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As the 1919 World Series scandal simmered throughout the 1920 season, tight pennant races drove attendance to new peaks and presaged a decade of general prosperity for baseball. Babe Ruth shattered ……続きを見る

Almost Yankees is a poignant and nostalgic narrative of the lives and travails of Minor League Baseball, focusing on the 1981 championship season of the New York Yankees’ Triple-A farm club, the Col……続きを見る

It was the fall of 1940, and Americans turned to college football for relief from the turbulent world around them. The Depression still had its grip on the nation and, across the Atlantic, the Battl……続きを見る

Auto racing is one of the most popular sports in America. By live attendance, television, radio, or internet it is viewed by thousands across the nation. Whether contested locally or on the big trac……続きを見る

In basketball, just as in American culture, the 1970s were imperfect. But it was a vitally important time in the development of the nation and of the National Basketball Association. During this dec……続きを見る

**A Pulitzer Prize–winning sports journalist unravels why the United States has failed to produce elite men’s soccer players for so longーand shows why a golden era just might be coming. “George Doh……続きを見る

A captivating history of the baseball reformers and revolutionaries who challenged their sport and societyーand in turn helped change America. Athletes have often used their platform to respond to a……続きを見る

You might know California's sunny beaches and sky-high Redwoods, but do you know the story of California's first mini golf course? Ever wondered what's recognized as California's official state spor……続きを見る

"Den lille argentinske storspiller Diego Maradona tiltrak sig opmærksomheden i dobbelt forstand, da det sydamerikanske mandskab gennem en sejr på 3-1 over Sydkorea lagde sig i spidsen for gruppe A e……続きを見る

A million miles away from the rich uplands of the Premier League lies the Poundland world of non-league football. A far grittier version of the beautiful game, it's a glorious ragbag of former EFL c……続きを見る

Feeling Blue is a football fan's memoir like no other. Spanning more than 35 years and set across three continents, it is a true story that encompasses love, race and identity - all interweaved with……続きを見る

By the early months of 2012, it was clear that the appointment of Andre Villas-Boas as head coach at Chelsea wasn't delivering the required success. Instead, the club was spiralling towards its wors……続きを見る

During 75 seasons of baseball (1946-2020), 71 teams in 21 minor leagues represented 35 Canadian cities, playing either under the aegis of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (c……続きを見る

The ultimate keepsake for every pickleball fanーfrom a dink shot to the kitchen, everything a pickleballer needs to know in this fully illustrated guide to the world’s greatest recreational sport, p……続きを見る

Sport and physical culture in Occupied France examines the Vichy state’s attempts to promote physical education and sports in order to rejuvenate French men and women during the Occupation. Through ……続きを見る

The untold story of the most contested fixture in world football ‘A must read.’ Henry Winter 'Superb.' Daniel Taylor Liverpool and Manchester. Two gloriously independent-minded, eclectic, culturally……続きを見る

Deepen your practice and discover the myths, gods, sacred animals and imagery that lie hidden in your favourite yoga postures Meet the monks and maharajas, gods and gymnasts who shaped yoga as we kn……続きを見る

'Passionate and moving and provides further evidence of the universality of football' Jonathan Wilson, FourFourTwo The definitive story of the Middle East's unstoppable rise to football superpower, ……続きを見る

This book is about how new media, and in particular, digital and social media, has changed the world of sports forever. The way fans receive information, communicate and form communities now predomi……続きを見る

This book is about how new media, and in particular, digital and social media, has changed the world of sports forever. The way fans receive information, communicate and form communities now predomi……続きを見る

This book is about how new media, and in particular, digital and social media, has changed the world of sports forever. The way fans receive information, communicate and form communities now predomi……続きを見る

Ron Fairly had an unbelievable 1958, in which he started the year playing baseball at the University of Southern California and ended it as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. And then it got bette……続きを見る

With a Foreword by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Available once again for a new generation of readers, the first volume in Arthur Ashe’s epic trilogy that chronicles the remarkable legacy of Black athlete……続きを見る

An entertaining and comprehensive look at America’s fastest growing sport, Pickleball for All is the ultimate primer for any level of player interested in the wacky history, unique rules, and exciti……続きを見る

In REVOLUTIONS erzählt Hannah Ross die Geschichte des Fahrrads aus weiblicher Perspektive. Sie führt uns von den Anfängen des Radfahrens im 19. Jahrhundert, als Frauen unglaubliche Widerstände überw……続きを見る

Viewers of films and television shows might imagine the dude ranch as something not quite legitimate, a place where city dwellers pretend to be cowboys in amusingly inauthentic fashion. But the trad……続きを見る

Written with an economist's brain and a soccer writer's skill, Soccernomics applies high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics Soccernomics is a revolutionary new way of looking at socc……続きを見る

An in-depth examination of the rise of analytics in soccer and the wild experiments unfolding around the world in the beautiful game from ESPN staff writer and Infinite Football podcast host Ryan O’……続きを見る

In 'Het kaatsspel: handleiding met historische aantekeningen en kaatszangen' biedt Willem Westra een diepgaande en uitgebreide verkenning van het traditionele Nederlandse spel kaatsen. Het boek comb……続きを見る

A striking celebration of decades of unparalleled access to the NFL by a critically acclaimed sports photojournalist For the past 60 years, Michael Zagaris has taken his camera behind the scenes of ……続きを見る