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Duke University men's basketball games Duke University men's basketball games 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,… OL11755626W
A Race Like No Other A Race Like No Other Liz Robbins When 39,195 competitors thunder over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to begin the thirty-eighth running of the famed New York City Marathon, they experience one of the most exhilarating moments in sport… OL13746085W
An accidental athlete An accidental athlete 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… OL16342119W
Run! Run! Dean Karnazes A'Running with Karnazes is like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso.' The New York Times In his follow-up to the bestselling Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes is back with more mind-blowin… OL16415910W
At the fights At the fights John Schulian,Colum McCann,George Kimball Features literary excerpts and articles written by sportswriters and authors that celebrate one hundred years of American boxing. OL16568635W
Cash and carry Cash and carry Jim Reisler "C.C. "Cash and Carry" Pyle was a true American original. A dreamer and a schemer, Pyle made several fortunes by representing professional football and tennis players before quickly losing everything… OL1929286W
In Pursuit of Pennants In Pursuit of Pennants Mark L. Armour,Daniel R. Levitt The 1936 Yankees, the 1963 Dodgers, the 1975 Reds, the 2010 Giants—why do some baseball teams win while others don’t? General managers and fans alike have pondered this most important of baseball que… OL20585346W
The faith of fifty million The faith of fifty million 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… OL20945743W
Powerful Moments in Sports Powerful Moments in Sports Martin Gitlin ix, 293 pages ; 24 cm OL21142034W
The kings of New York The kings of New York Michael Weinreb With strict admission standards and a progressive curriculum, Brooklyn's Edward R. Murrow High School has long been one of New York's public-education success stories, serving a diverse neighborhood … OL5757791W
Always By My Side Always By My Side Jim Nantz From February to April 2007, starting with his play-by-play call of Super Bowl XLI, Jim Nantz had a historic 63-day broadcasting run as he became the first commentator to broadcast the Super Bowl, th… OL8469102W