Sports imprint: 713 books
Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Dugout
Remembering ?The Fam-A-Lee?
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
The year is 1979. America is in a funk. And Pittsburgh was no exception.
Double-digit inflation, a near disaster at nearby Three Mile Island, and the decline of downtown businesses all placed over the city of Pittsburgh a cloud that grew darker than the smoke that rose from the Homestead Works 25...
Jack Buck
?That?s a Winner!?
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
In his forthright and honest autobiography, former St. Louis Cardinal, World Series, and Super Bowl broadcaster Jack Buck entertains all of his fans once more in a different setting. Jack Buck: "That's a Winner!" does more than entertain, however. It provides readers with an inside look at a man...
Jeremy Lin
The Incredible Rise of the NBA's Most Unlikely Superstar
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Who would have thought that an Asian American who majored in economics at Harvard would become the NBA’s most talked about star? While the story seems more like Hollywood fantasy, it has really happened.
Undrafted out of college and waived in short order by the Golden State Warriors and Houston...
The Heisman Trophy
The Story of an American Icon and Its Winners
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
The Heisman Trophy covers the full history of the Heisman Trophy, from its first winner, Jay Berwanger, to Notre Dame’s dominating run, and everything in between, up through the 2015 selection of Derrick Henry. It details the rise of the Heisman Hype, Archie Griffin's continued place as its only...
Game of My Life Detroit Lions
Memorable Stories of Lions Football
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
It was Thanksgiving Day, 1962. The Detroit Lions handed Green Bay its only loss during the Packers’ championship season. But the Lions didn’t just beat Vince Lombardi’s team-they sacked All-Pro quarterback Bart Starr a league-record eleven times. All-Pro defensive lineman Roger Brown recorded...
Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Duke Basketball Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
The Duke Blue Devils have a long and glorious history of success, and that history comes alive in this newly revised edition of Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Locker Room. The Blue Devils’ storied past includes forty NCAA tournament appearances, sixteen trips to the final four, and five national...
New York Rangers
Greatest Moments and Players
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
An Original Six NHL member, the Broadway Blueshirts boast one of the most renowned histories in the last hundred years of North American professional hockey. With the New York Rangers returning to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in twenty years in the 20132014 season, their presence is...
by Whit Canning
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Fans of the University of Texas Longhorns are undoubtedly Longhorns For Life, as Whit Canning describes their fanatical support. From the famous "Hook 'em" hand sign, to the story of a World War II hero who has not missed a home game since 1945, this book is truly about the legends who make the Longhorns.
Skyhorse...
Dingers
The 101 Most Memorable Home Runs in Baseball History
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
From splitters to spitters; from a frozen rope to the suicide squeeze; from extra innings to no hitters, baseball is truly a great game. But nothing hypes up a crowd like a home run, a round tripper, a big bomb . . . the long ball! Hitting the ball out of the park is one of the greatest feats in baseball,...
Back on Top!
The Alabama Crimson Tide's 2015-16 Championship Football Season
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
It was fitting that Alabama and Clemson put on one of college’s football’s greatest ever championship games on a magical January night in Glendale, Arizona, with a dazzling display of athleticism, power and heart. When it was done, the Crimson Tide emerged with a jaw-dropping 45-40 victory and...
Game of My Life Miami Hurricanes
Memorable Stories of Hurricanes Football
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
This book takes a personal look inside some of the biggest moments of Miami’s greatest players as The U” morphed from a football program nearly disbanded in the 1970s to a national power. Three-time All-American and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Ted the Mad Stork” Hendricks shares his...
We Matter
Athletes and Activism
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
"Before Kaepernick, there was Etan Thomas."
--New York Times
"In We Matter, Thomas strives to show the influence professional athletes can have when they join the conversation on race, politics, and civil rights. Thomas conducted 50 interviews, which included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,...
Tales from the Sacramento Kings Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Kings Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Jerry Reynolds was country before country was cool. He also was part of the Sacramento Kings before that was cool. 2015 marks the team’s 30th season in California’s capital, and Jerry has been there from the start. Quietly, he has been instrumental in the team’s growth from a shoestring operation...
The Rise of the Seminoles
FSU Football Under Bobby Bowden
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
The Rise of the Seminoles is the fairy-tale story of Florida State University football. From 197375, the football team at FSU had a combined record of 429. The next season, Bobby Bowden took over as head football coach and, over the next thirty-three years, led FSU to twenty-one bowl game wins...