New York Knicks team in history is celebrated in this eyewitness account of the 1969-70 season, featuring Willis Reed, Walt "e;Clyde"e; Frazier, Bill Bradley, and the rest of the Big Apple's hardwood heroes from nearly fifty years ago.
'A wonderful overview of tactical development in European football' Matthew Syed, The Times'A fascinating assessment of football in 2019' ObserverAn insightful, comprehensive and always entertaining appreciation of how European football has developed over the last three decades by the author of the much heralded The Mixer.
From zany mascots to the most beautiful ballparks ever, and from great traditions to humorous anecdotes from the game, I Love Baseball explores the many reasons we love baseball.
From zany mascots to the most beautiful ballparks ever, and from great traditions to humorous anecdotes from the game, I Love Baseball explores the many reasons we love baseball.
The tales of early ESPN people who gambled their careers while critics carped that all-sports television will never work are full of guile, luck, fear, fun, and unbridled optimism.
The tales of early ESPN people who gambled their careers while critics carped that all-sports television will never work are full of guile, luck, fear, fun, and unbridled optimism.
The tape-measure home run is the greatest single act of power in the game of baseball, and the tales of these homers are the most cherished legacies players and fans hand down through the generations.
The tape-measure home run is the greatest single act of power in the game of baseball, and the tales of these homers are the most cherished legacies players and fans hand down through the generations.
In March 1999, the Baltimore Orioles played a team of Cuban all-stars, the first time a major league baseball team from the United States had played a Cuban team since 1959.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY * THE NEW YORKER * NPR * TOWN & COUNTRY * The story of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and their epic rivalry, as told by "e;the best tennis writer in America"e; (Brian Phillips, The Ringer).
For one brief period in the early 1940s, Pete Reiser was the equal of any outfielder in baseball, even Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio, but his penchant for running into outfield walls while playing defense prematurely ended his journey to Cooperstown.
In celebration of the National Football League's 100th season, noted football historian Chris Willis brings to life the story of Red Grange, the nation's first NFL star, in this definitive biography.
In celebration of the National Football League's 100th season, noted football historian Chris Willis brings to life the story of Red Grange, the nation's first NFL star, in this definitive biography.
Though much has been written about Negro Leagues players and Black major leaguers of the integration era, little attention has been given to the accomplishments and struggles of Black minor league pioneers.
Liam O'Callaghan's revelatory Blood and Thunder shows that the rise of Irish rugby is inextricable from the tensions, debates and divisions of politics, religion and class that have defined modern Irish history.
'Absolutely loved it' - Damian Hughes, High Performance podcastInside the murky world of doping in sport, uncovering how the cheats keep one step ahead of the authorities and what drives them to do so.
World of Sport examines the development of modern sport from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1960s in the light of transnational approaches to history.
World of Sport examines the development of modern sport from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1960s in the light of transnational approaches to history.
