Biography: Sport

The intimate biography of the charismatic Tour de France winner Marco Pantani, now updated to include the 2014 and 2015 investigation into Pantani'...

When Bobby Fischer died in January 2008, he left behind a confounding legacy. Everyone knew the basics of his life: he began as a brilliant youngst...

One of the worlds most well-known and respected athletes, Roger Federer has had a career that ranks among the most celebrated and successful in all...

Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players ever to pick up a racket - if not the greatest - but he is one of the global icons of ...

On a sunny afternoon in May 1868, nineteen-year-old Gilbert Grace stood in a Wiltshire field, wondering why he was playing cricket against the Grea...

When African American first baseman George Boomer Scott made his debut in the major leagues in 1966, he took the field for the Boston Red Sox--t...

This is the biography of Bud Fowler (ne John Jackson), the first African American to play in organized baseball, and the longest tenured at the ...

For three decades, Louis Norman Bobo Newsom (1907-1962) was one of the most well-known pitchers in baseball. Frequently quoted by sportswriters,...

Remembered in name but underappreciated in legacy, Forrest Phog Allen arguably influenced the game of basketball more than anyone else.  In the fir...

A very good read. It is not only about a baseball player in the AAGPBL, but also about a young Latino woman who makes good in America.Lance Smith, ...

How do you invent an Olympic sport? For Katharine Whitney Curtis, it took the right idea, great talent, some good timing, and the determination ...

Companion book to the compelling new documentary film of a motor sports hero Sir Jack Brabham was unique in the world of motor racing. He was the b...