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Sonny Umpad's Eskrima provides insight on Maestro Santiago “Sonny” Umpad's life, philosophy, and teaching methods, as well as the structural underpinnings of his system. Born with the soul of a warr……続きを見る

1966 was England's greatest moment - and its biggest curse. After the World Cup win, crowds outside the team hotel in Kensington sang "For he's a jolly good fellow" to Alf Ramsey, looking forward to……続きを見る

When the Tigers roar, only Ernie Harwell's smooth southern voice can be heard above the din. After 42 years as the Voice of the Detroit Tigers, Harwell will retire once the 2002 season ends. The onl……続きを見る

In the fall of 1999, forty freshmen at Hope College took part in the Pull, a tradition with over a century of history that began as a tug-of-war but has become much more. A three-hour tug-of-war, th……続きを見る

"Yankee fans who can't learn enough about their favorite team will think they died and went to heaven with all that Frommer offers on each page." -Publishers Weekly This newly updated albu……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige “Among the rare biographies of an athlet……続きを見る

Is there a better place in the world for baseball than California? This look at the sport from the major leagues down through the colleges, high schools and even Little League argues that there may ……続きを見る

These are the tales of one-season wonders. The history of baseball is filled with forgotten namesーplayers who are good enough to reach the top of the sport but who, for any number of reasons, land ……続きを見る

Sally Jenkins, bestselling co-author of It's Not About the Bike, revives a forgotten piece of history in The Real All Americans. In doing so, she has crafted a truly inspirational story about a Nati……続きを見る

With almost 150 years of baseball history, the stories of many players from before 1900 were long obscured. The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) first attempted to remedy this in 1989 b……続きを見る

The most famous shot in golf historyーfrom Gene Sarazen's double eagle, which led to victory at the 1935 Masters to Tom Watson's nearly impossible chip shot in the 1982 U.S. Openーthe greatest and m……続きを見る

This book will teach you to play chess in two hours. Studied more carefully it can make you an average player. Both the authors have world-wide reputations as a chess player, writers and teachers. M……続きを見る

When Hall of Famer Harmon "Killer" Killebrew died in May 2011, the baseball world lost one of its best hitters and one of the finest ambassadors the game has ever known. Killebrew was second only to……続きを見る

Phil and Tony Esposito, Paul Henderson, Ken Dryden, Frank and Peter Mahovlich, Ron Ellis, Yvan Cournoyer, Rod Gilbert, Bobby Clarke, Guy Lapointe, Stan Mikita, Brad Park - these are some of the Team……続きを見る

Visit www.david-browne.com Amped is the first comprehensive account of the history, culture, and business of action sports-skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, and freestyle motocross. Journalist David……続きを見る

They used to call it the English disease. Football Hooliganism was rampant on the terraces of English clubs through the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s and is still very much alive today but on a different le……続きを見る

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through Greatest Baseball Home Run Hitters to Ever Play the Game: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Wh……続きを見る

Test your knowledge with these gridiron questions about the Texas Longhornsーthe coaches, titles, All-Americans and walk-ons, the greatest moments in school history are right here … 51 questions to ……続きを見る

With candor, detail, and insight, star running back of the two-time Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys Emmitt Smith takes us onto the field and into his life. From Escambia High School to Texas Stad……続きを見る

The Ultimate Golf Trivia Book is interactive in that each of the eighteen chapters is assigned a par of three, four, or five. Readers can keep score and earn eagles, birdies, pars, bogeys, and doubl……続きを見る

It was a rough couple of years for the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers. But at least the 1959-60 season had a promising start. Team owner Bob Short had drafted college standout Elgin Baylor the year before……続きを見る

A Place on the Team is the inside story of how Title IX revolutionized American sports. The federal law guaranteeing women's rights in education, Title IX opened gymnasiums and playing fields to mil……続きを見る

Test your knowledge with these gridiron questions about the South Carolina Gamecocksーthe coaches, titles, All-Americans and walk-ons, the greatest moments in school history are right here … 51 ques……続きを見る

National Bestseller He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. Babe Ruth was more than baseball’s original superstar……続きを見る

In 1968, Johnny Bench was a 20-year-old rookie embarking on his first full Major League season with the Cincinnati Reds. He was also the Reds starting catcher, an All-Star, and the National League R……続きを見る

Cricket has been subject to a number of changes over the last twenty years. We can no longer talk of a sport particular to an out-dated English way of life. Cricket has become global and has to exis……続きを見る

Test your knowledge with these gridiron questions about the Tennessee Volunteersーthe coaches, titles, All-Americans and walk-ons, the greatest moments in school history are right here … 51 question……続きを見る

Test your knowledge with these gridiron questions about the Ole Miss Rebelsーthe coaches, titles, All-Americans and walk-ons, the greatest moments in school history are right here … 51 questions to ……続きを見る

11, un número que, convertido en referencia, transciende la cifra y se dibuja en una cancha verde con demarcaciones blancas. Un continente que hace palpitar las gradas de cualquier rinc&oacu……続きを見る

Despite the range of theoretical and methological positions adopted and the wide range of issues and topics related to advertising covered by cultural studies, relationships between sport and advert……続きを見る