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Duke University men's basketball games
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Michael E. O'Hara |
"The ACC, since December 1, 1953, has played over 12,000 basketball games. This reference work contains every game ever played by Duke University. In addition to box scores and tournament statistics,… |
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Inside the helmet
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Michael Strahan,Jay Glazer,Michael Strahan |
Just in time for the 2007 season: One of the finest defensive players ever to wear an NFL uniform delivers the first truly authentic, hard-hitting, revelatory portrait of America's most popular sport… |
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Muhammad Ali
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Michael Ezra |
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) has always engendered an emotional reaction from the public. From his appearance as an Olympic champion to his iconic status as a national hero, his carefully constru… |
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Sports and their fans
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Kevin G. Quinn |
"Exploring such topics as the role of sports in the creation of mass culture, cheating, the abuse of illegal drugs, the strange and fascinating role that numbers play in sporting events, and the futu… |
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Sports competitions for adults over 40
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Thomas A. Jones |
"The book focuses on those sports requiring physical exertion and team sports such as soccer, softball and basketball and individual sports such as skiing, tennis and swimming. Profiles of each sport… |
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Football, My Life
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Lou Macari |
The former Manchester United and Scotland football legend tells his story for the first time, from humble beginnings at Celtic, through glory days, to scandal and tragedy in his later life.Football h… |
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Playing in shadows
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Rob Fink |
"Offers the first book-length history of the Texas Negro Leagues and the impact African American Texans had on baseball during the first half of the twentieth century. Previously untold historical na… |
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Hey Rube
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Hunter S. Thompson |
With "Hey Rube," Thompson has put together his most hilarious, thought-provoking, genuine, outlandish, and highly irreverent writings from his recent career as columnist on ESPN's popular Page 2. Thi… |
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NASCAR for dummies
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Martin, Mark |
A guide to NASCAR offers an inside look at the sport, featuring anecdotes from racers; covers the Winston Cup series; and includes tips for spectators. |
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An accidental athlete
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John Bingham |
"John Bingham is a beloved evangelist of running. Known by fans as "The Penguin" for his gentle humor and back-of-the-pack speed, Bingham's memoir An Accidental Athlete explores with wit and poignanc… |
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Bat, Ball & Bible
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Charles DeMotte |
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, moral and social forces collided in the argument over upholding New York State's blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain … |
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American sports
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Benjamin G. Rader |
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A level playing field
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Gerald Lyn Early |
As Americans, we believe there ought to be a level playing field for everyone. Even if we don't expect to finish first, we do expect a fair start. Only in sports have African Americans actually found… |
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Friday night lights
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Buzz Bissinger |
H. G. Bissinger's exquisitely written account brings into sharp focus the bitter struggle between sports and education in Odessa, Texas, as well as in high schools and colleges nationwide. |
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The faith of fifty million
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Christopher Hodge Evans,William R. Herzog |
Features essays by religion scholars who analyze the relation of baseball and theology in American culture. Topics include issues of national identity, baseball and civil religion, "saints and sinner… |
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Follow the roar
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Bob Smiley |
Told from the perspective of a true golf fan, Follow the Roar is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure through the most spectacular and inspiring season in Tiger Woods's celebrated career. In addition to th… |
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It's How You Play the Game
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Brian Kilmeade |
You don't have to be a star athlete to take away valuable lessons from the world of sports—whether it's learning how to get along with others, to never give up, to be gracious in victory and defeat, … |
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The business of sports agents
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Kenneth L. Shropshire |
Shropshire and Davis, experts in the fields of sports business and law, examine the history of the sports agent business and the rules and laws developed to regulate the profession. They also conside… |
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Home Team
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Michael N. Danielson |
Most books that study professional sports concentrate on teams and leagues. In contrast, Home Team studies the connections between professional team sports in North America and the places where teams… |
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Catcher
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Morris, Peter |
From the jacket notes: "today the baseball catcher is a familiar but uninspiring figure. Decked out in the so-called tools of ignorance, he stolidly goes about his duty without attracting much attent… |
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